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Fasching
I listened to an interesting podcast today that talked about the season of Carnevale. Evidently in the history of the church seasons, Advent was a time of fasting leading up to Christmas, as was Lent leading up to Easter. Once the Christmas season ended with the Baptism of Jesus, which we celebrated yesterday, the Carnevale […]
Community
When I was talking with my sister today, she asked the same question that everyone is wondering – where am I going to move to when I leave my parents’ house. It actually is my house, but I continue to think of it as my parents’. The answer to that question is – – I […]
King of Peace
I heard verse 7 of “O come O come Emmanuel” today. I sat quietly and just let the words and melody permeate my heart and mind. I thought the lyrics were particularly relevant as we get closer to Christmas Day. O come, O King of nations, bindin one the hearts of all mankind.Bid all our […]
Life From Death
Today as I continued to listen to the podcast about the O Antiphons based on the hymn “O come O come Emmanuel” I payed attention to the lyrics of the fourth verse: O come, O Branch of Jesse’s stem,unto your own and rescue them!From depths of hell your people save,and give them victory o’er the […]
Many Blessings
Yesterday while I was driving, I talked to my son who was also driving. We were both heading back home. He had driven his son to the Southeast for his new job, so he was on the southern route and I was on the northern route. We joked about who would cross the mountain time […]
Starting Out
I got up early this morning and said all the prayers of protection as I finished getting things ready. When my sister arrived, we started out on our road trip. We drove 9 hours which is half way to our destination. It was a pretty easy drive, not a lot of traffic, except it rained […]
Church Beginnings
I been trying to finish sorting out the different kinds of media here in the house, including the VHS tapes. There are so many that my dad recorded – particularly Star Trek and Sherlock Holmes. There are also some family movies, recordings of events, and some that are undefined. I had a stack that I […]
Praying for Cardinals
Today a friend shared with me that she was praying for a specific cardinal during the conclave. The church surely needs our prayers at this time. A friend of hers created a website that randomly selects a cardinal for you to pray for and gives you ideas on how to do that. I thought it […]
Joyful Ash Wednesday
Most mornings I am able to take time to listen to a couple podcasts on the Hallow app and get my mind set towards God as I prepare for the day. I did the same this morning and got a couple perspectives on Ash Wednesday and Lent. A friend gave me a meditation book for […]
Reading
A couple of weeks ago, a friend shared that she had read 34 books last year. I found that to be quite amazing. When I was young, I read well and was way ahead the class. But, in my adult life I have found it difficult to sit down and read. My mind wanders and […]
Still Finding God 