I would very much like to thank you for praying for my family. The snowstorm that they got last night hasn’t helped matters much, but they are holding tight. My mom and dad, bless their 84-year-old little hearts, are not (presently) at risk, though my dad’s got his sump pump working overtime.He’s always been a handy man, my dad.I was thinking about … [Read more...]
Prayers, please!
I have many family members and friends who are at great risk from this flood.Prayer for Protection against Storms and FloodsGraciously hear us, O Lord, when we call upon You,and grant unto our supplications a calm atmosphere,that we, who are justly afflicted for our sins,may, by Your protecting mercy, experience pardon.Through Christ our … [Read more...]
Prayers for the Soul of Michael Dubruiel
…who passed away unexpectedly yesterday.Michael was a Catholic writer and blogger, and the husband of writer Amy Welborn.Please pray for the repose of his soul and for his family. The comments are closed at Amy’s blog, but you may post your messages and prayers as a spiritual bouquet here.Updated to Add: Faith & Family Live has taken up a … [Read more...]
Daily Advice from St. Francis de Sales
Karen shared a link to a webpage called Daily with De Sales, and I in turn have to share the wealth!Here is the good bishop’s advice from yesterday:I desire very little, and what I do desire I desire very little; I have hardly any desires, but if I were to begin my life all over again I would want to have none at all ... Ask for nothing, refuse … [Read more...]
January 22, 2009
A Day of Fasting and Prayer“I, the Lord, have called you for the victory of justice,I have grasped you by the hand;I formed you, and set youas a covenant of the people,a light for the nations,to open the eyes of the blind,to bring out prisoners from confinement,and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness.”(Isaiah 42: 6-7)On this unfortunate … [Read more...]
For Today, For Me, For You
“There is a long way to go before we reach a just society in which the dignity of the person, a child of God, is fully acknowledged and respected. This is a task that belongs to us as Christians, together with all men of good will because we do not live justice if we do not wish to see it fulfilled in the lives of others. In the same way, it is … [Read more...]
Learning Latin the Family Prayer Way
So the story goes that I was on an overnight train bound for Italy. My friend and I, both students for the semester in different parts of France, had met up in Paris to go to Rome for the Palm Sunday weekend.We were in one of those small “couchette” cars—just my friend & I and an older Italian couple. Around 8 p.m. and to my friend’s great … [Read more...]
A Small Prayer Request
Today’s the day for my 20-week ultrasound, and I’d be fibbing if I said I wasn’t nervous.I hate it that I’m nervous, but I am.If you could offer up a prayer this morning I would be grateful. I’ll be back with an update soon.With love and blessings and bitten nails, … [Read more...]
When Sarah Laughed
“In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations.” (Romans 4:18)I have been thinking a lot about Abraham’s wife Sarah these days. The first reason is that she was old like me when she bore Isaac. (Okay, she was a wee bit older.) The second is that I have been following Elizabeth’s birth story and it is beautiful.I … [Read more...]
On being a Brave Little Soldier
“Our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens. Therefore, put on the armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day and, having done everything, to hold your ground.” (Ephesians 6:12-13)Today is the double … [Read more...]
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