Advent in Two Minutes
This is a great little video that summerizes what Advent should be to us! My favorite line, “If you are sick of Christmas by December 25th than you haven’t done Advent right!”
This is a great little video that summerizes what Advent should be to us! My favorite line, “If you are sick of Christmas by December 25th than you haven’t done Advent right!”
Wife, mother, blogger, Catholic ministry. I love to garden even when it goes wrong. Same with writing (and we know it can go wrong.) Believing that God is present in all of it.
Please stand, as I introduce you to my newest friend, (and recent harvest) Mr. Carrotpants. Oh sure, he looks like an orange Butterball turkey but he is ALL carrot. I posted this on a social media site and someone mocked it, in jest called it a, “monstrosity” (Poor Mr. Carrotpants!) but it made me think…
A very dear friend of mine has a brain tumor. She is beautiful, no one knows except a very few people. For some reason I am not worried about her. It appears to be slow growing and though she experiences intense headaches, I think she is going to be ok. This doesn’t stop me, however, from laying hands…
If you have a minute, vote for our sensible, kind and shameless friend to say the Benediction at the Inauguration. We could really use a unified blessing!https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/ask-father-james-martin-sj-new-york-lead-inauguration-benediction/BGBNz8l4
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:3-4Some days just lend themselves to sad news…and I guess today is one of them. I am hearing left and right of loss and pain and I am unable to process it all….
So our book group is reading Between Heaven and Mirth, Fr. James Martin’s newest book and we have started a blog where everyone is welcome to come and take part in the discussion. We had a lot of fun yesterday and I look forward to more. Go visit if you like, and maybe even grab…
Someone posed the question yesterday, “Do you think the devil is real?” I have to think about that since I live in abstract concepts but this is what I believe. Yes; but not necessarily in the way that many see it. The Bible does tell us that there really is an evil entity and for the…