Was disappointed...

To find out my order
can't be processed
until next month
'cause it's n/a...

It's a work of fiction,
which I don't read
that often, but as it's
by Joseph Pearce, I'm
really looking forward
to it.

Plus, I promised a
friend she could read
it before I do, as she's
a much faster reader,
& she likes his work...

Will keep you
apprised:)

Venerable Solanus Casey

1870-1957

"The only science that gives
purpose to every other science
is the science of religion- the
science of our happy relation-
ship with, and our providential
dependence on God and our
neighbor."
Father Solanus Casey, OFM Cap.

Hi-

larious!!! (link)

Posted by Mr. B. over

at The Coalition of the Swilling.

I would've posted a soccer

ball in the corner, but in this

case, a bowling ball seemed

more appropriate.

A healthy serving of

Raspberries from

Christus Vincit . . .

Michelle, can we count this
toward our recommended
daily allowance?

:)

Geeez...

Took a quiz posted over
at No Blog of Significance,
& although it was fun I'm
not going to post my re-
sults, as I kind of tend to
disagree with them.

Now, it was also a matter
of the choices given. I would
love to have the brains &
beauty of a Mrs. Peel,
Honey West, April Dancer,
or any one of Captain Scarlet's
five Angels, (I did manage to
squeeze three of their names
into the title of this blog:) Act-
ually, I would consider myself
lucky to have the appeal of the
wonderful Peter Falk's
Lieutenant Frank Columbo!
(hey, I've got the raincoat)...

But none of them were listed
as choices.

And, although I've always
been a great fan of the titian-
haired, eternally-eighteen-
roadster-driving Nancy Drew,
(when in reality I'm more of a
Dorlock Homes, from animation
genius Chuck Jones' brilliant
classic, Deduce, You Say)...

I would prefer to have
the Wisdom and Innocence
of this character, who is based
on an actual person.

More interesting reading

Dawn Eden continues
her autobiography, (link)
in installments.

Her book is due out in
December, but can be
pre-ordered at Amazon. (link)

Can see Ashlee Simpson (link)
playing Dawn in a movie.
(play 'Invisible'). The kids
love her- she's got some
varied fan base- & she's
talented...

Dawn's life, in the bohemian
music/journalistic industry of
NYC- has (more than one!)
vitally important message for
these kids, that they might never
hear anywhere else. (link)

& it's (literally!) about time that
they did!

A real life

detective, William J. Burns,
(1860-1932), who was a
"contemporary" of, & called
greater than...

Sherlock Holmes:)

He founded a detective
agency, was director of
the FBI from 1921-1924,
and was succeeded by
J. Edgar Hoover. He then
retired to write true crime
stories.

Recommended reading:
Incredible Detective: The
Biography of William J. Burns,
by Gene Caesar.

Don't know how

I missed this one...

Greybeards at Play
written & illustrated by
G. K. Chesterton.

Found thanks to Ted at the
Small Pax Illustration Guild.

Hmmm- I wonder if the
site owner (the one who
posted Chesterton's work)-
is related to one of GKC's
biographers?

Another article

on the same subject (link)
posted directly below...

which is basically the direction
from whence these ideas
originally stem from.

Lord have mercy on these
misguided souls!

Amen.

Can this kid write?

or what? (link)

& I'm sorry- the subject
is not funny at all!

What is up with this
stuff?!!!

Fine, we have all got
free will- we can decide
for ourselves what to
believe & how we're go-
ing to live, to varying
degrees.

So girls, look in the Bible-
I'm sure you're familiar
with it & know better than
I...

The part where it says we
will be judged by the laws
we choose to live by. You
call yourselves Catholics.
Well, Catholics have one
pope, not a bunch of mini-
popes, who was given the
authority by Christ & the
Holy Spirit to head the
Catholic Church.

So what if the pope is
a man! You do like men,
don't you? You are aware
that He made us man &
woman- one or the other!
This does not mean that
one is better than or pre-
ferred over the other, btw-
the Bible even states this.
That ignorant thinking is
man-made (oops! sorry-
didn't mean to utter a non-
pc reverse-sexist remark!
Who can keep track of this
stuff?)

So, what's with the complex?

You do seem sincere in want-
ing to serve the Lord- a very
good thing!

So pray for guidance from
the Holy Spirit... and remember-

This world is not about us-
or Him! But, our lives should
be, according to His will.

Amen.

Ordered these three

for a bibliotheque as
they're excellent reads...
(got the member discount,
too:)

The only problem being- it
does take libraries a while to
process new books, especially
if they are members of a large
library system.

Checked an online catalog the
other day- they did not have a
couple of books in their system
that technically should have
been there by now.

I guess it's time to give them
a call...

Recommended reading

at Envoy Encore,
which doesn't post
every day but is still
interesting reading...

&

Prayerful reflections on
today's first reading from
the prophet Hosea...

from Penitens.

Good reading & reminding...

from Dawn Eden, author of
the upcoming book:

The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding
Fulfillment While Keeping Your
Clothes On, (not easy in today's
culture of, "If it feels good, do it!")

on her journey from spiritual
rags-to-riches...

&

from A Penitent Blogger-

A reminder to be mindful &
thankful to God every day,
not just Sundays & holidays.
(Again, not easy in today's
culture of, "God... what God?")

Another book

being added to the
local public library's
collection...

Decoding Mary Magdalene:
Truth, Legend and Lies,

by Amy Welborn.

What an

amazing story! (link)

& wishing I could write like
that, too!

By Nancy Brown

A link to a neat
study guide on
G. K. Chesterton's
first Father Brown
tale...

The Blue Cross

Recommended for
Grades 8-12

Nice work, Mrs. Brown!

My apologies too, to

another writer, whose work
is currently in the process of
being processed...

still!

Am wondering if

our choir director
has seen this list of
guidelines?

Have a safe, Happy Fourth!

& a great week:)

Am posting the banner below,
not just because it displays our
flag-
but because this agency does
the kind of work that helps to
keep this country great...

every day.

From Abbey-Roads

Interesting commentary on
the fashion industry-

from someone who used to
work there.

An important case

involving kids on the
net- highlighting the
importance of not post-
ing their pictures!!!

from Justitia.

Also, check out the recipes
& enjoy the wit & wisdom
at Herons Nest, but not on
an empty stomach:)

Then, for quiet reflection,
check out
A Penitent Blogger...

& have a great weekend!