There is so much I don’t know. There is so much I don’t know. I wish I could just pour it into my head or swallow it like a pill so I could absorb the knowledge quickly and move on, instead of having to go to the trouble of realizing what I don’t know, finding… Continue reading Sadness and the soul
Category: The Christian Life
Gosh, If I Didn’t Know Better, I’d Think The Pope Wanted Us To Be Saints Or Sumthin’
Pope Urges Weekly Confession The Pope Says Don’t Do THIS on Sundays
So, What Do I Do With It?
A close friend of my Guardian Angel sent me a container of Blessed Salt in the mail to help with some home stuff. My first question was “OK, now what do I do with it?” to which she replied “There is some info on Domestic-Church.” I found this interesting tidbit which I thought I would… Continue reading So, What Do I Do With It?
On friendship
…in other words, that stupid email. I finally wrote and sent it this morning. I will be dreading checking my email for the rest of the day. I wonder sometimes if I have an unrealistic expectation of friendship. When I was in college I thought that I would stay in close touch with many of… Continue reading On friendship
A Saint from Richmond?
Now this I did not know! A couple of years ago, the Diocese of Richmond began the cause of Frank Parater, a seminarian from the Diocese who died in Rome at the North American College at the age of 23. George Weigel’s column on the Servant of God Frank Parater.
Today is the Solemnity of the Annunciation
V. Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae; R. Et concepit de Spiritu Sancto. Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen. V. Ecce ancilla Domini. R. Fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum. Ave Maria, gratia… Continue reading Today is the Solemnity of the Annunciation
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
No big plans for festivities here. I detest do not care for corned beef and cabbage, but if I can find some good lamb I will make lamb stew for supper. I did lay out the shamrock tie for my husband, but I haven’t been back upstairs yet to see if he actually put it… Continue reading Happy Saint Patrick’s Day
The Catechesis of Preschool Boys Thirty Year Old Men
We need more saints who did things like drive backhoes and use tools and work in zoos and fire off cannons. Peony, on a more “mature” level, I see the same problem with my husband. There are no men in the Churches. There are like none in the Novus Ordo Churches in Albany except odd,… Continue reading The Catechesis of Preschool Boys Thirty Year Old Men