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Glory Be

Posted on March 31, 2022 by billtonnis

“People may spend their whole lives climbing the ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder is leaning against the wrong wall.” – Thomas Merton +++ Listen to the PODCAST version of Today’s Contemplation by clicking HERE. … Continue reading →

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Main Message

Posted on November 12, 2020 by billtonnis

“The kingdom of God is available to you in the here and the now. But the question is whether you are available to the kingdom.” – Thich Nhat Hanh +++ Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube. +++ Luke … Continue reading →

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Sacred Unity

Posted on November 6, 2020 by billtonnis

“Union with God is not withdrawal or separation from the activity of the world but a dedicated, integrated, and sublimated absorption into it.” – Ilia Delio +++ Listen to my song “How Magnificent, Wondrous and Glorious” on YouTube +++ Philippians … Continue reading →

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Peacefully Oppose

Posted on October 29, 2020 by billtonnis

“When the church hears the cry of the oppressed it cannot but denounce the social structures that give rise to and perpetuate the misery from which the cry arises.” – St. Oscar Romero +++ Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” … Continue reading →

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Be Light

Posted on October 26, 2020 by billtonnis

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr. +++ Listen to my song “Salvation” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Ephesians 4:32 Be kind … Continue reading →

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You Belong

Posted on October 20, 2020 by billtonnis

“My eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.” – from Sermons of Meister Eckhart +++ Listen to my song “All Are Welcome” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Ephesians 2:17-19 (Christ Jesus) came and … Continue reading →

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Cheers!

Posted on October 16, 2020 by billtonnis

“To sing is to pray twice.” – St. Augustine +++ Listen to my song “Sing a New Song” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Psalm 33:2-3 Give thanks to the LORD on the harp; on the ten-stringed lyre offer praise. … Continue reading →

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Rejoice

Posted on October 15, 2020 by billtonnis

“When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God’s gift of grace.” – Brennan Manning +++ Listen to my song “Lift Up Our Voices” on YouTube by clicking HERE. … Continue reading →

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Love Over Law

Posted on October 13, 2020 by billtonnis

“A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.” Pope Francis +++ Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 11:38-39 The Pharisee was amazed to see that Jesus did not … Continue reading →

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Be Free

Posted on October 12, 2020 by billtonnis

“Yet the fact remains that we are invited to forget ourselves on purpose, cast our awful solemnity to the winds and join in the general dance.” – Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation +++ Listen to my song “Love Will … Continue reading →

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