tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5120162347210216802011-12-04T10:01:08.328-05:00Chronicles of a Catholic mom, wife, lawyer, professor, daughter, sister, mentor, boss, and employee embarked on the perilous journey PAST 40Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.comBlogger4771100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-13365993692740595172010-08-22T08:30:00.000-04:002010-08-22T08:53:06.362-04:00

Long time no blog! For the dozen or so of you who read this regularly, mea culpa...but most of you know what I've been up to courtesy of Facebook. Beloved: still in the Middle EastPrincess: 16, sweet, still dating the nice drummer boy, who is headed to college for pre-med studies. A few months ago, she decided she'd had enough of the Peyton Place of a CINO high school she goes to, fought a tough

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-90568075844128942702010-02-13T10:46:00.002-05:002010-02-13T10:53:04.969-05:00

Hello friends -I have not forsaken you! I have been busy (as you facebook people can attest) and have had so little time to get through a day, let alone blog about anything that you all haven't all said better than I could. :) Having the Blackberry has made facebook - which I swore I would not use - the easiest way to communicate the daily triumphs and tragedies of life in my corner of the

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-35958032366115214602009-12-08T12:11:00.004-05:002009-12-08T12:22:20.858-05:00

Checking in from my mostly computerless existence...hope you are all doing well and are virus-free. All is going along nicely in our little corner of nowhere, HM is pleased with the current Princess situation, so there hasn't been much to post about. I was rather stunned to find this nice little article about today's Feast Day on the mainstream AOL feed. How in the world did that make it past

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-5485501948306766432009-11-29T00:09:00.002-05:002009-11-29T00:12:13.640-05:00

(Taylor Swift is so darn cute and funny!)

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-27998992844300780112009-11-11T00:21:00.004-05:002009-11-11T00:28:39.121-05:00

Busy day here...masons, car work, speech therapist, dance, and chaperoning for the teenagers...so here's a retro Happy 234th Birthday shout out to the USMC from when I had time to assemble long posts last year, and a big THANK YOU to all our Veterans....please please please take a moment to pray for those who have fallen while serving our country, all those who have served honorably in our past,

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-58941330948337908012009-11-04T09:27:00.003-05:002009-11-04T09:30:27.844-05:00

...have their tender spots, especially for our four legged friends! I love this story!!!Ooh Rah!!!

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-60555657246608222932009-11-03T13:13:00.005-05:002009-11-03T15:16:14.932-05:00

Yes! HeloMom lives...Well, even as the continuing scarcity of time to post persists, the amount of activity here at the hangar has picked up again.Updates:Athlete continues to carry a torch from afar, but has bungled matters beyond repair. More on that in a minute.Westley, the Beautiful Stranger, has made his long-term intentions known. He leaves December 1st for boot camp. He acknowledges that

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-63834395487958542972009-11-03T09:03:00.003-05:002009-11-03T09:06:46.409-05:00

They still hate us.Just sayin'.Hard to "dialogue" when someone's been charged with reaping your infidel's head, or a least knifing you or beating you until you're bedridden and (better yet) "lose one of your senses."

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-91546549692745263992009-10-21T21:11:00.003-04:002009-10-21T21:15:42.638-04:00

Dear Little Boy,I know that you are very excited about the new, huge 2-year molars that you have coming in at the moment. They open up entirley new vistas and avenues of culinary possibilities.But could you please stop reaching back to feel them as they poke through? Because in all honesty, I'm kinda tired of cleaning up vomit.Thanks for your consideration.I love you,Mamma

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-3435009613627662692009-10-18T19:03:00.003-04:002009-10-18T19:08:44.580-04:00

Our little Therese is 12 today. She spent her birthday weekend babysitting so I could watch the Princess cheer at her last football home game, going to vounteer at a food pantry, attending another friend's party, (insisting that she did not want to have a party of her own, and would rather have dinner out at her favorite diner and be with "just the family" with a simple home-made cake) and is

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-25099450631323069172009-10-09T07:58:00.005-04:002009-10-09T08:26:41.661-04:00

ARE YOU [EXPLETIVE] KIDDING ME?!?Between this and Al Gore, my theory that a peace prize given in the name of the inventor of dynamite is no longer ironic...it's friggin' ridiculous.Bono deserved it more than either of these two clowns.Trying to "open up dialogue with the Muslim world?" Has that been helpful? That's up there with the dress Michelle Obama wore to the CMOH ceremony for Sgt. Jared

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-42388002671394951942009-10-09T01:17:00.000-04:002009-10-08T16:18:35.995-04:00

The photo is both priceless and heartbreaking....Little Girl Can't Let go as Sergeant Daddy Leaves For Iraq - ParentDish

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-21331137328115258662009-10-08T16:22:00.000-04:002009-10-08T16:22:29.936-04:00

LOLOLOL!!!!! One of Vincenzo's finest!!!!!SANCTE PATER: THE Z-TEAM!

