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Ok- so- today is the feast day of my confirmation saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, former episcopalian and first canonized saint to have been born in North America. I just can’t pass up the chance to cook something in her honor, but I always think Maryland-Emmitsburg- mid-Atlantic when I think of her, and that means crabs [...]
January 1, 2011
I have come up with one new year’s resolution (project, really) for 2011- to cook more for my family. Mind you, I have tried this with resolve many times over the years. I usually begin in September at the start of a school year, only to get derailed by some all-encompassing sports season of my son’s [...]
December 26, 2010
We’ve gone from purple to red AND from green to white, all in one day here in the South! In the “You Learn Something New Everyday” category concerning the upcoming saints’ feast days, we read this in Greg Dues’ book entitled Catholic Customs & Traditions: ” These feasts of martyrs during Christmastime represent three kinds of martyrdom [...]
December 24, 2010
Words from Papa, featured in Magnificat Magazine this month….. “Most of us in the world today live far from Jesus Christ, the incarnate God who came to dwell amongst us. We live our lives by philosophies, amid worldly affairs and occupations that totally absorb us and are a great distance from the manger. In all kinds [...]
December 19, 2010
Crisis at Christmas – A Reflection on the Gospel for the 4th Sunday of Advent By: Msgr. Charles Pope The Gospel today gives us some background for the Christmas feast that we need to take to heart. It speaks to us of a crisis at Christmas. We tend to sentimentalize the Christmas story as we think of the [...]
December 13, 2010
I have never thought of purple as a fashion color – my wardrobe mainly consists of earth tones – browns, beiges, black and olive green. But when Chick B and I spoke at the St. Pius Mother’s Club Advent Dinner, we were greeted with a sea of ladies in purple . . . and it [...]
December 10, 2010
If you are slowing down to contemplate and rest in the Advent season, you might enjoy taking time to read some of these recent blog posts from other Catholics who are serious about our call to the New Evangelization. Father Robert Barron’s ministry Word on Fire highlights these writers for us. Pass up that excursion [...]
December 9, 2010
Christmas is just around the corner again and I was starting to get nervous about my shopping, decorating and entertaining duties . . . until I remembered that I officially surrendered the Martha Stewart Christmas AFTER Christmas last year when it was a total flop “in Martha’s eyes.” But Chicks, the only way that you [...]
December 6, 2010
Today is the feast day of Saint Nicholas, and in his honor I am pulling out a book by Bill Bennett called The True Saint Nicholas- Why He Matters to Christmas so I can read up on this special saint of goodwill and kindness to so many. I told the kids that today was his [...]
November 28, 2010
For some time now, I have dreamed about standing up in front of huge crowds- stadium sized crowds – proclaiming my appreciation for what Christ has done for me by leading me into full communion with the Catholic Church. I often fantasize about a talk or commentary I would give on the way in which [...]
January 4, 2011
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