New Day!
Since it is January 10th, I have decided to briefly come out of my cocoon and get some work done. Bear with me as I get this blog reoriented into regular time.
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.
It occurred to me today that I accepted not one but two positions that I am pretty sure no one else wants. I discerned them at length… I really did. But I am already feeling the frustration of one of the drawbacks to one of the positions and I haven’t even become official. What a sucker I am. …
Once again our community has been beaten up. Some people about 15 miles away lost everything. In Fort Plain, NY, they are looking for people who may have been swept away by rushing flood waters (several homes were moved off their foundations. Here are some pictures of the surrounding area. Just a couple of images…
http://www.romereports.com/palio/pope-francis-asks-that-church-be-joyful-and-positive-community-english-9934.html#.UYYlr0nD_wpA friend posted this video on Facebook. I can’t help but think how God is answering prayers with this simple approach of love. “When we become a community of who says yes instead of no…” imagine what can flow out of that.Today is First Communion at our church, parents and children have said “yes” to…
I dedicate this to our very own Sr. Joan who we said goodbye to today. My daughter was in her class this year for seventh grade religion and learned so much and adored her. I am sorry to see her go. She ran the food pantry, the Vacation Bible School program and several other outreach…
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/12/vatican-scandals_n_1663335.html?&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000008&utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=falseThis is a must listen to! This is the conversation we need to be having together. Do I think it is too big to fail? I think the faith…what we believe, the truth of our experience is too big to fail.Congratulations to my fb friend Roberta who took part in this discussion. If they are…