After searching for three days, Mary and Joseph find the twelve-year-old Jesus sitting in the Temple discussing the law with the learned doctors. (Luke 2:42-52) I have some experience now with the kind of fear that dwelled within the hearts of Mary and Joseph. It is actually more of a pit-of-the-stomach type of feeling. My […]
Archives for November 2009
43 Things
I'm a little jazzed up today. Lots of coffee to combat the fatigue involved in staying up late to WATCH THE YANKEES WIN THE SERIES!!!! I'm sorry, was I shouting? It was an exciting game, a great culmination to an exciting series. However, I'm tired. Today's post will be a little different. In honor of […]
CatholicVote.org
I have a post over there today. It's about the effect of the elections today on the Obama Administration. I think they should be running scared but the whole lot of them strike me as way too impressed with themselves to think that any success by the Conservative arm of the GOP is going to […]
All Souls Day
While driving to the cemetery this morning to visit Ryan's grave and pray, the car radio suddenly began to play one of his favorite songs, Soul Man (Sam & Dave, Atlantic Records 1967). "Hey!" said Katie, "he's our very own soul man now!" Yes, he is. Please join us in a Novena for the Holy […]
Solemnity of All Saints
Collect: God our Father, source of all holiness, the work of your hands is manifest in your saints, the beauty of your truth is reflected in their faith. May we who aspire to have part in their joy be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives, so that having shared their faith on earth […]