Jury Duty Dilemma
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Tuesday, June 28, 2011
It happens about once a year - I stroll out to the mailbox suspecting nothing but the latest bills and ads and am greeted by a simple teal letter: my summons for jury duty. It always seems to come at the most inconvenient times, when taking hours to head downtown and sit in a room waiting feels like an awful fate. But the truth is, there is never a more convenient time and once I get there, I typically... READ MORE
"Love Itself Purifies The Soul"
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, January 13, 2011
The Holy Father preached yesterday’s audience on the “third Catherine”—Catherine of Genoa.
(She joins St. Catherine of Siena and St. Catherine of Bologna.)
She’s best known for her teaching on Purgatory, but what fascinates me about her is that she was a married woman with an active apostolate who nonetheless attained the very heights of mystical union with God.
Raised in a pious home, she had a troubled... READ MORE
Praying for Veterans
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Thursday, November 11, 2010
I highly recommend reading the essay that Rebecca linked to in honor of Veterans’ Day. I found it inspiring and thought-provoking.
In the meantime, in honor of this day, I thought it would be nice to publicly acknowledge the veterans in our lives, both living and dead. What better way to honor veterans than by praying for them?
In the comments section of this post, please list any loved ones who’ve served in the armed forces. If you have loved ones in active duty, feel free to share their names as well. It’ll be our special Faith & Family Veterans’ Day Prayer List.
I’ll begin with my own list in the comments.
A New Bishop For Los Angeles
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Wednesday, April 07, 2010
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has a new coadjutor bishop.
A coadjutor is sort of a co-bishop who automatically succeeds the current bishop upon his retirement.
This means that when Cardinal Roger Mahoney retires, Bishop Jose Gomez, born Mexican and naturalized American, will inherit the nation’s second largest diocese.
There have been all kinds of responses (mostly jubilant) to the news of this... READ MORE
Holy Thursday Reflection
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Thursday, April 01, 2010
Some thoughts on the meaning of service and the Eucharist from Cardinal Justin Rigali, the Archbishop of Philadelphia:
Honoring St. Joseph
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, March 19, 2010
Our little guy has a fever and a stuffy nose, and he’s awoken every forty-five minutes since his bedtime two hours ago.
All evening, my husband has been sprinting up to the bedroom at the first sound of each awakening. He picks up Blaise, shushes him, and rocks his warm little body back to sleep.
After the baby’s eyes have closed again, Bryan will gently lay him down, then lie next to him for a few... READ MORE
Casual Fridays - Above and Beyond
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Friday, March 05, 2010
I want to send a special hank you to Daniel, the twenty-something year old miracle worker who inspired this week’s installment of Casual Fridays. Honestly, sometimes one of the most difficult parts of blogging is coming up with good ideas. It’s always amazing to me how the Holy Spirit sends me people like Daniel when I’m feeling most “brain dead” and uninspired…coincidence? I think not.
Yesterday,... READ MORE
Patrick Kennedy Retires
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Friday, February 12, 2010
Rep. Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island announced his retirement yesterday.
He was last in the news for a public tiff with his bishop over his support for abortion and receiving communion.
Even as that debate was going on, however, Kennedy, having just lost his father, was re-thinking his life.
I think you’ll find this “exit interview” with the Boston Herald touching.
It’s a good reminder that grace is always at work, and our political opponents—even when they are emphatically in the wrong, for example on the abortion question—may be closer than we know to conversion.
I can say in my own life that I was never more emphatically “Protestant” than when I was closest to conversion, but not yet ready to admit it to myself or anyone else.
I pray for Patrick Kennedy, and I hope he finds what he is looking for.
Getting What You Pay For
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Tuesday, February 02, 2010
This past weekend my husband and I went out for dinner. I ordered crab cakes, and they were great, with big lumps of crab and almost no filler. Unfortunately, they were also lukewarm.
I politely asked for the crab cakes to be reheated a little, but instead they brought me new ones. Which were, unfortunately, actually colder than their predecessors. I had Bryan stick his finger into the center of one... READ MORE
Mandatory Volunteerism
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Friday, July 10, 2009
My fourteen year old Adam’s halo is shining brightly today. He spent the first three days of this week on our parish’s immersion “mission” serving the homeless in downtown Fresno. Adam and about nine other high school students joined our Youth Director Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at our local shelter. In the morning, they performed food service duties and other manual jobs at the shelter. In... READ MORE
