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Ruth's Book II
About Ruth Vogel
Introduction
I Jesus, Son of God
What Does Jesus Mean To Me
Imitation of Christ
Living Christ’s Redemptive life
Jesus of the Loving Sacred Heart
Seeing Christ in Others
How can I Serve you Best, Jesus?
In Union with God
The Mass
The Mass is the Greatest Liturgical Prayer
Christ is the Center of the Mass and our Catholic Faith
The Mystical Body of Christ
The Eucharist
His Gift
The Greatest Gift Ever Given
The Gift of God Almighty
II Mary, Mother of God
Her Name is Mary
Christ’s Mother
Mary is our Mother
Our Lady's Rosary
Our Lady of the Rosary
A Golden Hail Mary
May is Mary's Month
My thoughts on Mother’s Day
Thoughts for the Feast of the Conception
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven
Mary, Star of the Sea
A Letter to Mary
To My Lady
Take my Hand
III Lent and Easter
A Lenten Letter to Jesus
A Prayer for Lent
Lent, What is it?
Lent is a Pilgrimage
What does Lent mean to Me?
Thoughts for Lent
A Special Lenten Message
Thoughts on Repentance
The Re-enactment of Calvary
Palm Sunday Reflections
Thoughts for this Holy Thursday
Our gift on Holy Thursday
Thoughts on Good Frida
The Suffering Servant
A Lenten Meditation on Suffering
The Apostolate of Suffering
Jesus’ Human Suffering Existence
A Woman of Love and Compassion
The Humanity of Jesus
Beneath Your Cross, Jesus
"Thank You for My Cross"
From Lent to Easter
On that Early Morning
Awake and Rejoice
Our Thanksgiving Day
Hail Victory
IV Holy Scripture
The Living Word
God's Love … in the beginning
The Word of God
Gospel Roots
The Spirituality of the Old Testament
Reflections on the Gospel Way
Franciscan Virtues through the Gospel
V Meditations
Talking to Jesus
See and Feel Jesus’ Presences
Jesus is walking beside me
Listen To What Jesus Says
A Chat with Jesus
Christ Centered Prayer
How Do I Know He Loves Me
God with Us
In Sickness and in Health
Why Suffering
Suffering with Christ
A Good Habit
To Start the Day
My Morning Prayer
A Thought at Vespers
A Prayer at Bedtime
My Prayer to Jesus for Tomorrow
My Version of the 25d Psalm
Love
Without Love
Dear Holy Spirit
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Meditation on the Mystery of the Trinity
A Man Listens to the Lord/A>
My Meditation for Today
Random Thoughts
Tête-à-Tête
Sublime Simplicity
Mother, are you Listening
A starving Child's Lament
Dear Father
Jesus, my Breath and Life
Words and Deeds
Four Letter Words
Tension and Anxiety
Jesus, I’m Tired
Handicaps
Gossip
Shepherd Dog
What do Catholics Believe?
VI Christmas Season
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve Reflections
The Nativity
Happy Birthday, Jesus
St. Joseph, A Man of God
Christmas Day
What Christmas Means to Me
A Time for All Ages
A New Year
My New Year’s Resolutions
My Thoughts for the New Year
Post Script
VII God's Creation
The Dawn of Art
We Are Glad We Are Birds
The Rainbow
The Pool
God’s Bugs
In Defense of a Worm
God Looks Down
God’s Covenant with Man
Reverie
Jesus’ Presence in Our Lives
God’s Gifts
A Simple Blade of Grass
VIII My Trip to Assisi
My Pilgrimage to Assisi