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Fr. Repsys

July 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Photo credit to MyFoxDetroit.com.
I was just made aware of the fact that this past weekend, our archdiocese lost one of our priests. He died trying to save his drowning nephew.
I didn’t know Fr. Repsys, but it does not surprise me that he gave his life trying to save another. That’s what priests do. [...]

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Tags: Prayer/Prayer Requests · Tales of my Amazing Priests

Seven Quick Takes Sunday

July 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments

The other Jennie does it on Friday. So I’m a little late. What else is new? :)
1. Broken McSickyPants
This is my new name. My medical issues have only gotten worse. I still have the continual chest pain (which has now become more pronounced) and dyspnea on exertion. Lately, [...]

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Tags: Health and Medicine · Neat Things I Didn't Author · Of Trials Opportunities and Gifts · Photography · Sacraments · Tales of my Amazing Priests

Whoops!

July 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Leaving Mass this morning, Fr. Anonymous was trying to wish me a good day.
Fr. A: “Hope you have a good day! We just received Jesus, so . . . . Oh . . . . I guess that means it’s all downhill from here.”
LOL! :)

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Tags: Humor of the Day · Tales of my Amazing Priests

Tennis

July 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

After Mass, Lindsay and I went to the Troy Civic Center and played tennis for a little while. It was so much fun! We haven’t played in quite a while. The courts were completely empty, unlike the completely full ones at Athens we had first looked at. Good thing they were, [...]

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Snails

July 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments

This morning I went with Lindsay to St. A’s for the rosary and 9:30 am Mass, which was to be a healing Mass. I was looking forward to getting anointed, since I have had all these medical things going on and figured that God can heal me better than the doctors, who have yet [...]

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Tags: Health and Medicine · Jennspeak · Of Trials Opportunities and Gifts · Sacraments · St. Anastasia · Tales of my Amazing Priests

Follow our Archbishop as he goes on pilgrimage to Rome!

June 25th, 2009 · No Comments

Archbishop Vigneron has established a blog so that the faithful may share in his pilgrimage to Rome. Below is an explanation of the purpose of the blog, taken from the site:
As he travels to the Vatican to receive the pallium from Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron invites the faithful from the [...]

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Shameless Plug

June 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

Well, since Fr. Acervo, our associate pastor at Our Lady of Good Counsel, has seen fit to put a shameless plug in the bulletin, I figure I will help him out with some advertising of my own! :) He has set up his own blog!!! :) Please check it out here.

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Year of the Priest

June 19th, 2009 · No Comments

Obviously, this is going to be the Best Year Ever!!!! :)
I am so excited and my heart is so full of squee! :) I have been doing the happy dance in anticipation of this day, this year, since I first heard about it. I cannot wait to see all of the [...]

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Tags: Prayer/Prayer Requests · Tales of my Amazing Priests

Take Nothing for Granted

June 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Last night, my brother came over, which was great. I don’t get to see him all that often. He stayed until about 12:15 am, when I finally had to go to bed, so that I’d be able to get up this morning. About 3 am or so, my roommate woke up and [...]

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Father

May 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments

D r i v e s s l o o o o w w w w w w w w w . . . .
Oh, wait. No, that’s the speed limit. Huh. Haven’t seen that in a while…. :)
It wasn’t “tailgating,” it was . . [...]

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