Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Our van has been acting up (and of course, only starting to do so at 500 on the Friday evening that starts a long holiday weekend.) Basically, the break lights aren't working, so we have stuck close to home for Mass this weekend.  I followed behind Joshua in his car, while he drove the van, so we could go to Mass on...

read more

Long and Rambling…

On Saturday we celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. In our house, it seemed as though we partied all weekend. Caecilia's Baptism Day was the 7th, then the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, then the Second Sunday in Advent. We ate cake and had Chinese take out all weekend. (Well okay, it was all...

read more

USCCB General Assembly

Please keep our Bishops in your prayers as they participate in their General Assembly. If you are interested in following along, you can watch it on the USCCB website. You can also read Cardinal Dolan's Presidential Address here.

read more

Quick Tidbits

Not enough for one post, but a few things for the day: The first, and most important,  prayers for those in the North East and Great Lakes areas. I wish to assure you of my closeness and my recollection of those who have been affected by this natural disaster, while I invite everyone to prayer and solidarity, in...

read more

Living the Year of Faith

In this Year of Faith our Holy Father has given us, we are called to learn the teachings of our faith.  A great way to start: With this Flocknote link, you can subscribe to daily emails to help you study and reflect on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Also, reading the Documents of Vatican II  is important for...

read more

More Food for Thought on Party of Five

When it comes to elections, everyone talks about voting for the lesser of two evils. Why settle for evil at all? The fact is, voting for the lesser of two evils, is still voting for evil. Why vote for evil when there is likely a 3rd party candidate, not heavily funded by corporate and banking interests, that likely...

read more

Party of Five, not Party of Two

Did you know that this November, on your ballot, there will probably be more than two candidates for president? Did you know that you do not have to vote for one of of the two major party candidates? As voters, we owe it to ourselves, to our children, to the country to check out all the candidates on the ballot and...

read more

Categories

Archives