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-57411616126867059552009-10-08T14:30:00.003-04:002009-10-08T14:44:27.499-04:00

I don't know about you, but around here in the middle of nowhere, NY we had a cool, rainy, cruddy summer and the fall isn't much better. Yesterday we had a wind advisory, and just as we were about to hit our leaf peak....lost a lot of leaves. And a few branches, one of which (from a massive 100-foot pine or spruce in our yard) narrowly missed a neighbor's car. Whew!Inside the domestic church,

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-83498719650127014272009-10-05T00:36:00.004-04:002009-10-05T00:51:59.232-04:00

Well, it's a bit late in the evening, but I was reflecting with the girlies earlier about how it's been five years since we were climbing the hills and trudging the beautiful cobbled streets of Assissi, watching all the processions and even sneaking into the Basilica at the tail-end of Mass...getting lost but then gloriously found when we finally reached St. Clare's abbey...what an experience!

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-68394699236373691542009-09-22T13:23:00.004-04:002009-09-22T13:38:15.839-04:00

Should Ted Kennedy have been denied funerial rites? Hmmm....I see it from both sides, inasmuch as Mr. Kennedy took a very prominent, anti-Catholic position on pivotal issues such as abortion, sterilization based population control and healthcare, and same-sex "marriage." However, because we who are reading (and writing) about this simply cannot know the extent or nature of his private

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-41713906239365329922009-09-20T10:37:00.006-04:002009-09-20T11:36:43.113-04:00

Remember me? Yes, the HeloMom is still without her laptop (a hard business for a late-night, before-bed authoress..my library downstairs is a fishbowl and so darn cold at night!) but a new school year is upon us and there is much to discuss. So I'm sitting downstairs at the desktop because I love...and because I decided to go to cheater Mass at 5 and have some free time on my hands. :)Anyhoo.....

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-4890572942332318932009-09-18T23:23:00.000-04:002009-09-18T23:23:00.937-04:00

Another act of selflessness and sacrifice by one of our brave soldiers, whose heartbroken dad will receive his posthumous Congressional Medal of Honor. Read through the article (link below) to you get to the part about his dining room table. That's what true goodness and everyday heroism is about.Thank you Sgt. Monti.Requiescat in Pace.

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-231109648355547242009-09-18T15:20:00.002-04:002009-09-18T15:23:17.628-04:00

Anyone still out there? :(Still laptopless, so not a lot of time or availability to post until today, because the new desktop is here - at last! So I have been confined to the Blackberry for the most part since d-day. I have resolved to wait until the new WIndows program comes out to get a new laptop, so will be borrowing one for the time being. Just sayin' - I will catch up with you all over

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-5234390202706166792009-09-04T00:37:00.003-04:002009-09-04T00:41:44.950-04:00

Spent the past few days laptopless...so, my savvy compatrots, should I replace motherboard or just say eff-it and start anew?

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-37478581521184238362009-08-31T15:26:00.005-04:002009-08-31T15:33:16.540-04:00

I am inexpressibly sad to learn that Bishop Martino of Scranton has resigned. This article is infuriating - Teddy Kennedy was a more prominent Catholic figure than our Bishops, true, but somehow the author seems to imply or equate prominence with moral authority. And while the author hints at a divide with the Vatican and Bp. Martino, where's the explanation?I'm just sick at heart. I need a

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-45008433177142841292009-08-30T23:57:00.000-04:002009-08-30T23:57:00.246-04:00

As with the Michael Jackson saga, I've kept the tv off throughout the Ted Kennedy coverage. I have always had very strong (and negative) feelings about how he has conducted his personal and political life, and yet...there's something about that flawed family that has always made me feel sorry for them. So here's an article containing the text of his letter to the Pope and the response he

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-71234090114899963662009-08-30T14:21:00.003-04:002009-08-30T14:52:15.273-04:00

...but fear not, we are still here! Some technical difficulties around here with a new computer and an additional laptop trying to become part of the family wireless network. New desktop computer: replaces the one we've had since before moving to this middle of nowhere place in December of 2003. Additional laptop:The Beloved is home! For 13 days, but hey - a man's gotta have his technology.

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-2273519677197481442009-08-21T11:49:00.003-04:002009-08-21T12:00:05.590-04:00

and you broke it.The faith of the American people, that is. According to reports this morning, The One is experiencing a dip in the polls. I wonder if the "I inherited this mess" blame game/press conference will make the evening news...

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-67205486133074344952009-08-21T00:48:00.005-04:002009-08-21T00:55:08.987-04:00

Don't look now...but I have NOTHING on my calendar tomorrow after 12 pm, Saturday is clear, and there's no cheerleading practice on Sunday. Please, dear Lord...let us be activity and disaster-free for those 60 precious hours...I hit the $5 movie rack at Target again...this is becoming a sickness...but I got "Rebecca" with my secret childhood romantic idol...Sir Laurence Olivier.Can't wait!!!

