October 4th is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. As I’ve said before, St. Francis is probably the saint who is closest to my heart. I am a real animal-lover. I have four cats and have always had animals in my life from the time I was a tot. First there was Smokey, a [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Feast of St. Francis and the blessing of the animals
Posted in Catholic prayers, Music and Poetry of faith, My Faith history, My faith practices, Saints, Some fun stuff, tagged animals, blessing, Cape Breton, cats, Florida, Fourchu, gerbils, goldfish, hymns, Key West, nature, Nuestra Senora de Atocha, October 4, pets, prayers, St. Francis of Assisi, turtle on September 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Teach the children (bad behaviour in church)
Posted in Christian values, My Faith history, My faith practices, Uncategorized, tagged behave, books, church, communion, consecration, juice, jungle gym, liturgy, quiet room, Sunday, verbal reprimands on September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Photo borrowed from Flickr When I was a little girl (as far back as I can remember), I was taken to church every Sunday and told that I must be behaved. That meant sitting up straight in my seat in the pew, NOT talking out loud, NOT making noises such as shrieking, crying, whining or [...]
The Catholic Vote
Posted in Christian values, My faith practices, tagged Catholic, Election, Family, Kennedy, life, Martin Luther King, Prolife, U.S., vote on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am a Catholic and a Canadian. We have an election coming up as well as the Americans and it is imperative that we as Catholics, vote with our consciences above all. This video found on The Catholic Vote website, Our Catholic Faith and as seen below, on YouTube, beautifully illustrates what should be at [...]