Critical Mass

A little while back, I posted, asking all of you to pray for Henry, who was born 2 months premature.
(Original postings here and here)
As you can see, Henry is doing well, getting big, and already digging into those ham sandwiches! :)
(Okay, okay, the photo is staged… but still….)

Thank you so much for your prayers! [...]

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A friend e-mailed me, asking if I would serve as Eucharistic minister this weekend in her place, which I gladly accepted. I arrived early to sign up for a spot, but when I arrived, all the “bread” positions were taken (why they call it “bread” and “cup,” I have no idea, because we only [...]

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Since tomorrow is Divine Mercy Sunday, I thought it would be best to reconcile myself with God. I figured that my priests at my home parish would probably be quite busy, so I decided to drive down to St. Bonaventure in Detroit.

It had only been 2 weeks or so since my last confession, but I [...]

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by Thomas à Kempis, published by Vintage Spiritual Classics:
“…the union he desires with God is sacramentally achieved on earth whenever he partakes of Christ’s gift of His Body and Blood in the Eucharist.” — Introduction, page xxxvii
“No one undergoes a stronger struggle than the man who tries to subdue himself.” — Book 1, Chapter [...]

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I have TONS of pictures for your viewing pleasure!
But for now, I will leave you with just one:

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I’m probably going to end up repeating myself a lot on this blog, but praying the Liturgy of the Hours/Christian Prayer really gets me sometimes — and I just have to share! :)
To you, Lord, we lift up our souls; rescue us, do not let us be put to shame for calling out to [...]

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On the drive in this morning, it was raining and I was driving perhaps a little more carefully, because I was thinking over the bills I needed to pay during lunchtime, and realized that my car insurance was a little overdue. (Hey, it was Holy Week! I had other things to think about!)
On [...]

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I thought this was hilarious! Biggby coffee already has as their largest size a 24 oz, which is 4 oz larger than a Starbucks Venti (my usual size). But then, I was randomly looking at Biggby Bob’s blog and found THIS!
Check it out, you will laugh too! Happy Wednesday!
Says something about us, [...]

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Co-worker Kathy gets off the phone and her face is bright red. We ask why. “I said ‘Amen!’ instead of ‘Goodbye!’,” she says. Then, she looks at me, “This is all your influence!!! You need to tell your priests what you are doing to me!”
I will take the credit/blame.

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H/T to Jennie C.

This is a rather disturbing image. Jennie (the other Jennie :) is right, it looks like religious icon art. You know, I do hope that President Obama becomes a saint one day. I hope that everyone makes it home. However, with his public actions, especially regarding life [...]

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