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Archive: April 2010

7 Quick Takes

—1— Recently Sophie’s been very… well, two. It’s especially evident in the matter of getting dressed. The way it used to work was I took clothes out of the drawer and put them on her and then she was dressed. I might...

Join Me?

Charlotte has asked for specific prayers tomorrow (Friday) at 8 am (CST).
May God continue to strengthen Charlotte and help her during this difficult time.

Prayers

Tonight my heart is breaking for dear Charlotte, grieving the loss of a little one known all-too briefly. And yet, as Charlotte reminds us, God is good all the time, in good times and in bad, in sorrow and in joy. Charlotte, you and your family are...

Dandelion Days, Mama’s Helpers

Today Bella picked these beautiful flowers for “Hail Mary”. Bella helped me make my bed this morning. And you know she actually was helpful. She stood across the bed from me and tugged at the sheets and the blankets, pulling them into...

Nazareth

In a book I was reading for Lent, Journey to Easter: Spiritual Reflections for the Lenten Season, a retreat that then-Cardinal Ratzinger gave to Pope John Paul II and the members of the Roman Curia at the beginning of Lent in 1983, our current Holy...

Divine Mercy and the Clerical Sexual Abuse Scandal

Recently I was on Facebook engaging in several discussions about the clergy sexual abuse scandal. I tend to avoid writing about that kind of controversial topic here. In my mind I’ve always relegated that kind of discussion to Dom’s blog...

The Great Escape

Ben’s been crawling for a few weeks now and has been pulling himself up to a stand on anything and everything. But he hasn’t been able to sit up when he’s flat on is back. Whenever he fell over he would just lay there like a little...

mater et magistra

Speaking of winning copies of mater et magistra magazine, have you seen that Mary Ellen of the Bonny Blue House is giving away a subscription this week? And so is Jen Mack of Wildflowers and Marbles. To enter leave a comment by Friday April 23. Mary...

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