Beautiful Mother Church
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Wednesday, March 14
Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.
A few months ago there was a popular You Tube Video entitled “Why I Hate... READ MORE
Most Fascinating Catholics of 2011
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Friday, December 23, 2011
For the past three years, I’ve pulled together a “most fascinating Catholics” list at the end of the year to attempt to shine the light on the amazing efforts of men and women, ordained, religious and lay, who are inspiring the world around them with incredibly effort and heart. You can take a peek back at my 2010 list here.
The amazing thing about this list has been how increasingly difficult it’s... READ MORE
Little Ones Reach Out
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Monday, January 17, 2011
Since I’m expecting twins, several friends have sent me links to this story, about how unborn twins interact in the womb.
Reading it, I nearly choked up a couple of times.
Italian researchers found that babies as young as 16 weeks (14 weeks into the pregnancy) reached out to touch each other in the womb. Analysis showed that the movements were deliberate - the babies were touching each other on purpose!... READ MORE
Rescued!
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Like Rebecca, I have been riveted by news of the Chilean miners. This rescue is amazing.
This morning, as I watched live coverage of one young man emerging from the rescue tube, I thought about the beautiful departure this kind of story is from so much of what we hear in the news. In the past few days I have read stories of suicides and bullying and of a young (mentally disturbed) woman throwing her... READ MORE
Tweet Out
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Friday, August 07, 2009
You may have heard about yesterday’s Twitter blackout, when the uber-popular social networking site was the target of a “denial-of-service attack” that left the site out-of-commission for several hours.
I was aware of the problem, which from my vantage looked basically like a three-hour gap in information. I was actually offline the entire time Twitter was down, and by the time I got online it was... READ MORE
Partied Out
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Friday, July 31, 2009
As promised, here is a shot of me and my man heading out to last week’s costume party.
I was sad because when I went back to find the extra-tall ‘fro wig, they were gone. So we settled on this mini-fro that still looked pretty good. I went as a Senora, and Paul was a basketball player from the 1970s. Of course, a few people thought he was dressed up as Richard Simmons so next time we might want to, ahem, think through the costume a bit more.
Either way, the evening was a blast, and I highly recommend you planning a costume party for your next big soiree.
Protect Your Family From Swine Flu
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, April 27, 2009
There is a good, very basic article over at abc.com about how to protect yourself and your family from the swine flu. As is usually the case, preventive medicine boils down to common sense.
“Simple preventive measures,” says the article, “such as washing hands frequently and avoiding people who are coughing or sneezing, can go a long way toward keeping Americans safe from the virus, which health officials... READ MORE
Being Cruel to be Kind
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Food on Friday, February 27, 2009
Let me start by saying I would never eat elephant. I don’t think I would anyway. Do people eat elephants?
On Ash Wednesday, however, this picture was on my homepage, as part of the National Geographic Photo of the Day.
All day long, it made me hungry for a giant cheeseburger. So I’m wondering, as we are on a meatless Friday, am I crazy or is there something about this picture?
Also, extra points to whomever can name the play from whence my post’s title comes. (My son was in this play today, and spoke that line.) Also, those quotations are an homage to Danielle’s post below. I love random quotation “marks.”
Boycott or Not?
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Friday, January 30, 2009
In several recent posts, I have noticed a lot of talk about boycotts, about taking a stand against a group who supports a position that you do not, or who would use your hard earned dollars to fund practices to which you morally object.
In the discussion on Girl Scout cookies, many of you mentioned that you don’t participate in Girl Scouts (or buy their cookies) because of their support of Planned... READ MORE
Inaugural Thoughts
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, January 20, 2009
I watched today’s inauguration ceremonies with whole-hearted enthusiasm. While I did not vote for Barack Obama, and have issues with many of his policies, I absolutely enjoyed the beauty of our democracy today.
The peaceful exchange from one administration to the next, the gathering of so many former presidents and vice-presidents, some Democrats, some Republicans, all there on the grand stage together—I... READ MORE
