I tend to not think of myself as selfish. I am sure, when the boys ask for something and are told I am busy or some other response, they think so. I am not. I just finished reading an article by Rebecca Pratt about putting yourself first.
Pratt hits the nail on the head as she [...]
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Put Yourself First
Posted in Family, Fitness, Just my Thoughts, Religion, tagged faith, Fitness, health, journey, Religion, running on 17 October 2008 | 2 Comments »
Teen Pregnancy News?
Posted in Family, Just my Thoughts, Politics, Religion, tagged bristolpalin, sarahpalin, teenpregnancy on 1 September 2008 | No Comments »
The title is meant to be an eye catcher. Unfortunately, the subject is no joking matter. The major news networks believe that a 17 year old being pregnant is news. Actually, maybe I read it wrong. Maybe the major news networks believe that a 17 year old being pregnant and keeping the baby is news. [...]
Holy Week
Posted in Family, Just my Thoughts, Religion, tagged alumnichapel, easter, eastertriduum, eastervigil, goodfriday, holythursday, holyweek, niagarauniversity, ritesofinitiation, stationsofthecross, venerationofthecross, wayofthecross on 19 March 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is truly a reprise of a post from many years ago on my Yahoo! 360 blog. Unfortunately, I don’t want to go through all of those posts to find this so it will be a new post about the same topic.
Most people believe that Christmas is the pivotal holiday in the Christian year. It [...]
Scones
Posted in Family, Just my Thoughts, Religion, tagged bakesale, cinnamonscones, lentenserviceproject on 9 February 2008 | No Comments »
The 7th through 9th grade religious education classes at our church are having a bake sale tomorrow. They are raising funds for Easter baskets to be given to less fortunate children, their Lenten service project. While I could have made the 8th grade son make brownies or something for the bake sale on his own [...]
Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez
Posted in Family, Just my Thoughts, Religion, tagged ashwednesday, fattuesday, lent, mardigras on 5 February 2008 | No Comments »
I am reprising a blog entry I wrote last year just before Mardi Gras.
Okay, so it is French. And we all know that Mardi Gras is coming. Right?
Anyway, Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez translates literally into Leave the Good Times Roll . I don’t remember every celebrating a real Mardi Gras - real in the [...]
The Triple 8 Challenge - Reading
Posted in Art, Just my Thoughts, Politics, Religion, Simple Abundance, Triple Eight Challenge, tagged 888challenge, books, catholicism, creating, jimmycarter, reading, Religion, selfimprovement on 1 January 2008 | No Comments »
If you are interested in participating, please visit the “official” site for details. Below are my entries and partial lists. I will be updating as I can.
Books by Jimmy Carter - CAT 1
1. Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope
2. Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid
3. Our Endangered Values
4. Christmas [...]
Have a Blessed Easter
Posted in Just my Thoughts, Religion on 8 April 2007 | No Comments »
In what is arguably the most beautiful Mass of the church year, I attended the Easter Vigil last evening. Not only does this Mass celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ - the basis for Christianity - it also welcomes adult converts into the Church.
Twenty-four years ago, I was one of those adults. I love watching [...]
Random Thoughts
Posted in Just my Thoughts, Religion on 5 April 2007 | No Comments »
Probably not an apt title for this particular entry.
Today is Holy Thursday, called Maundy Thursday in some religions. I don’t recall this being as big when I was growing up as it is now. I truly enjoy tonight’s Mass. Though it is longer than the normal Sunday Mass, it celebrates the Last Supper.
This time of [...]
The Most Important Week of the Year
Posted in Just my Thoughts, Religion, tagged catholicism, easter, goodfriday, holythursday, holyweek, stationsofthecross on 1 April 2007 | No Comments »
Today starts what is arguably the most important week of the Christian year. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. As Christians are a people of the risen Christ, Easter and His resurrection are the most important time of the church year.
Palm Sunday marks Jesus’s triumphant ride into Jerusalem. At this time as Christians [...]
When will we listen?
Posted in Family, Just my Thoughts, Politics, Religion, tagged catholicchurch, feelings, sexabuse, stalking on 1 March 2007 | No Comments »
I suppose the actual title of this entry should be when will they listen, not we, as I did listen. I am concerned that the “they” in this matter did not.
Here is the situation. There are high school aged girls singing in the adult choir at the Catholic church. This is after the local diocese [...]
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