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-303911997541139232009-08-18T23:54:00.001-04:002009-08-19T00:12:47.316-04:00

Well, as some of you now know, the Princess was finally diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. Suckfest.We have had such a busy summer with the tutoring, the speech therapy for The Boy, karate, ballroom, and the big math exam...no time for vacation (except Therese, who got to sneak away to visit cousins and then a week trip to Quebec with grandma), and now we get this wretched news after all her hard

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-75846475838543232652009-08-13T09:47:00.006-04:002009-08-18T15:59:09.783-04:00

I have been a quietly political creature just about all my life. When I was in 5th grade, I asked for subscriptions to Newsweek and Psychology Today for Christmas - my mother thought I was nuts for asking, so the latter was probably particularly apt. Like my religious beliefs and convictions (although those didn't solidify until much later) I have always made it a point to be well versed in both

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-35339409655484489302009-08-12T22:40:00.008-04:002009-08-20T00:35:27.646-04:00

Ahhh....it has been a hectic few weeks around here, as the Princess prepares to take her state exam in Geometry, and is still battling the strange intestinal scourge that caused her healthy appendix to be removed in February. Still no concrete diagnosis - spent several hours with a pained Princess at the ER last night. She's fine, full of anti-inflammatories, and studying like crazy.Anyway.St.

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-50567317320559988612009-08-04T13:16:00.003-04:002009-08-04T13:34:04.139-04:00

Well some professional obligations are keeping HM quite busy of late, but here's the overdue update on the Westley-Buttercup ice-cream social:1. Nice, well mannered young man. HM likes him.2. His first "date" ever. He just turned 18.3. His parents allowed him to go, but he pointedly neglected to tell his older siblings he went out to meet over ice cream with a...gulp...Catholic girl. One who is a

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-73265490061752414882009-07-31T00:12:00.002-04:002009-07-31T00:17:59.323-04:00

Beautiful Stranger takes the lead:Westley and Buttercup are scheduled to meet - ice cream social is tomorrow....tensions are high....cute little sundresses are littering the hallways and bathrooms....hair options are being considered.....HM will update you accordingly, after dodging the "does this make my butt look big?" and "I think I'm getting arm fat!" bullets several dozen more times between

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-65313775910537952222009-07-28T00:09:00.004-04:002009-07-28T00:19:30.333-04:00

I just realized that I have not watched the evening news (or anything, actually) since the Beloved was here back in June for Princess' prom. I turned my bedroom tv on to check the weather for tomorrow (a day without rain?!?) and realized it was tuned to ESPN. I NEVER watch ESPN unless he's here.:(My ONE single day (including Sundays) without 2-4 different kid-related practices, speech therapy,

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-29670486564576543902009-07-23T22:40:00.005-04:002009-07-23T23:54:22.295-04:00

If you are a Princess, do you choose to remain with a Beautiful Liar (Beyonce, Beyonce...Shakira, Shakira)...or do you take a chance on a Beautiful Stranger (Madonna, Madonna)???The Beautiful LiarMore drama with the belaguered Princess/Athlete duo...another spat erupted over the original lying episode. The Princess, whether sadly or luckily, has inherited her mother's cross-examination skills and

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-23152224588355598682009-07-17T00:09:00.004-04:002009-07-17T01:27:47.461-04:00

Speluncae Gratias...an award/meme from our favorite club-wielding Cavey:Now here's the deal - you must divulge 10 truths about yourself, and then pass the award along to 7 others. I tag you ALL if you're reading this and especially if you're on the blogroll. I've been so swamped I've not had a chance to catch up with all of you in weeks!!! Which leads me to.... TEN TRUE THINGS ABOUT ME: 1.

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-36915905027310728242009-07-16T12:02:00.006-04:002009-07-16T12:40:53.851-04:00

Hahaha....Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, and the Feast of the Scapular of Mt. Carmel. On this day in 1251, our Blessed Mother appeared to St. Simon Stock and presented him with the scapular and promises special favors and protection to those who wear the scapular.I've had to fight to wear mine each time I've had a baby or any other sort of minor surgery - the best was my knee

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-46102501456432580942009-07-10T23:49:00.004-04:002009-07-11T00:04:38.379-04:00

Dearest Little Boy,It's me, Mamma.Please start talking to Mamma. I'd love to hear your little voice saying stuff to Mamma. The hooting, squealing, giggling, and screeching are good."I love you, Mamma" would be great.The nice speech therapy ladies always tell me how much they love you. But it's nowhere near how much I love you. And even though you haven't said so, I know how much you love

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-88354005501243220492009-07-06T12:40:00.002-04:002009-07-06T17:21:45.414-04:00

Well, well, well.....look who's back in business!Sort of.We had a rollercoaster ride of a holiday weekend around here. The weather finally became tolerable (sun, low 70's) in time for the 4th, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the rest of this week, as we have houseguests who deserve to get out and see more than toddler tv on the flatscreen all week. That said, the heater is still kicking

