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Entries from May 2008

Is God Using Rap Artists to Give Me a Message?

May 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Okay, now that’s just unfair!  :)  God knows that I like listening to pop music, including some things which are not very healthy for me to be listening to.  But now, He has gone and inserted His message into them.  What do they say?  “God will find you where you are”?  Apparently.  But, there’s got […]

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Tags: Theology of the Body · Pop Culture

Speeding and the Mosaic Law

May 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Yesterday, I got a chance again to attend Fr. John’s Bible study.  We are currently going over Galatians.  Particularly yesterday, we were talking about being justified through faith versus being justified by following the Mosaic law.
 With a law, there is the concept that if you break the law, you will incur a penalty.  The example […]

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Tags: Bible Study · Of Vice and Virtue

Déja Vu, All Over Again

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Have we as a society just given up on any sense of morality? I don’t typically read news articles. I don’t subscribe to the paper. I rarely look online at news sites. There’s so much depressing news out there. So, I figure that if there is something really important going on that I should know […]

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Tags: Health and Medicine

Who I Am, A-Z….

May 27th, 2008 · No Comments

The theme for this meme is: using the 26 letters of the alphabet, express who you are, what you do, your interests, what matters to you etc. You have to write it within 26 minutes.  Taken from Kasia:
Am a/an:
A. Avid talker
B. Bouncy
C. Competitive, Candid, Catholic (but not competitive in my Catholicism per se, no Rosary-making prayer-writing […]

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Tags: Meme

How My Car Teaches Me About God, Parenting and Myself

May 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments

I went to Mass this morning in a pretty good mood, about half-way into my trip, I put on a Podcast talking about what happens during Mass.  I am actually not sick today — feeling pretty good physically; so that helped my happy mood, too.  I was running a little late and walked into church […]

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Tags: Of Vice and Virtue · Of Trials Opportunities and Gifts · Prayer/Prayer Requests

Roasted Shallots

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Originally uploaded by CadyLy
I’ve never made shallots before, and I’m about to use them in 2 recipes for dinner on Saturday. I thought I would try roasting one first, just to see what it tasted like. Mostly, like onions.
This is also going to be my first time having one of my priests over […]

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Tags: Photography · Tales of my Amazing Priests · Of Trials Opportunities and Gifts

Translation, please!

May 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Okay, I had to go to the store before going home today.  Since the grocery store which I have been shopping at lately is right by my church, I thought it would be a great idea to stop by the chapel for a little while and “waste some time with the Lord.”
After praying for a […]

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Tags: Question of the Day · Humor of the Day · Prayer/Prayer Requests

Mmm… Ice Cream!

May 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments

You’re Mint Chocolate Chip.
Mint chocolate chip ice cream wakes up people’s taste buds, and you do the same thing when you walk into a room. The chocolatey bits represent your sweet, flirtatious side, and the minty flavor represents your high energy level. You are smart, witty, and you make a great first impression. Your friends […]

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Tags: Meme

Humor of the Day

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

1.  In our catechism class last night, we were talking about some of the new teachings of Jesus, compared to the Jewish Law.  Which, of course, prompted thoughts like this to circulate within my head, “If you even look at a Big Mac with lust, you have already added calories to your butt.”  Curse you, […]

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Tags: Bible Study · Humor of the Day

Schism

May 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Yesterday, as I was in my parents’ kitchen talking to them, a little body comes flying in the door and hugs me.
“I didn’t know you were here!” says Vanessa.  Before I could say anything else, she accuses, “And you went to see the Pope!  And you didn’t take ME!”
Here’s the part where I stand here […]

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Tags: Humor of the Day