~ St. Therese Lisieux
" I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I give is my flesh for the life of the world."
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom do I fear?
Topeka, KS – A special committee of the Kansas Legislature will begin hearing testimony Friday concerning late-term abortions and how they are reported, focusing on the lack of enforcement of the Kansas post-viability abortion ban.
“We are all members of the one human family and we must defend unborn children in our family however conceived. They may be seen as unwanted or inconvenient but they have, from moment of conception, been given the gift of life by Almighty God.”
Today's Liturgy: Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist
Please join me in praying for the following special prayer request I received today:
Image SourceMemorial of St. Augustine, bishop, confessor and doctor
Birthdays:
1828 - Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer (d. 1910)
St. Augustine is one of my favorite saints. At age 12, I read his Confessions and was fascinated with his great love and passion for the Lord. Little did I realize at that time that eleven years later, I would stop practicing my Catholic faith and, like Augustine, it would be the long-suffering and persistent prayers of my mother that would draw me to the heart of Jesus and bring me home to my faith.
It's been a busy day and here I am in the wee hours of the morning just now checking my favorite blogs. What a pleasant surprise it was to receive this award from Deb! And, this really brightened up my day... I mean night. Thanks so much, Deb!
Memorial of St. Monica
St. Monica was born to Christian parents in present - day Algeria in 331. At the age of 13 or 14, she married an ill-tempered, adulterous pagan, Patricius. One of their children was St. Augustine. She shed many tears and prayed constantly for the conversion of her husband (who converted on his death bed), and of her son (who embraced heresy and had a son by his mistress). Monica was a virtuous mother whose perseverance in prayer and strong faith brought those whom she loved to the Heart of Jesus. She died in Ostia in 387.
"Whereas few men are called upon to become priests, all women, without exception, are called upon to be mothers...In her book, The Eternal Woman, Gertrude von le Fort writes: 'To be a mother, to feel maternally, means to turn especially to the helpless, to incline lovingly and helpfully to every small and weak thing upon this earth.'We took a little drive out to Eldorado Lake today to see what it was like. This was the first time we had been there since we moved to Kansas from IL - almost two years ago. It was very peaceful and relaxing there. Both Bill and I love nature and the outdoors. When he was taking aptitude tests in junior college and was trying to discern his future plans, one of his highest results was to be a forest ranger, which I could tell without even testing him from our first date. After eating out at a nice restaurant, we had to go to a nearby park to walk and talk and enjoy the warm summer weather. Each time thereafter, we seemed to end up walking in a park or hiking on a forest trail and he had many interesting tales to tell about the trees, the plants, the insects, the squirrels, the wolves, the deer, the coyotes, the birds, the fish, and the weather.
I am a nature lover and especially enjoyed fishing, hiking, climbing trees, and exploring the old Indian caves and the stream that were located in a grassy knoll just beyond our back yard when I was growing up. However, whenever Bill and I got together it felt like I was on a specially guided nature tour. What a wonderful companion God has given me for this journey called life: a hard - working boy who grew up on a farm, who could chop his own wood, build his own fires, hunt his own food, fend for himself against the elements, and share his knowledge and appreciation of God's gifts with me.
Thanks be to God for the beautiful world which He created for us to enjoy and for all the blessings he bestows on us!
I forgot to take the camera along with us, so I will share this sunrise image from just- jen's photostream. We didn't see the sunrise, but did see the sunset, which shimmered brightly over the lake.
Sunrise at the harbour of Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines. 
You're Confessions!
by St. Augustine
You're a sinner, you're a saint, you do not feel ashamed. Well, you
might feel a little ashamed of your past, but it did such a good job of teaching you
what not to do. Now you've become a devout Christian and have spent more time
ruminating on the world to come rather than worldly pleasures. Your realizations and
ability to change will bring reverence upon you despite your hedonistic transgressions.
Florida will honor you most in the end.
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Optional Memorials of St. Louis of France and St. Joseph Calasanz, priest
Louis IX, King of France, son of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile, was born at Poissy, April 25, 1215.| You Are a Yellow Crayon |
 Your world is colored with happy, warm, fun colors. You have a thoughtful and wise way about you. Some people might even consider you a genius. Charming and eloquent, you are able to get people to do things your way. While you seem spontaneous and free wheeling, you are calculating to the extreme. Your color wheel opposite is purple. You both are charismatic leaders, but purple people act like you have no depth. |
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