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Scratchpad Reflections by Brother Daniel

Scratchpad Reflections by Brother Daniel
Home→Published 2015 → July

Monthly Archives: July 2015

With friends like mine….

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoJune 30, 2015
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A few weeks back, Fr. Stephen Maria texted me, saying that my classmates will celebrate our ordination anniversary somewhere near Petaluma.  A Mass together, dinner, that sort of thing.  I responded, “Sorry, dude, going on retreat that week.  Have fun … Continue reading →

Posted in A Preachers Life | Tagged hug, prayer, priesthood, retreat | 2 Replies

OUR BROTHER’S CORNER – JULY 26, 2015, SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoJuly 21, 2015
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Today is my final day as a residency brother at St. Dominic’s. Tomorrow I return to Saint Albert’s Priory, in Oakland, where I will spend the next four years studying theology and finishing discernment of my religious vocation. The time … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Pastor's Corner | 3 Replies

My Sojourn to Hong Kong, part 7, Mix

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoJuly 22, 2015
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Researching my trip, there is a repeated theme that Hong Kong is a mix of East and West, New and Old. And so it is. There wasn’t much sight-seeing on this trip, but what we saw offered this little picture.  … Continue reading →

Posted in A Preachers Life, Hong Kong | Tagged boats, east west, new, old | 1 Reply

Our Brother’s Corner, July 19, 2015, Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoJuly 19, 2015
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Sometimes Catholics with secular professional careers are concerned they have developed workplace mentalities divided from who they are as people of faith. After several years of this they can perceive a lack of meaning in how they spend most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Pastor's Corner | 3 Replies

St. Dominic’s Social Justice – Food Insecurity

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoJune 29, 2015
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I’ve asked a member of our Outreach Commission to post about the Commission’s events during this summer.  Their emphasis this summer surrounds the issue of hunger in our city. Holy Father Dominic, pray for us! ~Fr. Isaiah Mary, OP   St. … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | Tagged food insecurity, hunger, social justice | Leave a reply

Our Pastor’s Corner – JULY 12, 2015, FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoJuly 10, 2015
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Implicit in today’s Gospel is the notion that we need not be intimidated by rejection in our attempts to evangelize. This has certainly been the case for my mother and father. I grew up in a devoutly Catholic home in … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Pastor's Corner | 1 Reply

In need of advice….

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoJuly 7, 2015
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S’okay. The Young Adults’ Silver Celebration of their annual COFFEEHOUSE is coming up on July 31st – August 1st.  That’s in like, three weeks. And I was invited to do a dramatic reading of a something something. But the thing is, … Continue reading →

Posted in Young Adults | Tagged coffeehouse | 2 Replies

My Sojourn to Hong Kong, part 6: Smells & Bells

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoJune 14, 2015
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In the early part of our trip, I asked my host, “If you were to go to Central, where would you go?” “One thing you’ve got to see is the Peddor Building and go to Abercrombie and Fitch.” …not exactly … Continue reading →

Posted in Hong Kong | Tagged abercrombie fitch, bells, eye, Mass, see, smells, solemn | Leave a reply

JULY 5, 2015, FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoJune 30, 2015
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Change can be difficult. As creatures of habit, change can threaten or even paralyze us. In the Gospel, Jesus is rejected by those with whom he grew up precisely because they thought they knew him. Their inability to change their … Continue reading →

Posted in Our Pastor's Corner | Tagged allen, change, emmanuel, steve | 1 Reply

My Sojourn to Hong Kong, part 5: The Called & Gifted Workshop

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Isaiah Mary MolanoJuly 1, 2015
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For Lent, I learned the Called & Gifted Workshop; this is something that I had always wanted to do. For years, I gave a series of excuses for not learning it.  I don’t have the charism of teaching, I say. Or, I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in Hong Kong | Tagged called and gifted | Leave a reply
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