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-27100857382414415922009-07-02T11:17:00.003-04:002009-07-02T11:40:45.021-04:00

Another week has blown by - literally. It has been cold, gray, rainy, and crappy here for the past week. We had a severe thunderstorm on Friday that knocked our internet service and telephones out until Tuesday afternoon. (More on that in a bit). My basement is leaking, my hair is frizzy, my flowerbeds got crushed by hail yesterday, and I truly believe I am suffering from a bout of S.A.D. in

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-4417945672769364102009-06-25T00:34:00.004-04:002009-06-25T00:45:48.870-04:00

Yep, it's Johannestag - the feast of St. John the Baptist (and the Boy's second anniversary of his baptism...how can that be?!?) - so we had a mini-bonfire (Johannesfeuer) and cooked hotdogs and s'mores out on the patio on one of the first truly GORGEOUS summer evenings here in the middle of nowhere.Thank the Lord...for sending John ahead of his cousin and for instituting the Sacrament that

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-24679535793309149602009-06-22T01:06:00.003-04:002009-06-22T02:00:14.858-04:00

Yes, I'm afraid it's true. Our favorite young couple is no more, as of this past Monday evening. Nearly 8 months of mostly fun, mixed with a fair amount of frustration, has come to a peaceful end. Mostly peaceful, anyway.There was no big "incident" - no cheating, no new boy or girl, no more shouting, no would-be chivalrous fistfights....nope, nothing like that. It came down to a few seemingly

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-23693887538542076382009-06-22T01:00:00.002-04:002009-06-22T01:03:57.401-04:00

A little late in the evening, but heartfelt wishes to all you present and future Dads, and especially to our dear collared Fathers who so lovingly deal with flocks of spiritual children - our temper tantrums and our triumphs - for a lifetime.Thank you, and God bless you all.

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-48432534466170279872009-06-17T07:51:00.001-04:002009-06-17T07:53:06.668-04:00

Fr. Cutie got married yesterday. I wonder if they're registered anywhere.

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-62432122262015194122009-06-14T23:01:00.003-04:002009-06-14T23:06:52.144-04:00

I am ashamed to admit it, but we don't currently have a flag! It blew away last summer. (It's flown from outside our bedroom window, so definitely an act of weather, not teens/terrorists)However, at the family picnic today, I wore a red tanktop, a white blouse, blue jeans....and my totally patriotic stars and stripes Birkenstocks....and in so doing, horrified the more footwear-fashion-conscious

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-27707838942996259802009-06-14T21:48:00.004-04:002009-06-14T22:13:47.602-04:00

Hello friends....yes, I am alive! I am well! Thank you for your kind inquiries. The Beloved is still in town (yay!), but leaves tomorrow (boo!). I can report that the Prom went relatively well. The Athlete was still in a fair amount of pain and under strict orders to take it easy and only dance the slow dances, which he did - each one - with the Princess. He had a better date with Vicodin

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-38767473858597716792009-06-05T00:06:00.003-04:002009-06-05T01:41:00.476-04:00

Well, friends, if you read the post below, you know how this past week has ended, but let's get back to where it started.Part One: Psycho ReduxOn Tuesday, late in the balmy evening, Princess and I were up - way past bedtime - having a long discussion about life, boys, relationships with Tall Boys, prom, colleges, that kinda stuff. We heard Jack the Vicious Predator running about up on the third

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-90774711174293954392009-06-04T21:47:00.003-04:002009-06-04T21:52:22.689-04:00

...and I mean that literally! Yes, the Athlete was feeling ill last night, physician father told him to suck it up and go to bed....and so once he started throwing up, dad relented and Athlete went into the ER this morning, complaining of severe pain on the right side.He had his appendix out this afternoon.Prom is Saturday.He swears he will be at the prom, no matter what. Princess vows that she

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-48848671597533180652009-05-31T00:40:00.004-04:002009-05-31T01:06:33.048-04:00

...belongs in his mouth. Or perhaps it should be up his....okay never mind.As noted in a recent dispatch, there have been a number of scandals and fist fights at the local quasi-Catholic high school, and the Athlete started one of 'em. As was also noted, Princess was not pleased that he did so, and they had a tiff about it that escalated into a full-on fight, wherein he raised his voice and let

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-15528739767311084452009-05-29T14:40:00.000-04:002009-05-29T14:40:07.478-04:00

The Cross Reference: Statement from Fr. Cutié's (former) Archbishop

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-56517809192374344362009-05-28T22:48:00.006-04:002009-05-28T23:22:58.242-04:00

It's been about 18 months now since we were all wringing our hands over Fr. Francis Mary Stone's decision to leave the priesthood due to his relationship with a woman he met through his ministry at EWTN. He was about to become a biological father. Yep, he sinned, defied his priestly vows and vocation - and he was publicly bludgeoned for it. He then had to choose between walking away from his

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-28098468671966447762009-05-26T20:40:00.004-04:002009-05-26T21:04:26.716-04:00

Today the CA Supreme Court did the right thing.They interpreted the CA Constitution.They did not play politically correct games, they didn't let personal feelings and/or minority activist agendas overtake the rule of law. They looked at Proposition 8, which passed by a majority of the popular vote (which took place at the same time as the liberal landslide that was the '08 election), and decided

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-48052158866543437942009-05-22T17:13:00.002-04:002009-05-22T17:16:24.533-04:00

Remember the fallen, pray for them, honor their service.And be glad we have young men like this one on the wall protecting his compatriots and all of us here at home.(Kid, you may love NY, but I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!)

