Prayer Journal
for Papa and Mama's continued health. for T and M's marriage -- for strength to persevere through the trials. for A's conversion, and a life-changing experience. Health for Bong always. Protection from temptation. That people will see him for the wonderful person he...
Decluttering, Again
Image: Sarah Brown It's the Third Week of Lent, and we have not made much progress on our goal to PURGE, PURGE, PURGE. We have so much STUFF! We've been here two years, and I can't really make the excuse anymore that we've been moving, this is our 9th home in 18+...
Learning the Liturgy of the Hours
One of the things I promised myself to do this Lenten season is to learn how to pray the Divine Office. As a poorly catechized Catholic, I still get things mixed up, so I *think* the Divine Office is the same as the Liturgy of the Hours, and the Breviary, but please...
Litany of Humility
O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me. From the desire of being esteemed... Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being loved... From the desire of being extolled ... From the desire of being honored ... From the desire of being praised ... From the desire of...
In the Thick of Advent
How's your Advent going? Ours is still pretty tame, much tamer than it has been in years past. There is something to be said about getting oneself organized enough BEFORE the holiday rush. I'll have to make a resolution list about the holidays soon, but first on that...
The Plan for Advent and Christmas
Image: Tim Mossholder Scripture Readings for Jesse Tree Advent Wreath Prayer December 2, First Sunday of Advent Purple Tablecloth, Purple Ornaments Jesse Tree Ornament 5 - camel / Abraham December 3 St. Francis Xavier - Read aloud from Saints and Feast Days Trace Paul...
Motu Proprio Explanation & Commentary
Thank God for people like Jimmy Akin. His thorough commentary on the Motu Proprio can be found here. For those of us who understand nothing, or next to nothing, about these matters. The Original in Latin -- might want to try translating this with the kids... will...
i LOVE Francisco Tatad
Image: Solen Feyissa read it! i don't know Tatad, don't know much about him, just know from googling that a lot of Pinoys hate him, but just reading this piece from him, i have to say i probably would be interested to read/hear other things he has to say. Copying...
Mary Gardens
The Mary Garden spreadsheet is now a Google spreadsheet which you can view here. The list of Mary's flowers was taken from Mary's Gardens: 100 Plants For A Larger Mary Garden. The spreadsheet includes information on each flower, i.e., by Latin name, ordering link...
Catholic Homeschooling Mom Food Blogs!!!
Image: Abishek Hajare I am beyond excited. I am jumping up and down and can't keep still!!! My fellow homeschooling moms have started their own food blogs and I just can't contain myself. This is a day I've been praying for for the longest time. These are the gals who...
Reflections on Psalm 118
Image: Alex Shute Oftentimes I worry about what people think, and how they view me.Though I have said many times that I don't care what others think, deep down, I do.These are the moments when I forget that my singular focus should be the LordAnd that I should work to...
Prayer List
for Papa - continued healthfor Bong - that the allergen may be found so we can avoid it!for Migi, Aisa and Paco - that karate testing may go without a hitch this weekendfor our safe travel this weekendfor C&M - that the Holy Spirit will enlighten them and they'll...
Still Chuckling / The Law of Diminishing Returns
These people are just too clever. One of my friends sent me these two links this morning -- and had me laughing and almost falling off my chair. I must admit, I am not a Food Network fan. Nothing against these TV chefs, it's just I'm still suffering from overload from...
Lakror: An Albanian Meat Pie
Gezuar vitin e ri 2006!! Albanian cuisine is typical of the Balkans, and similar to other Mediterranean cuisines. Albania was under Turkish subjugation for almost 500 years, so their cuisine shows a lot of Turkish influence. Because of proximity, however, some regions...
Happy New Year!
A blessed 2006 to each and every one of you! We kick off the year with Vasilopita, which comes to us from the Greek Orthodox Church. It is a traditional bread served on New Year's Eve or New Year's Day. Rich with eggs and butter, this bread is named after St. Basil...