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Author: Peony Moss
Memorial Day
O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine, Till all success be nobleness, And every gain divine. O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam, Undimmed by human tears! America!… Continue reading Memorial Day
Happy Blogiversary…..
to Karen Marie Knapp!
Am I just a grump?
Am I mean? Am I just narrow-minded, divisive, overly rigid, Pharasaical, because of my dismay at our recessional “hymn” at Mass today? As announced by the cantor: “In honor of our country’s history, our recessional song will be God Bless America. ” Hmm. I think that singing a hymn asking God’s guidance and blessing for… Continue reading Am I just a grump?
Happy Birthday GKC!
Thanks to Narwen via Gerard for the reminder. Chesterton loved children, and was often tapped to play Old King Cole in pageants. Here’s some verse by Chesterton that always gives me the giggles: Old King Cole Was a merry old soul And a merry old soul was he He called for his pipe and he… Continue reading Happy Birthday GKC!
Pre-teen Girl to Nordstrom: Choices, please
Ella Gunderson became frustrated trying to find something fashionable — yet modest — in a world where she seems to be surrounded by low-riding jeans and tight, revealing tops. So she penned a letter. “Dear Nordstrom,” she wrote. “I am an eleven-year-old girl who has tried shopping at your store for clothes (in particular jeans),… Continue reading Pre-teen Girl to Nordstrom: Choices, please
St Philip Neri
Happy St Philip’s Day, especially to our favorite Oratorians and others who have learned so much from this gentle Saint, including Narwen, Bob of the Republic of Virtue, and my own dear husband.
Is anyone watching Colonial House?
We didn’t get to see it last night (Tuesday night) — bad storms disrupted our reception. (Yup, no cable.) So we didn’t get to see how it ended. Did the colonists vote the icky Governor off the island?