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-91255573607451219672009-05-20T06:54:00.006-04:002009-05-22T17:13:24.942-04:00

Update #2: The verdict is in - not an osseous tumor...not a lipoma...looks like a traumatic injury but the kid wasn't injured there in recent memory. Very strange.Update: 48 hours, no result. Dad is a physician, you'd think they'd let him know sooner than us mere mortals. I don't like it.Gentle readers: the Athlete found a golfball mass on the inner ridge of his shin bone, between the muscle

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-61372696953471895742009-05-19T08:57:00.005-04:002009-05-19T10:14:23.645-04:00

A conundrum for us all to ponder from the "is it me?" category...Let's take a trip to Theoretical Island, and let's say you're a teacher in a quasi-Catholic school system. Your kid goes to junior prom, then has a bunch of friends over afterwards to hang out in your house/back yard to build a fire and "make s'mores."Do you:A. Say no, because it's late, it's prom night, and you never know with kids

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-37071593835883950982009-05-16T14:16:00.004-04:002009-05-16T14:19:50.824-04:00

If he had a spine or was orthodox at all? The latest proposed gay marriage bill is wending its way through the corrupt corridors of Albany, and we get this predictably weak "statement" of what the Church opposes, but not its titular head in the DOR. No educating, no expounding on the sacramental nature of marriage...just some happy social justice/civil rights crap.How unrefreshingly typical.

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-36272810618110101942009-05-16T11:55:00.005-04:002009-05-16T12:51:16.492-04:00

Ugh...what a week. For some reason, I stupidly believed that I could repaint my kitchen in 2-3 days.Yeah....NO.For starters, I now know that I have a total of 27 cabinets in my kitchen, and 13 drawers. So I had to empty all that, sorting and dumping stuff as I went. You don't want to know what my dining room looks like. The table I was given by my m-i-l when we moved here has four leaves, is 120"

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-58484873531792839202009-05-10T21:34:00.001-04:002009-05-10T21:34:00.705-04:00

H/T: Dearest Thorn

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To all you mammas out there!!!Children and I are heading to Mass (where I will pray in thanksgiving for the 3 babies I have and for those who I didn't get to meet here, but hope to meet in Heaven, as well as for all of you and your beloved departed moms and grandmothers) then we will head to our friend's restaurant for brunch, then roadtripping off to an outlet mall with the proceeds from my last

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-15197972092609578502009-05-07T23:54:00.005-04:002009-05-08T08:34:37.700-04:00

Two news stories that I managed to catch today....1. About time this dirtbag goes down. One wife will get justice, anyway.and now the one that really upsets and discourages me....2. Padre Cutie...porque?18 months ago, it was Fr. Francis. Now Fr. Alberto. More egg on the face of the Church, sure, but what disturbs me most about their stories is how well Satan picks his prey...two very bright men,

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-7036169439107967292009-05-07T11:13:00.001-04:002009-05-07T11:13:00.109-04:00

But I'm gonna change all that...HeloMom has done the unthinkable...The Tall Boy turns 18 in a few weeks, and HeloMom and Princess have come up with theBEST.GIFT.EVER.for our particular Athlete. (And no, it has nothing to do with offering him my daughter's hand in marriage, nothing to do with her much at all, really....)We are so proud of ourselves!!!There will be tears of joy. (There'd better be

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-64425894837059161572009-05-06T22:31:00.006-04:002009-05-06T22:45:50.325-04:00

....unborn babies are worthy of protection (and about $4,500) in the UAE. Maybe the US should pick up on the blood money concept and levy a nice fat tax on abortions and the butchers who provide them...Now if they could just prosecute Muslim men who behead their Jewish or American captives on live TV or internet stream....A girl can dream, right?And the part about not driving during the third

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-70048601527166697112009-05-04T10:42:00.000-04:002009-05-04T10:42:00.370-04:00

Yeah, that's it. --->What there is of it. Any questions?Good. Please don't snark at me.The Beloved is up in arms.The Athlete is enchanted.I need a Xanax.Helo Mom out.[Cold, with any luck.]

