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With shock I read about the death of Michael Dubriel Tuesday morning. I didn't know the man....in person nor through his books or articles.I do "know" his wife, Amy Welborn. I've read her articles and blog for quite some time now.It's amazing what comes over a person when you hear news like this. Grief for his family; shock at the suddenness of what happened. Thankgsiving for the life I have and

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I was reading Andrea's blog today where she posted her "25 Things About Me" list.And I had an ephiphany when I read her #14.I too am more of an introvert than extrovert. Very much so. I have no problem spending hours alone by myself praying; knitting; reading. After spending hours out "in public" whether it be working or shopping or whatever I NEED time alone to recharge my batteries so to say.It

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It was three years ago that I came to truly appreciate the beauty of the special Feast day that the Church celebrates today.Today is the Feast of the Presentation of the Baby Jesus in the Temple. When Our Lady and Saint Joseph brought the 40 day old Baby to the Temple to "present Him to the Lord".Two years ago I wrote about what that aspect of today's Feast Day brought to my own prayer.Today's

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"It is better not to burden ourselves with a multitude of prayers and pious practices but rather adopt only a few and perform them with love and perseverance in spite of opposition from the devil, the world, and the flesh."St. Louis de Montfort Sarah at Just Another Day of Catholic Pondering posted this quote as part of her 7 Quick Takes Friday. This certainly was something that I really needed

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For years I've been fascinated by the Rules of various Religious Orders.Last year I read A Mother's Rule of Life. I enjoyed it even though I'm not a mother.I also read St. Benedict's Rule of Life last year.And a few others that I can't think of off the top of my head.Beginning to pray the Liturgy of the Hours last January is what got me started and finding out about some of these Rules. And I've

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18035186359089318737Mariology21@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33404020.post-10919913694393004102008-02-19T15:01:00.002-05:002009-01-26T20:00:43.958-05:00

For 2008 I've decided to write up a brief "review" of each book that I finish this year. 1) to recommend a book 2) So that way at the end of the year I'll have an idea of what I've read 3) it helps me see where my reading is taking me and 4) to encourage Melissa to buy more books or at least keep on reading ;-)Last week some time I began reading Pope Benedict's Jesus of Nazareth after having seen

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Such a good day it is today.Thankfully we have access to cable in the Church basement so we pulled out the TV and turned on EWTN. And there was our Shepherd. How moving it was to see Pope Benedict as he stepped out of the limosine at the South Lawn of the White House. I've seen footage of him at the Vatican and other countries but have never gotten a chill as I did this morning. He is HERE. In

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Three years ago we all waited while the Cardinals of the Catholic Church were in Conclave. Waiting for a new Holy Father. Needing a time of joy after the sad weeks of watching Pope John Paul II prepare to go Home.I remember the morning of April 19, 2005 very well. It was spring break for the local schools and I was also on vacation. It was a gorgeous morning and I needed to go to Walmart which is

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I am lucky. My job has quite a few "perks".A really big one being that I work in Jesus' house. I can go visit Him at any time during the day. (I should do that more often now that I think about it.)But another one is: When the "big boss" is in the country I can bring out the TV and plug in the cable and watch his words and movements.The more I hear and read Pope Benedict the more I love him. I

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Last night I finished Pope Benedict XVI's Jesus of Nazareth. I wrote "part one" of my "review" a few months ago!And then, because I've got a little bit of ADD when it comes to reading books (I can't seem to focus on only ONE at a time!) I then put it down. Not because I didn't enjoy it but rather a few other topics came up that I wanted to read about.And then when Pope Benedict came to America, I

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November is Pancreatic Cancer awareness month. A month ago I never would have known that or if I had known it it wouldn't have "mattered" to me. It matters now.On October 5th we got a phone call early in the morning. My uncle Dave (my dad's brother) had been going for tests and such because he hadn't been feeling well for a long time. We knew that there was a "possibility" it would be cancer but

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Here's some pictures (finally) from this past weekend.My Uncle Dave....the reason we all gathered. The whole Stefano clan who traveled to Maine for the weekend.My grandfather and all his granddaughters. Uncle Dave and me. God-daughter and God-Father.

