I started this post last week with the intention of having it go live yesterday. That way, it would coordinate with my Wednesday prayer posting on Facebook. Alas, I forgot that I was going to be out of town both Tuesday and Wednesday; guess that means I need to coordinate my advance posting better! Yesterday’s…
Praying with the Psalms
For the last few months, I have been posting about prayer time on my personal Facebook page each Wednesday. I invite people to list prayer requests on the thread, or in a private message. I was inspired to do this by several ministry friends, and it has truly been a blessing. I have been keeping…
The Sound of Children’s Voices
Just a quick note today. This week, a group of college students have come to Vermilion County to facilitate a summer youth program for the Catholic parishes in our area. Each day, Mass is held at 11:15, and the parish community is invited to join the kids. So, I attended yesterday and today, enjoying the…
#EveryLifeisaGift
Today, hundreds of thousands of people are gathering in Washington DC for the annual March for Life. Bruce and I had hoped to go this year, but he had surgery earlier this month to get rid of some pesky kidney stones. (He is recovering well!) Even so, this particular year the March is very special to…
The Holy Innocents
(In the liturgical calendar of the Latin Church (Roman Catholic), December 28th is the Feast of the Holy Innocents. This year, the 28th was on a Sunday, and the primary Feast of the Holy Family was celebrated. Because of my pro-life work, I am copying this post from my old blog, posted last year.) …
Rejoicing for Families!
Happy Feast of the Holy Family! Each year on the Sunday after Christmas, the Church celebrates this beautiful feast. Earlier today, I was blessed to see families together at Mass..many whom I know dearly, some just well enough to say “hi.” Families with young children, families who just started life as “empty-nesters,” single adults…all gathered…
Card Making, Brittany Maynard, and the Virtue of Hope
It has been a while since I have stopped by here. Today, however, I just really feel like I need to put some thoughts down…adding to the plethora of articles and online chatter surrounding a beautiful young woman who chose to end her life this past weekend. I first heard about Brittany Maynard on Facebook…
Pregnancy & Infant Loss: Remembering Gabriel
Today is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day. In many communities, memorial services will be held and candles will be lit in honor of the babies many of us lost far too soon. I will speaking tonight here in Danville, as I have done for several years now. It’s always a quiet service, attended by…
Remembering that Day
It’s September 11th…and once again people are remembering where they were and what they were doing when they first heard about the planes flying into the World Trade Center. I was home, sitting at my computer desk bundled up in my soft robe. At that time, our computer was in the kitchen, so we could…
Today’s Gospel and Post-Abortive Women
I didn’t plan on writing today. I spent much of my afternoon stamping and updating my card blog and gallery. I also spent (too much) time on Facebook reading silly stuff and some serious stuff. I read a few threads that really bothered me…and so I decided to jot down a few thoughts. There was a lot…