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-35055751990938475712009-05-03T22:27:00.004-04:002009-05-03T22:40:16.600-04:00

I love Big Lots...the me of 10 years ago wouldn't have been caught dead in a place like that (never set foot in a WalMart until after I got married, either), but I'm smarter and cheaper now, and besides, I needed random garden and cleaning supplies. Where better to find such things, along with discontinued toiletries and strange shelf-dated foodstuffs?Anyway, I was tooling along and snapped up

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-929741745948724812009-05-02T18:03:00.003-04:002009-05-03T00:22:32.884-04:00

...as I said to one of my college friends who tracked me down on Facebook:"Simple Minds....simpler times."This was my summation after a long discussion about the upcoming Prom experience.I sat with another mom at a track meet yesterday and got an earful about what will happen before, during, and after the Prom. The expenses, the expectations, the resort, the limos, the $500 dresses, Armani tuxes,

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-73312299074714090182009-04-29T22:43:00.003-04:002009-04-29T22:52:55.857-04:00

Our little man is two today!!! For you newer readers, here's the story of The Boy. (Okay, I'm gonna go sob uncontrollably now...)

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-30110458801096425042009-04-28T18:56:00.005-04:002009-04-29T22:56:23.153-04:00

Here's your first DNC contribution...

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So last night I'm driving up our street, which is one of the main roads in town (actually the old "river road" that goes back to Colonial days), Princess and I are chatting away when suddenly, nay mercifully, I see a flash out of the corner of my eye and slam onthe brakes. Here's why:This sweet little boy ran across the road and damn-near under my tires. There were more cars coming, no time to

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-59270529325214046582009-04-24T20:41:00.005-04:002009-04-24T21:02:06.371-04:00

Greetings gentle readers -It's been sparse on the blogging of late, between vacationing and having the post-vacation child-induced plague...this time it's strep. Only the baby, who has been the sickest the longest, had a negative culture. Go figure.But I shall return, more on the house ghost(s) to come, as well as our regularly scheduled updates on the Princess and the Athlete, who - gulp - are

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-41628506048493035352009-04-19T22:53:00.005-04:002009-04-20T00:52:53.233-04:00

[Note: if you are not now hearing a certain Who song in your head, well, you're too young and/or not not an 80's music fan. More's the pity.]Greetings from the hangar....Helo Mom, Princess, Therese, and Boy are back from the way-south of Florida, and yes, it was glorious. HM (that's short for moi) needed a break from small towns, small schools, and small minds.Now that I am all tech-ed out with

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-42805678975663945952009-04-19T10:42:00.003-04:002009-04-19T10:42:00.354-04:00

O Blood and Water that gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of mercy for us, I trust in You. Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion --- inexhaustible, Look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-75051713066655672112009-04-11T01:00:00.002-04:002009-04-11T01:00:00.408-04:00

(Image from Holy Innocents Catholic Church, Long Beach, CA blog )Please pray for these victims who share in the agony of their Savior, and also pray for the imperiled souls of those responsible for their murder...and His.

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-31863521670328795722009-04-06T23:01:00.003-04:002009-04-06T23:04:07.637-04:00

See, last year I posted early and jinxed it...my Cubs won their season opener!GO CUBS GO!!!!!

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...or this would have been the ideal wedding gift for Clamuck and crew. Well maybe for their first housewarming gift.Incidentally, you two...be on the lookout for a certain backordered item that should be arriving while I'm out of town next week.

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-9971535944074840112009-04-02T17:56:00.007-04:002009-04-05T01:04:11.570-04:00

Our dear Athlete is coming to Mass with us tomorrow for the second time in three weeks. We are heading to Grandma's for dinner afterwards, so that may be the draw, but hey...it's progress.When he joined us two weekends ago, he said that was the first time he's actually paid attention to a [homily] in a long time. (And it wasn't even the one good homilist we have around here saying Mass...sheesh

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-85292706162988337222009-04-02T08:44:00.004-04:002009-04-02T09:22:29.405-04:00

...so I joined them. Yesterday I got a Blackberry and started a friggin' Facebook account to keep in constant contact with the Princess, the Beloved, the Athlete (and perhaps - occasionally - the office) from afar. So far I'm not thrilled - seems like I spend most of my time deleting notifications, txts, and emails from the Blackberry. How do people get anything done?!?I am so 20th century....[

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-68692426842223439152009-03-31T23:35:00.002-04:002009-03-31T23:39:31.346-04:00

Blogger wants us to "monetize" our blogs by cluttering them up with their advertisers, so they added a friggin' tab for that?Ridiculous. Just sayin'.

