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. … Continue reading Holy Week
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… Continue reading Scones
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… Continue reading Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez
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… Continue reading The Triple 8 Challenge – Reading
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… Continue reading Have a Blessed Easter
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… Continue reading Random Thoughts
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… Continue reading The Most Important Week of the Year
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… Continue reading When will we listen?
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 bead-throwing/bead-collecting, alcohol drinking, breast baring way. So here are the childhood… Continue reading Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez
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