This makes me think… we need Mary, who carried God within her. #ImmaculateConception
O Mother, how pure you are, you are untouched by sin; yours was the privilege to carry God within you. Antiphon from Morning Prayer, December 8
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The F.U.N. Quotient… Prank It Forward gives away a house to a housekeeper
Ok, this was heartwarming and very fun! (8 min. video)
Read MoreThis makes me think… about waiting patiently for God this Advent
How do we wait for God? We wait with patience. But patience does not mean passivity. Waiting patiently is not like waiting for the bus to come, the rain to stop, or the sun to rise. It is an active waiting in which we live the present moment to the full in order to find…
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Use the BLACK14 code when you place an order at Ave Maria Press. Lots of great new titles from Lisa Hendey, Fr Robert Reed, Sr Miriam James Heidland, Eve Tushnet and more. Check out this great sale! Here’s my book too: Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious.
Read MoreThe F.U.N. Quotient… the hamster thanksgiving
And just in case you are in total hamster cuteness mode… there’s this….
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Happy Thanksgiving from our home to yours…*
So many things to be thankful to God for this year… from the big things to the little things… My Bob and my all grown up family… For renewed health for my mom… (thanks for all the prayers!) For new employment for Bob… yay! And continued free-lance style work for me……
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Among Women 187: Saintly Models for Charity, Diligence, and Temperance
This week on Among Women, I interview author and Catholic Fire blogger, Jean Heimann. We discuss her blogging life and her new book, Seven Saints for Seven Virtues. This new book profiles saints who model the virtues we all need. Traditionally, Catholics have trusted there are seven heavenly virtues that help defeat the seven deadly sins…
Read MoreThis makes me think… how countercultural Christian faith really is… or, be like a salmon
A few years ago I was on holiday in Scotland and saw an amazing sight: thousands of wild salmon in a river, swimming upstream, racing ahead, jumping in the air to get past rocks and over the boulders. Salmon, I am told, lay their eggs upstream, and once hatched, the new salmon swim down to the…
Read MoreThe F.U.N. Quotient… having fun at work edition…
Honestly, I went a bit weak in the knees watching these angles. And just in case you needed something more lighthearted…
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