Subtitled: I Love my ChurchAccording to our wise old pastor, the Christmas season ends next Sunday on the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. And here I’d been avowing that that it ended on Epiphany!That just goes to show what this cradle Catholic knows. Well, that’s what I love about the faith—there’s always room for learning (and humility).*In … [Read more...]
Happy Feast of the Epiphany!
Many of the people who lived in Bethlehem saw in Jesus a child like any other. The Kings knew how to see Him as the Child, who, from then on, would be adored forever. Their faith gave them a unique privilege; to be the first among the gentiles to adore Him when the world did not know Him. How immensely happy must these men have been, having come … [Read more...]
A Sacrament Most Holy
The most fundamental, the simplest, and the most effective form in which living faith becomes inspiring testimony will certainly always be found in the Christian family. (Father Karl Adam, Theologian) In honor of my wedding anniversary yesterday (12 wonderful years!) and on today’s happy feast of the Holy Family, I would like to say a few words … [Read more...]
Silent Night
When I asked Our Lord what He wanted from me for Christmas, He responded, “I want your blog.”Consequently I am going to be deleting the entirety of its contents on December 25th.I’m kidding! That’s not what He meant, you know.I am going to take a weeklong break, however. Prepare my heart and that sort of thing. I need to be as quiet as possible … [Read more...]
Quote for the Day
“May no one read sadness or sorrow in your face when you spread in the world around you the sweet smell of your sacrifice; the children of God should always be sowers of peace and joy.”St. Josemaría Escrivá (The Furrow, p. 59) … [Read more...]
A Bittersweet Feast
I have just come from the follow-up ultrasound where I learned that we have, indeed, lost our baby. December is becoming a tricky season for me to navigate: three pregnancies, three Advents, three miscarriages in a row.I am reminded of the poem “The Journey of the Magi” by T.S. Eliot, in which he asks, “Were we led all that way for birth or … [Read more...]
Reconciled
I lost my patience yesterday, once or twice or maybe a hundred times.It’s easy to do when you’re surrounded by willful free spirits. I have my ways of doing things and they, quite frankly, do not.Still, I hate to hear that tone in my voice. I hate it when I have to yell to get them moving. (And on our Blessed Mother’s feast, to boot! For shame.)The … [Read more...]
On Coming Clean and Slowing Down
Warning: the following post is of a nitty-gritty nature.I don’t know how many of you checked back on the comments to my “Merry Christmas” post, (the one where I complained about getting a speeding ticket), but I wanted to share with you the following thoughts shared by Adoro te Devote:Speaking as an ex-police officer....he was right. And for a $117 … [Read more...]
To Our Good Man, Andrew
Happy Feast, dear Saint!Andrew is the patron of one of my very favorite countries, that bonny land known as Scotland.Here is a powerful novena that begins today and ends on Christmas.It is piously believed that whoever recites the following prayer fifteen times a day from the feast of St. Andrew (30th November) until Christmas will obtain what is … [Read more...]
Married to God? Well, that’s the plan!
A good friend and former colleague of mine is writing a book.I’m only slightly jealous.The title of Tony’s book is Will you marry me? –God. and you may preview it at his blog of the same name.“What does God want of me?” he says in the blog’s header. “One may ask this question, and the answer revealed to us is that He wants me, all of me.”That’s no … [Read more...]
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