Lent Thing is a recurring theme
Here is an interview I had last night with Pope Francis….in my imagination of course. But I feel like we won the Papal lottery and as we say in New York, hey, you never know!Me: Good Morning Dearest Pope Francis for dearest you shall ever be….Pope Francis: Have you been reading Jane Austin, Annette?Me: I…
So, having watched some of the mass and witnessed some of the transformation of people in the crowd and reading some of the accounts this is what I am feeling at this moment. MY prayer is that it stay that way, I would so love to love and have total respect and honor the Pastor…
What kind of Irish Catholic girl am I that I didn’t acknowledge St. Patrick’s Day on the blog! Well as my apology, I am sharing one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies; The Quiet Man with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. I love this scene because of the old man and the…
I have been walking around with a ridiculous smile on my heart about Papa Francesco. I was having a conversation with my sister in law yesterday, a devout Catholic who really holds Rome in high esteem, and I was telling her (she who knows me so well!) that I am so very pleased with the…
I wanted to share this article from the Guardian about Papa Francesca. I believe that like all of us, in his life he has lived and learned. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/14/the-pope-francis-i-know
I will be honest, Wednesday was an emotional roller-coaster. I was called in early to sub which of course throws off the day anyway, but more so since I wanted to blog and get some other things done. At about 10:30 the school received a phone call that a man had gone to two locations in a…
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/13/174237155/pope-francis-a-saintly-name-hold-the-i?ft=1&f=1001&sc=tw&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterI am filled with HOPE! God hears the cries of his people… I am filled with gratitude and hope.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/13/new-pope-thirteen-key-factsPope Francis I gives me hope…although there is one point that I am really uncomfortable with…but I will pray that the Holy Spirit deal with that.In the meantime, here is what we know. We know he is a Jesuit…we know he picked Francis…a humble intellectual…what a concept!I will be back but I am overcome and…
So yesterday was the first day of the conclave and we have had two voting sessions. I am only remotely interested as I cannot partake and I have to live with the decision anyway, I trust God, I mean after B16 emeritus, why wouldn’t I?? We chose the wrong person to lead us in this…
Today one of my elementary school classmates is being buried. Now the fourth to go from our small class. So sad. His funeral is taking place as I write this. In lieu of attending I am writing this post, as I am heading to work myself. But I want to write this because he was the last one…