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When this which iscorruptible clothes itself with incorruptibility and this which is mortal clothes itself with immortality, then the word that is written shall come about:“Death is swallowed up in victory,Where, O death, is your victory?Where, O death, is your sting?”(I Cor. 15: 54-55)A very blessed Easter to you and yours! … [Read more...]
Here is a photo from our Holy Thursday Seder.It shows 4-year-old Angela and her father, who is helping her ask “The Four Questions.” It is also the only photo that I took, (not unlike my friend Nutmeg’s single shot of their post-Seder china in the dishwasher), because I was tired, darn it, and did not feel like taking photos.Bad blogger.It was not … [Read more...]
...as a slice of homemade Hawaiian bread, given to you by your neighbor on Good Friday and saved for (a well-earned) breakfast on Holy Saturday. … [Read more...]
Don’t you just feel…different today somehow? It’s as if God is pulling us ever closer, saying, “The promise and joy of Easter are looming, but the love—this infinite, unfathomable love—has never left you.”Something like that.Because I am 33 weeks pregnant today and am, therefore, even more crazy & hormonal than usual, I decided this morning to … [Read more...]
The Catholic Company is looking for the cutest First Communion photo of 2009. We all know it’s your child, anyway, so send that photo in! You might win a $100 gift card.Here is the link for more details: First Communion Photo ContestAnd may God bless you and your First Communicant!Ad Jesum per Mariam, … [Read more...]
This post was originally published on March 26, 2007. Our Lady said yes for the human race. Each one of us must echo that yes for our own lives.(Caryll Houselander, The Reed of God)This beautiful quote came my way via Helen at Castle of the Immaculate.For more resources on the Feast of the Annunciation, visit: Catholic Culture.org Women for … [Read more...]
(From the Archives)Despite the fact that today marks the first day of SPRING!!! (forgive me for screaming that in your ear), our Minnesota landscape has yet to update its palette.Gray, gray…everything is gray.(Oh, and let’s not forget those eight shades of brown.)To cheer me up, I have been scrolling through some of this blog’s … [Read more...]
…of blogging about our St. Patrick’s Day menu and then I’m done for the year.Allegedly.I have posted two more Irish recipes over at my cooking blog.Here is the link: Kiss me! I’m (pretending to be) Irish! AMDG, PS. Did you know the Irish love St. Joseph? Do have a blessed, beautiful Solemnity today! … [Read more...]
Today is my husband’s 38th birthday.Happy Birthday, Honey! St. Peter Damian, pray for him!I chose carrot cake for his celebratory dessert, (with his approval), and then asked him to run to the store for the ingredients. He said sure and grabbed his coat, because that’s the kind of good guy he is. It was the smallest of lists, anyway—cream cheese … [Read more...]
Son Number 2 was the first to wander into the kitchen this morning, where I was hurriedly assembling all their Valentines.“I really like dawn,” he said.“Who’s Don??” I was completely baffled and a bit concerned. Who is this new friend and is he acceptable?“No,” Jem responded, “I mean the morning.”Happy St. Valentine’s Day, everyone! I pray that … [Read more...]
