Waiting for Light
This morning, our tree lights went out. I checked each strand. I even double checked them in different outlets. No luck.
This morning, our tree lights went out. I checked each strand. I even double checked them in different outlets. No luck.
A favorite principle I live by is, “There are no coincidences; everything is gifted within God’s providential care.”
Teaching that consecration to the Blessed Mother is the most perfect way to live out one’s baptismal promises, St. Louis steadfastly believed that his form of consecration was nothing new, but was the long-standing tradition of coming to Christ through the hands of the Blessed Mother.
I’ve found that the more often I present a dish, even if not well received, the more likable it becomes. One of these dishes (which is actually more like a genre) is soup.
This recipe is for a smoked shank ham. It’s not a fancy ham; there aren’t special sauces or lovely slices of pineapple gracing one’s visual palette. It’s an Ordinary time kind of ham.
Also a bit like my tree, I still need some prepping before new lights can be put on.
This crown has less to do with us and is more about who God Is. It’s a great image of the dignity inherent in our creation.
Thankfully, The Fulfillment of All Desire by Dr. Ralph Martin crossed my path in the fall of 2011. I didn’t even know how badly I wanted to read what he had to say.
The chaplet of our Lady of Sorrows is a beautiful set of prayers that focus on the Blessed Mother’s seven sorrows