An old Catholic priest lay dying in the hospital. For years he had faithfully served the people of the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. He motioned for his nurse to come near. "Yes, Father?" said the nurse. "I would really like to see Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi before I die," whispered the priest. "I'll see […]

Almighty God, we pray you bless these branches and make them holy. Today we joyfully acclaim Jesus our Messiah and King. May we reach one day the happiness of the new and everlasting Jerusalem by faithfully following him who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

I'm sick. I've been avoiding admitting it for about two weeks. I've been feeling bad and blaming it on a cold but yesterday morning I woke with a fever and a sore throat that was incredibly painful. This morning Erin woke up crying with the same symptoms. I IM'd Dave, he was on the train […]

Today, being the first day of spring Chris thought we should do a nature craft.  She has a large collection of craft books and this little nature book craft appealed to both of us because the little ones could do it as well as the older kids.  Chris cut computer paper into strips and we […]

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Beautiful godmother The big moment Proud Nana  Time for a big Irish party. Lots of relatives, lots of food and lots of fun.