Nissa took the words out of my mouth in saying that the The Loveliness of Lent is not an oxymoron. Read more about this beautiful, holy season at Simple Gifts and These Forty Days.“The holy season of Lent speaks to our daily struggles and sorrows, showing how the answer to all life’s troubles is found in the Mystery of Jesus Christ.“By spending a … [Read more...]
By This Sacrifice
I hate Lent.And I love Lent.I hate it for the heavy guilt that bears down on me every season.And I love it for everything else.I am incredibly weak. Every Ash Wednesday I know what my sacrifice should be: I should forgo my beloved joe.And for 40 days I fail.Come Holy Week, then, and I feel relieved: an end to the guilt is imminent!But then I feel … [Read more...]
My Eyes Have Seen Your Salvation: the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
"Now, Master,you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared inthe sight of all the peoples: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel."Today on this great and beautiful feast, my thoughts are on the following: am I a light to others? am I open … [Read more...]
And a Sword Your Heart Shall Pierce: The Feast of Candlemas
“Can a woman forget her infant, so as not to have pity on the son of her womb? And if she should forget, yet will I not forget thee” (Isaiah 49:15).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 and the Purification of Our … [Read more...]
A Bit of This, A Bit of That
....sent your way with love this Sunday! I had no idea my review made such an impression! Fancy Nancy is number 4 on the New York Times Best Seller list. (Huge wink to be inserted here.) A copy of my baptismal certificate arrived, to my delight! Now isn’t this sweet: I was just a wee 1-week-old baby when I was baptized! Hmm, the date did … [Read more...]
The Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord
Question: Do you know when and where you were baptised?Or the name of the priest that administered the sacrament?My goal for today is To Find Out.I know some of the details of my birth...that it was late at night when my parents left for the hospital and that the neighbors, who were returning home from a party at that time, hollered out many jovial … [Read more...]
An Epiphany Angel
Sent my way this past Advent by Marybeth!Isn't she beautiful?She is by far one of the prettiest ornaments I own. In fact, I couldn't bear to have her get lost among the many others that bedecked our "busy" tree. She was given a shelf of her own, where still she sits in all her prettiness. I don't know that I'll pack her away at all, come the end of … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas!
“And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart” (Luke 2: 19). Have a blessed, beautiful Christmas, everyone!With much love & many blessings,Margaret … [Read more...]
The Story of a Soul (An Advent Tale of Joyful Longing)
Subtitled: How the heirs of Sam Walton keep getting richer, thanks to me. Long before I had started my Christmas shopping, I was purchasing those little plastic tests.EPT or EPT knock-offs, it didn’t matter. The results were what I was after.Those two red lines.Please God.In the month of November alone I purchased four of them. Am I crazy, hopeful, … [Read more...]
The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
...and what a joyous day!For more information on the history of this apparition, go here.Or here.Or here.Have a blessed feast!Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us! … [Read more...]