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Well we made it back from Maine in one piece and the whole trip was fabulous. I enjoyed the car ride to and from too....I was looking forward to that just as much as I was looking forward to seeing my uncle! Five and a half hours of praying, reading, and knitting. A very productive ride!And of course seeing Uncle Dave was the highlight of the trip. We all had a wonderful time together. The dinner

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I've got a bunch of thoughts to blog about but....I can't seem to put anything coherent down on "paper" right now. I think it's the weather. I am so sick and tired of rainy, dreary, damp, chilly, grey days. We've had so many in a row now and I am really starting to feel the depressed state of outside in my soul.So for now if you could please say a prayer or two for my uncle and my family. You may

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Over Memorial Day weekend we went up to Maine to visit my uncle. Continue praying for him please.While we were up there I got some nice pictures of late Spring in Maine. And since I'm not in the mood for a long thoughful post tonight I figured I'd share them since I haven't updated since Friday.Trees on the way: A Lake: Uncle Dave's chickens A Moose walking down the road while I was drivingA

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This is my mom and I on my birthday back in January. As of today I am now exactly half her age!

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Right here. Reading other's blogs but not updating mine. I haven't been doing much of anything to keep me from here (except that blogger hasn't been working well with me these past few days). And it's not that I haven't got a list of things I want to write about (see bottom of post).But the only way I was able to log-on here was through the "sign in" button on Andrea and Charlie's site. On my

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Late yesterday afternoon and evening we went to Barbette's annual 4th of July Cookout. This year it also doubled as Sean's High School Graduation party. Despite the threat of rain and then a bit of rain and then RAIN we all still had a good time. And even though the cancelled the fireworks at 9:15 they still went off at 9:45!?!? Not too sure what happened there but we got to see them and they

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Yesterday was the Feast of Saint Maria Goretti the young Italian girl who was killed in defense of her chastity in 1902. I find it "fascinating" that her killer--who was a hardened criminal who showed no remorse for what he had done--30 years later had a vision of Maria who offered him a bouquet of flowers. After that he asked for forgiveness from her mother and converted to the faith. He became

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Eternal rest grant unto him O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen."In the presence of the angels I will sing to You, my God."We will miss you and you will always be in our prayers and thoughts. Please pray for us too.We love you.

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It's been awhile since my last post but it's been a packed few weeks!!!I posted about some of the gifts I've been working on over here. Other then sewing and celebrating the birth of Jesus I haven't been up to too much. It's been a relaxing week since Christmas. I have a few post subjects running through my head but right now they're still a tad scattered to post about. I'm hoping to have one put

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Kinda sorta anyways.I spent some time last Friday with Sarah and she told me how she secretly changes the "wallpaper" on her room-mates computer when she isn't in the dorm room. Then she told me about one of the pictures that she put up awhile ago.I thought it was a great idea and when I saw the picture I knew I had to use it too. So Friday night I sat down at the family computer and gave them a

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I have two sisters.The middle one we've been calling "The Bride" lately.That's because she's getting married in November.Yesterday while talking to her I found out that she's a little sad that she isn't featured here very often. So I decided to write a post dedicated to her. That's Megan and I. That's one of the "better" pictures taken out of a whole bunch. Lately when the three of us get

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Last night 62 young men and women received Confirmation at St. Francis of Assisi Church last night. And my sister was one of them! Dayle and I before heading to ChurchBishop Tobin and Dayle Dad, Mom, Dayle and I And Dayle and her sponsor.It was such a beautiful night. The day was absolutly GORGEOUS. Bright and sunny and warm. And the evening was beautiful. Not too hot but not chilly at all. My

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After reading the post "Twenty-Four Hours to Our Lady" over at Alice's Cottage Blessings I thought what a wonderful idea! And how simple yet a beautiful way to honor our Lady.So these:Holy Cards of our Lady under Her various titles; packets of seeds; explenation of what the seeds mean based on our Lady's life; markers and stamps from the company "Stampin' Up!", tissue paper; ribbon and bright

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