Author Archives: mikatsa6

the beginning of forever (without you)

Posted on March 23, 2023 by mikatsa6

mere hours into an eternity of days and my soul is consumed in silence. not the rich, deep contemplative quiet where saints are formed and reared. just the quietness of ordinary days. days where thoughts fall too far back into … Continue reading →

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Pray Like St. Joseph

Posted on March 20, 2023 by mikatsa6

when the world’s lies spin and cloud your brain, when the truth is distorted, causing untold pain. look to St. Joseph and his silent trust, and ask the Lord to give you as much. when everything ‘Just’ seems to be … Continue reading →

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Rain Down

Posted on March 19, 2023 by mikatsa6

the clock ticks on…. it is almost two, a mist of rain gathers in drops….that drip… drop… dark…. puddles spread into shadows, that no one will stomp in…. splish….. splosh…. the rain stops. thick damp blankets settle on the ground … Continue reading →

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A Change Has Come

Posted on March 17, 2023 by mikatsa6

Perhaps, it is the whisper of the gentle breeze, embracing the tender growth of trees. Or may it be the promise of new beginnings when spring buds sprout forth meadow leaves. Perhaps it is the radiance of God’s bright sun … Continue reading →

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give me courage, Lord

Posted on March 14, 2023 by mikatsa6

Oh Lord, help me to not be discouraged by my own weakness. help me, Oh Lord, I beg. give me courage to walk towards You. and when the path becomes steep with rocks. help me that I may not trip … Continue reading →

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all that’s left

Posted on March 13, 2023 by mikatsa6

faded memories are all that is left, save for a few blurred images quickly snapped when no one was looking straight into the lense. we stood next to one another not realizing that those moments were it. our final destination, … Continue reading →

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Mountain Home

Posted on March 11, 2023 by mikatsa6

no longer a slave or an earthly scavenger… feasting on empty promises. filling my soul, in vain with midnight’s words of poetry and whispered dreams. No, i am moving forward toward the rising dawn. i am heading towards the hills, … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 5, 2023 by mikatsa6

it is these painful moments of missing that smother the heart the most. with crushing intensity the memories flood and suffocate. it is a suffering of feeling alone. abandoned. there is the desire of losing oneself in the nostalgic swim … Continue reading →

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Have Mercy On Me, Oh Lord

Posted on November 1, 2022 by mikatsa6

Oh how i long for those Cool waters of my baptism to wash  Over me again. Cleansing me From sin… It has been many years And this longing grows. It is all the way through my bones… My soul… once … Continue reading →

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Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows – September 15

Posted on September 15, 2022 by mikatsa6

Although the entire month of September is dedicated to the Sorrowful Heart of Our Blessed Mother, on the 15th we observed the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. On this day we contemplate the seven swords that pierced the Heart … Continue reading →

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