The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
I grew up listening to my dad's favorite musicians, the Melody Four. In his beautiful tenor voice, he sang along with every song, on every record. One that I loved…
Full title: The Virgin in Prayer
Artist: Sassoferrato
Date made: 1640-50
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The Blessed Virgin compared to the Air we Breathe
37. The Blessed Virgin compared to the Air we Breathe Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89). Poems. 1918. WILD air, world-mothering air, Nestling me everywhere, That each eyelash or hair Girdles; goes home betwixt The…
The Winkler Wedding
I can't even tell you how happy we were to be a part of the Winkler wedding on Saturday!!! We met Jeff about 13 or 14 years ago, when we…
The Graduates!
Saturday was a big day for celebrations. We received not one, but two invitations to attend the Sacred Heart Home Educators graduation ceremony for a couple of friends, and if that weren't…
The Trouble with Moms
It seems that the young men of my son's acquaintance have been engaging in the time-honored ritual of back-yard camping, and last week, Jacob decided to give it a try. He was…
Scripture Reading: Taming the Tongue
Let's have a show of hands: Who here has successfully tamed their tongue? Anyone? Bueller? Right. So all of us can thank the Apostle James for this much needed, if…
All for Love
What does a man do for love? What will he sacrifice? What burden is too great to shoulder for his beloved? It has ever been the case that, day after…
Potential Fulfilled
Sundays are invariably a day filled with potential. Potential mini-dramas, such as the child who wont eat anything you offer for breakfast, and therefore you can predict almost to the…
A little off my game…
Something about this very full week has thrown me off my game. Normally there would have been at least three posts already this week, and some scripture posts as well,…