Catholic Fire

This week's Catholic Carnival shines brightly, providing relief from all the political stress of the past week. You'll find it over at Ebeth's A Catholic Mom Climbing the Pillars. Here are a few of my favorite posts there: A Blankie Prayer by Sarah at Behold Your Mother . A Prayer to My Mom from Steve at The Catholic Journeyman. Saving Mister Nibbles! Elliot's Park Book 1 - Patrick Carman by Steven at Book Reviews and More. How Do We Know the Catholic Church Teaches Truth? by Marcel at Aggie Catholics. Jay, at Deo Omnis Gloria , shares the stark reality of pro-choice through his post Eduardo Verastegui: The Man Behind Bella Why this Election matters by Elena at My Domestic Church. (a beautiful pro-life post). Be sure to go there and read all the great posts!

Here's a meme I found on Deb's blog . When does fall begin for you? For me, around here, it begins in October. What is your favorite aspect of fall? When the leaves begin to turn colors and the chrysanthemums come into bloom, when the pumpkins and gourds are ready for picking, and all the fall festivals -- like Oktoberfest. What is your favorite fall memory? When my husband and I were first married and we joined another couple on a beautiful fall drive through several towns in the country -- the weather was gorgeous and we had a wonderful time. What do you like to drink in the fall? apple cider What is your favorite fall food? baked apples and pork, pumpkin pie What is fall weather like where you live? warm days, cool nights, lots of sun, occasional rain, but the sun always returns What color is fall? Lots of russet reds, orange, golden yellows, and rust What does fall smell like? burning leaves, wood-burning stoves and fireplaces Holiday shopping in fall: Does this me...

On this podcast:"Silk" From Lion Sun: Poems by Pavel Chichikov The music is "Ave verum corpus," by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; publisher, Shockwave-Sound.com. All poems in this podcast are copyrighted by Pavel Chichikov. Read Pavel’s poetry every week at "The Poetry of Pavel Chichikov." And watch for an announcement soon about Pavel’s readings on Catholic Radio International .

"To Cover the Wounds," with commentary by the author The music is "Ave verum corpus," by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; publisher, Shockwave-Sound.com. All poems in this podcast are copyrighted by Pavel Chichikov. Read Pavel’s poetry every week at "The Poetry of Pavel Chichikov." And watch for an announcement soon about Pavel’s readings on Catholic Radio International. To listen go here.

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Love Restored Everlasting The music is "Ave verum corpus," by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; publisher, Shockwave-Sound.com. http://www.pavelreads.com/

Easter poems on Mp3:The First Glorious Mystery of the Rosary: The First Glorious Mystery of the Rosary: The Resurrection (from Mysteries and Stations in the Manner of Ignatius, by Pavel Chichikov) Evergreen http://www.pavelreads.com Christ is risen!

I'm terza rima , and I talk and smile. Where others lock their rhymes and thoughts away I let mine out, and chatter all the while. I'm rarely on my own - a wasted day Is any day that's spent without a friend, With nothing much to do or hear or say. I like to be with people, and depend On company for being entertained; Which seems a good solution, in the end. What Poetry Form Are You? Here is the definition of terza rima . Now why didn't I remember that from the Intro to Poetry class I took 20+ years ago? Via Julie D.

The Poetry of Pavel Chichikov You will find a new poetry page with an mp3 reading here. This page is renewed every weekend, as is. ******************************************* There is a poetry contest going on at America Magazine - The Foley Poetry Contest which is offering a $1,000 Prize. Check out the details here . ********************************************* The Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest is now open. Click here for details.

His Suffering and Ours: Words of Hope for Pierced and Wounded Hearts , by Kathryn Mulderink, Lulu Press ( www.lulu.com ), 175 pages, $6.65 Download, $14.91 paperback. Reviewed by JEAN M. HEIMANN, a freelance writer, retired psychologist, poet and Oblate with the Community of St. John, who is involved with several ministries in the Diocese of Wichita. Kathryn Mulderink has done it again – created a masterpiece for the Lord. In her second book, His Suffering and Ours: Words of Hope for Pierced and Wounded Hearts, Kathryn once again takes us on a journey into the Heart of Christ, this time enabling us to draw closer to His wounded Heart as we unite our sufferings and pain with His. With gentleness and mercy, Kathryn beckons each one of us to draw closer to the One who loves us and remains with us in times of trial. She conveys the transforming and purifying power that makes suffering more meaningful and comforts us with the knowledge that Christ Himself suffers with us. In His Suffering...

The Catholic Carnival is up at Kicking Over My Traces . Dom has a firey post entitled "Edwards excuses anti-Catholic trash-bloggers". Tony at Catholic Pillow Talk also presents some interesting news and comments on this issue as well in his post "Mandy... You're Fired!!!" Check out what Dawn Eden has to say about Amanda Marcotte and her activities in "Sects and the Witty." I always enjoy Jay's insights and comments on political happenings. This post was no exception - his comments on the Edwards biogotry scandal made me chuckle a little at first, then a lot. I wonder if these gals are related to Rosie O.? And, last but not least, check out the funny stuff at The Curt Jester with lots of other great links! Esther reports on the Scandal at 23 Catholic Colleges/Universities and also offers an online petition for readers to sign. It's V***** Monologue time again with lustful language, sexual encounters, and graphic descriptions of lesbian be...