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
A Day to Remember, In More Ways Than One
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Tuesday, May 26, 2009
On Memorial Day, we usually attend a parade and visit a cemetery to pray especially for the souls of our country’s service men and women who are buried there.
Yesterday, though, we managed to get the parade and cemetery visit all in one. Our small town had a parade complete with speeches, prayers, and a wreath laying ceremony at the center of town, at the town docks (on the lake), and at the cemetery.... READ MORE
Remembering Those Who Gave All
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Monday, May 25, 2009
Whatever your family’s plans for this Memorial Day, please remember to pause and say a prayer for those brave men and women who have given their lives in defense of our nation.
In particular, let us pray for the almost 400 service members who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since last Memorial Day.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace.
Amen.
Service Project Brainstorming
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Monday, February 23, 2009
Reader Sue Ann recently sent me this question:
“I would love to hear some “alternative” spring break ideas for families who won’t be taking a ski trip or Caribbean Island getaway this year. Specifically, for a larger-ish family, what ideas do people have for service projects? Ideas that work for the smallest to the oldest? I’m looking for a way to not jump out of the season of Lent during the week... READ MORE
Good and Faithful Servant
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Sunday, August 31, 2008
His master said to him, `Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.’
—Matthew 25:21
Lord, give us grace always to use our gifts for the good of Your people and Your Church.
Serving with a Smile
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Saturday, August 30, 2008
Earlier this week, my 8th grade son Adam attended part one of his annual two part Altar Server Training. On a blazing hot Fresno afternoon, after seven hours of sitting in a classroom and longing for a break, Adam and multiple serving colleagues met with our Coordinator to be briefed on the latest nuances in their duties in serving at the Lord’s altar.
I feel blessed beyond measure that both of my... READ MORE
Catholic Coffeehouse Dwellers
Posted by Celeste Behe in Everyday Apostles on Tuesday, August 19, 2008
By Celeste Behe
St. Killian’s, Christendom
Kaylie Miller
When she was 15 years old, Kaylie Miller made a promise to herself: She would not attend a Catholic college. But her resolve faded when she visited the campus of Christendom College in Front Royal, Va.
“I fell in love with the place,” recalls Kaylie, now 24. “I had a meeting with Dr. [Timothy] O’Donnell, president of the college, and he half-jokingly... READ MORE
Loving Jesus, Serving Others
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Homemaking on Thursday, August 14, 2008
Cooking is a challenge for me. If you’ve known me longer than two minutes, you are already aware of this bit of my personal trivia. It’s not that I burn the food or give my family salmonella – it’s just very, very tough for me to decide what to cook, and then (when that overwhelming task is complete) to actually want to make the effort to cook it.
You can imagine, then, when the occasion arises to... READ MORE