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-46353909232519845362009-03-31T13:18:00.008-04:002009-03-31T13:34:48.999-04:00

Forgive us our sins,Save us from the fires of Hell,Lead all souls to Heaven,Especially those who are in most need of Thy mercy....(Like me, for instance.)Nothing major to report, but I really gotta get my Lent on in these lastfew days - have missed Mass one Sunday with a sick kid, haven't made it to Confession yet, been okay with some of my regimen but not so much on other aspects...have had much

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-53219755113623134002009-03-29T22:58:00.009-04:002009-03-30T13:02:31.780-04:00

That's what the Gospel said today, right? The grain of wheat falls to the ground so that new life might spring up. Christ died so that we might share in eternal life.So I'm taking those words and applying them to my spiritual life here in the DOR, and trying to draw comfort from them in the face of this:Behold Bishop Matthew Clark's new vinyl labyrinth prayer mat in Rochester's Sacred Heart

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-49687909846254078082009-03-27T00:00:00.006-04:002009-03-27T01:09:58.863-04:00

Happy Anniversary To My Beloved!!!Sixteen Years of Sublime!May 1992. Marine meets recovering sorority queen. Engaged in 7 weeks, married 10 months later. They said we'd never make it as they smiled and danced and drank their way through our wedding. It has been (and still is) my pleasure to beat the odds those friends and family members laid on us and otherwise to irk said naysayers after all

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-23088675890341471872009-03-26T13:08:00.006-04:002009-03-31T13:42:15.311-04:00

I have been gritting my teeth this whole past week and not commenting much about this story.But having read Cavey's latest, I'll go ahead and say it.It PISSES ME OFF!!!! No Catholic parent should consider sending their children to that school, despite the "prestige," the overrated sports program, whatever. Notre Dame lost its soul decades ago. This is the final nail in the coffin, and not

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-91934723419847797532009-03-25T22:52:00.003-04:002009-03-25T23:14:26.025-04:00

LMAO. Really...sometimes I think I went into the wrong profession.The Princess has a Religion assignment. She has to turn in a "creative" project about Judaism. Among the choices, making a cookbook, a movie, a magazine, or 7 greeting cards depicting the seven Jewish holidays (Oy! Seven? Who knew? [Seriously...I didn't!]) That last one's what she picked.I immediately came up with several

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-24726955103306723982009-03-24T22:47:00.002-04:002009-03-24T23:11:40.294-04:00

P.S. About a week after the stairs incident, we had enough snow and ice melt that I was confident enough to take the new puppy (the blonde Labradork) for a walk around the block. As I rounded the corner, I saw a Confederate flag on a very tall pole at the end of the street. I thought to myself Grrreeeeaaaat.....hardcore rednecks in 'hood.As I got closer, I saw the Stars and Stripes flying high

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-23586824410208593102009-03-24T22:42:00.007-04:002009-03-24T22:47:05.293-04:00

Now it's Week 2 in the new house. [Keep in mind that at the time this happened, I still had no clue about the local history of my town]The first day of the new school for the girls. So I am busy capitalizing on my solitude to start doing a ton of move-in laundry (sheets, towels, etc.) down in the basement/first floor. (The house sits on a little hillside, so the finished half and garage face out

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-12889370839885019402009-03-24T10:34:00.004-04:002009-03-24T10:39:27.750-04:00

I wonder why the FLDS compounds get all the press while this city-compound and others of its ilk are apparently so numerous ("hundreds"), yet relegated to the obscure sections of the news...not that I'm a fan of the FLDS, but you know what I'm sayin'.

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-46664504960229180762009-03-24T07:47:00.006-04:002009-03-24T08:38:45.969-04:00

All right. You now have more background info than I did when we first moved here.The Beloved retired from his beloved Corps. I was burnt out from 5 years of non-stop litigation and not seeing my kids much. On paper, we were living a great life in San Diego, but we weren't enjoying life - too many obligations, long commutes, and no family time at all.So we decided to simplify life, move back to

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-35499207814607230492009-03-23T11:11:00.005-04:002009-03-24T07:46:33.397-04:00

Today's the big day....the girls don't have school so they made me breakfast in bed. I could hear the bickering and the shushing from below. The Boy drew me a card...on my bedroom wall with a rogue pencil he jacked from one of the girls' backpacks....It's Monday morning, I'm surrounded by children and domestic livestock...missing the Beloved, but otherwise life is pretty darn good. (The only suck

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-76532390068269443922009-03-22T12:01:00.004-04:002009-03-22T12:01:04.848-04:00

...but it occurs to me that Fr. John Trigilio would be a fabulous choice Bishop of Rochester when the time comes. (Because despite my fondest wishes, I don't think Fr. Erik would really ever leave Utah - far too entertaining - and I'm afraid Tara would 'jack him and throw him the the trunk of her car for the long ride back....)Not only is Fr. Trigilio geographically convenient, just over 2 hours

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-77348115250022084742009-03-21T22:53:00.005-04:002009-03-21T23:41:19.237-04:00

All right - the results of the poll indicate that you're interested in our "houseguests" so here we go.First, some historical background. Western/Central NY is not only a beautiful place, it is actually overflowing with early American history. The area where we live is close to the Finger Lakes, as well as to the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chemung Rivers, which were busy waterways and

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-5840338546854403742009-03-21T15:21:00.003-04:002009-03-21T15:25:17.128-04:00

...I'm spamming my own blog here with a forwarded email but it's the best I've seen in awhile:New Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream In honor of the 44th President of the United StatesBaskin-Robbins Ice Cream has issued a new flavor, Barocky Road.Barocky Road is a blend of half vanilla, half chocolate, and is surrounded by nuts and flakes. The vanilla portion of the mix is not openly advertised and usually

