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I do not love You because You can give me paradise or condemn me to hell, but because You are my God. I love You because You are You.Quote from Flannery O’Connor
You do not write the best you can for the sake of art, but for the sake of returning your talent increased to the invisible God to use or not use as He sees fit.Another quote from Flannaery O’Connor
Don’t let me ever think, dear God, that I was anything but the instrument for Your story-just like the typewriter was mine.Saint Benedict’s Prayer Book
Grant, O Lord, that none may love You less this day because of me; that never word or act of mine may turn one soul from Thee; and, ever daring, yet one more grace would I implore, that many souls this day, because of me, may love Thee more. Amen.St. Therese of Lisieux: Everything is Grace
Everything is a direct effect of our Father's love.....difficulties, contradictions, humiliations, all the soul's miseries, her burdens.....her needs.......everything because through them, she learns humility and realizes her weakness. Everything is grace because everything is God's gift. Whatever be the character of life or its unexpected events, to the heart that loves, all is well.St. Gianna Beretta Molla on medicine:
We touch Jesus in the bodies of our patients: in the poor, the young, the old, children..........St. Gianna Beretta Molla on work:
We are apostles, and if we do not want our work to be in vain, but to be effective, there is only one method that will not fail: prayer. We must pray with faith, hope, charity, humility, devotion and reverence.....work can be prayer.....if we offer to the Lord all the actions that we perform, so that they might serve His glory.St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Do you want to be totally united to the Crucified? If you are serious about this, you will be present, by the power of the Cross, at every front, at every place of sorrow, bringing to those who suffer comfort, healing, and salvation.St. John Bosco
Health is God's great gift, and we must spend it entirely for Him. Our eyes should see only for God, our feet walk only for Him, our hands labor for Him alone; in short, our entire body should serve God while we still have the time. Then, when He shall take our health and we shall near our last day, our conscience will not reproach us for having misused it.I also blog at:
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Category Archives: parenting
Humanae Vitae and thirty years of marriage
My husband and I celebrated our thirtieth wedding anniversary earlier this week. Over on my blog at Catholic Insight, I wrote an article on how we have tried to live our married life informed by the teachings of Pope Paul … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Catholic family, Christian mom, faith, large family, parenting
Tagged Humanae Vitae, Natural Family Planning, sacramental marriage
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Transforming weak Catholic families
Also posted at Catholic Insight. When you teach two classes of First Reconciliation and First Communion candidates on most Saturday mornings, you learn a lot about other families’ prayer lives. It doesn’t take long to see who prays at home … Continue reading
Dear young family at Sunday Mass
Also posted at Catholic Insight To the young family who sat in front of us at Sunday Mass, this is for you. You made me smile as I was reminded of what Mass with young children is all about. How … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholic family, children, faith, family, large family, parenting, Uncategorized
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St. Monica, pray for us
The Antiphon for the Canticle of Zechariah, Morning Prayer for August 27, Memorial of St. Monica reads: “You answered her prayer, O Lord, you did not disregard her tears which fell upon the earth wherever she prayed” As a mom, … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Catholic family, children, Christian mom, faith, large family, parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged St. Augustine, St. Monica
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The Gift of Motherhood
The Catholic Register, Canada’s Catholic news source, asked me to submit a short reflection for their Mother’s Day feature. Here is the text of my article: When I was twenty years old, I self-assuredly told all my friends that … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Catholic family, Catholic woman, children, Christian mom, faith, family, large family, large family blog, parenting
Tagged Catholic Register, Mother's Day, religion
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The Power of Sunday Family Dinner
Posted at Catholic Insight The advantages of the family gathering together to share a meal are well documented. Many experts in various fields of expertise tell us that the family meal helps our kids to stay off drugs, do better … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Catholic Insight Magazine, Christianity, faith, family, large family, parenting, prayer
Tagged Grace before meals, Holy Eucharist, Sunday dinner
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Blessed Pope John-Paul II: “Families, become what you are”
Posted at Catholic Insight On a recent Saturday morning, I had the privilege of speaking to the Raising Faith-Filled Kids Group at Newman Centre, Toronto. We looked at ways in which Catholic families can strive to grow in holiness. In … Continue reading
Small Success Thursday: The Due Diligence Post
Every Thursday at CatholicMom.com, we celebrate everyone’s small (and not so small) successes. Come on over, add your link or add your own successes to the comments section. List three things you are grateful for this week: victories over minutia, … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Catholic woman, faith, family, large family, parenting, working mom
Tagged Catholic Mom, Catholic moral teaching, due diligence
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Small Success Thursday – The Kids Are All Right Edition
If it’s Thursday, then it’s time for another Small Success post over at Catholic Mom. List three things you are grateful for this week: victories over minutia, victories over the big stuff, blessings which you have received which reveal the … Continue reading
Posted in blog about large family, Catholic, children, faith, family, large family, parenting, prayer, rosary, Uncategorized, Virgin Mary
Tagged Catholic Mom, Confirmation Class, Our Lady of Fatima, religion
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Chalice: Christ-Centered Child Sponsorship
Posted at Catholic Insight For Christians who wish to live the commandment of loving our neighbours by making a commitment to perform corporal works of mercy, charitable gift giving and child sponsorship is very appealing. Many sponsorship programs help entire … Continue reading
