The Church herself is a field, within which seeds and weeds, the good and the wicked, grow together, a place where there is room to grow, to be converted and above all to imitate God’s patience. The wicked exist in this world either to be converted or that through them the good may exercise patience.-- St. Augustine … [Read more...]
Food for Thought
“The everlasting God has in His wisdom foreseen from eternity the cross that He now presents to you as a gift from His inmost heart.This cross He now sends you He has considered with His all-knowing eyes, understood with His divine mind, tested with His wise justice, warmed with loving arms and weighed with His own hands to see that it be not one … [Read more...]
Obedience Training
A Lenten Reflection for both Dogs and HumansThis is our dog Ellie.Yes, she has a tater tot on her nose.“Leave it” is one of Ellie’s most popular tricks. The premise is simple but impressive: we put a tasty morsel on her nose and she will sit there, long-suffering but patient, until we give the word for her to eat her treat.Leave it...Leave … [Read more...]
A Mother’s Day of Renewal
[Because at this time of the year, we need one.]Yep, this is where you could have found me and approximately 120 other moms last Saturday.Our feet were up (figuratively speaking) and our cups runneth over. Are you kidding? The coffee was supplied by Caribou!This is an annual event at our parish, founded by my friend Tina and co-hosted for the … [Read more...]
And a Sword Your Heart shall Pierce
The following is an abridged version of a post that was originally published on January 27, 2007. It is a post that remains very close to my heart. Happy Feast of Candlemas. The events that inspired the Feast of Candlemas (celebrated liturgically on February 2nd) are those of the Fourth Joyful Mystery: the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple … [Read more...]
Food for Thought
“For me, each day came forth from the hand of God newly created and alive with opportunities to do His will. For me, each day was a series of moments and incidents to be offered back to God, to be consecrated and returned in total dedication to His will.”-- From the memoir He Leadeth Me by Father Walter J. Ciszek … [Read more...]
From the Com-Box: You Never Know Who You Touch
JMB left this comment on yesterday’s post:“My husband and I ended up in a small town in NJ. We moved in just before Memorial Day weekend. My husband comes home from work that week and says he met a neighbor and invited them over for a bbq that weekend. I freaked out. Anyway, we ended up becoming great friends. He was a daily communicant and she was … [Read more...]
On Giving Good Example
On Monday of this week was the Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.On Tuesday, we made colonial bread in her honor, and on Wednesday, we learned about her life.This is pretty much how things go around here. We celebrate a saint’s feast week!St. Elizabeth Seton—or Mother Seton, as she came to be known—was raised in the Protestant Episcopal Church but … [Read more...]
Keeping Christmas
Looking for a little something extra to fill your days this week?Sure you are.I have really enjoyed the free curriculum over at CurrClick (Love CurrClick! God bless the folks at CurrClick!) ever since Barbara first linked to it. (Love Barbara! God bless Barbara!)I’m sorry. I’ve been feeling a little...giddy these days. I think it’s all the cookie … [Read more...]
Advent Expectations
The beautiful thing about a really hard day is that you see the need for a Redeemer.This is the meal that I put together last night: fettucine with white sauce; chips & melted mozzarella; and deviled eggs to represent, well, the devil.(We didn’t crush them under our heel, however.)It’s not that yesterday was horrid, mind you. It’s just that … [Read more...]
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