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-51902207654875881952009-03-20T13:12:00.004-04:002009-03-20T13:29:34.160-04:00

...the Princess has caved and is allowing the Athlete to tell the world that they are an "official" item. The sick nonsense from last week was the last straw - the barn door is open, the cows are everywhere, the pigs are snorting, and the jackasses will continue to bray.*Why fight it?So she's decided to paint the barn red and build a fence around it. She invited the Athlete over last night to

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-29946666738652784372009-03-19T00:28:00.005-04:002009-03-19T11:22:57.285-04:00

UPDATE: two things - 1) a commenter who wishes to remain anonymous says that the urge to knock stuff over is because I am such a law-and-order rule-abider that it's normal to have urges to do something brazenly non-conformist once in awhile. Whew! 2) Okay...I love this pattern, but another more formal one I've been looking at with beady eyes is on clearance. Hmmmm.....the birthday's in 4 days

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Jeff Pinyan over at The Cross Reference is a bright young man, a deep thinker and a gifted writer - here's a recent topic that's close to my heart here in the liturgical wasteland known as the DOR. Check him out!Mater D o l O R o s a...Pray for us!

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-85421794486080786052009-03-16T00:33:00.003-04:002009-03-16T00:39:07.933-04:00

I vaguely recall hearing of the Bilderberg crew in the past...interesting article here from Politico.com about the Obamanation Administration connection, with Secretary of [Apostasy] Sebilius among their ranks. Lots of Bilderbergers floating about, including the Clintons. If it is true that they were big fans of John Edwards and encouraged Kerry to select him as VP, well...keep at it.(Mmmmm....

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45 years of fantastic...love you!

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-55406152972979134862009-03-15T12:39:00.007-04:002009-03-16T00:39:35.588-04:00

How appropriate that we should be at #23 for this one...Well, so much for getting back to normal. After a week off from school, the Princess went back to school, overdid things, and has been experiencing additional abdominal pain. So we took Friday off and went back in to the hospital for outpatient testing to ensure all is sound and healing properly. No bad news from that yet, so we will assume

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-17375183464478099362009-03-14T15:30:00.005-04:002009-03-14T19:45:00.231-04:00

...and a lot less warm-fuzzy womynpriestly advocating in charge of my diocese.Way to go Bishop Martino -- you tell 'em, and never, ever quit!

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-33973953687478430112009-03-12T00:44:00.009-04:002009-03-12T08:21:20.324-04:00

I'm not kidding, and (with a few vocal dissenters excepted) I'm pretty sure I'm not crazy. Especially because 1) the Princess and I, and then the Princess, non-believer Athlete and I were together when the latest episode occurred, and we all heard, smelled, and felt the same thing; and 2) the studiously non-believing/denying Beloved freaked when I told him what happened, because he had several

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-5951795772335809242009-03-11T23:53:00.004-04:002009-03-12T00:00:56.928-04:00

Catholic Churches of Manhattan - in which a young man named "Andrew the Sinner" has set himself the interesting, nay fascinating, task of attending Mass at all 96 Catholic parishes in Manhattan. He takes pictures and shares his thoughts about each, along with other reflections.Interestingly, back in January when the Princess and I went on our day trip to NYC to shop for shoes and other Big Dance

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-29293445042982342342009-03-09T00:01:00.001-04:002009-03-09T00:03:35.300-04:00

...save a life. That's what happened outside an abortion clinic in Cherry Hill, NJ.Read this.Wow. Deo Gratias, and prayers for Mr. Krail.

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-31241743402318327362009-03-08T19:40:00.005-04:002009-03-12T01:14:27.818-04:00

As I have stated many, many times, I am not a fan of the Boston Marathon-esque starting-gun rush to the altar after the consecration when 7-8 EM's storm the altar, while there are easily under 200 butts in the pews.Today may be an all-time low.The priest called for spare EM's, and the rush followed...and one of the lucky fastest sprinters declined receiving...yet proceeded to serve the Eucharist

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-91485091435243422262009-03-07T14:14:00.003-05:002009-03-07T14:20:56.310-05:00

Any priestly types out there on X-Box Live? Inquiring Athletes want to know...Looking for a traditional, orthodox priest willing to answer questions, catechize and get chainsawed while doing so. I think this is a very interesting concept, really...casting the net while playing Gears of War or Call of Duty - why not?

Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016763543666450600noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-512016234721021680.post-75087453329590984802009-03-07T01:09:00.003-05:002009-03-07T01:15:40.642-05:00

...just a whirlwind week with the recovering post-appendix Princess here at home. No time for the laptop at all.And I have to say it, just between me, you and the internet, I'm really not into the spiritual reflection mode that I usually am at this point in the liturgical calendar year. I haven't had a chance to get my laundry done, for cryin' out loud! So I'm feeling Lentless.I'm trying. I

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