tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26422498423881687122024-03-21T11:17:29.439-04:00taylorwentablogginA blogspot for Dave and Dani. We are:
- Faithful Catholics
- Marylanders
- SuperfantasticUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-37080228072621688832008-03-29T23:13:00.003-04:002008-03-29T23:18:05.734-04:00A Few More Pics of St. James the Greater and Easter SundayThe interior of St. James the Greater, with the altar set up for TLM:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrJHYL7E1zYCTSCOEuLSDQXzst6Wkjmq19iq8nsl548vbQqNWQ8b-o_6L1BIwwuTmBo-bNPWqRz-qeYBJU0fehmDJDACo-3EqlsCGCb9enW-i7cWt6nMs7I4gKPvdzQSFfUAsn3VzlVlE/s1600-h/IMG_0468.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183368082117207266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPrJHYL7E1zYCTSCOEuLSDQXzst6Wkjmq19iq8nsl548vbQqNWQ8b-o_6L1BIwwuTmBo-bNPWqRz-qeYBJU0fehmDJDACo-3EqlsCGCb9enW-i7cWt6nMs7I4gKPvdzQSFfUAsn3VzlVlE/s320/IMG_0468.JPG" border="0" /></a> The stained glass windows there are beautiful:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0n9hc304x78G2aH7pWlEukb81gzqeDrfXGK4geHhOyadD22HRS6fSONh4nR97XhkkEPvgJHnrIJbip6AUTQUdwI0fcrqP15nc5U0m9X4RmL2dBv5EHBK8F5j6Utu0-Zmin4_StJ98Cnl/s1600-h/IMG_0469.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183368090707141874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0n9hc304x78G2aH7pWlEukb81gzqeDrfXGK4geHhOyadD22HRS6fSONh4nR97XhkkEPvgJHnrIJbip6AUTQUdwI0fcrqP15nc5U0m9X4RmL2dBv5EHBK8F5j6Utu0-Zmin4_StJ98Cnl/s320/IMG_0469.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The crucifix:<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NVUtjBsBPRnsHXt6QK0popes1AsGaHoV32a6O_tQJ262JQvAxU1ydJcRJTRzaszuzzPruVnd2kYRgRx8LcBk3rBz48Wn274pYIDd7_n81rsURzityrbNpLNA_gI4zt1F-GCEusPXra-7/s1600-h/IMG_0475.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183368090707141890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NVUtjBsBPRnsHXt6QK0popes1AsGaHoV32a6O_tQJ262JQvAxU1ydJcRJTRzaszuzzPruVnd2kYRgRx8LcBk3rBz48Wn274pYIDd7_n81rsURzityrbNpLNA_gI4zt1F-GCEusPXra-7/s320/IMG_0475.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>Another interior shot:<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLy2Z7F5oIwOrI3P9to0PSOLH4Nm0LZXzkrieoiGFd5p9P36pEah8YwDcEH1w7jBjT9Aayl1WoGEGP-MDePqJhmYQt8m2M3ULAbpytJdVc1Z_kYRvijs894JazahlARGbPrSlGEYI8wmfs/s1600-h/IMG_0473.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183368095002109202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLy2Z7F5oIwOrI3P9to0PSOLH4Nm0LZXzkrieoiGFd5p9P36pEah8YwDcEH1w7jBjT9Aayl1WoGEGP-MDePqJhmYQt8m2M3ULAbpytJdVc1Z_kYRvijs894JazahlARGbPrSlGEYI8wmfs/s320/IMG_0473.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>Adam, David, and Daniel...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi_pyeo4ot6JLqCKabk3wn7PSN4un5T9v8M7NpUAHkCLfT29WFzE7N0wN5NPlMSvVJ_ZUqpJfdNb2p6taRShS19H7-oZIDGe2sR553IOHcpXTXm5WIsNp315r-4RDknkeh9ST_y8zLUeJ/s1600-h/IMG_0483.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183368095002109218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi_pyeo4ot6JLqCKabk3wn7PSN4un5T9v8M7NpUAHkCLfT29WFzE7N0wN5NPlMSvVJ_ZUqpJfdNb2p6taRShS19H7-oZIDGe2sR553IOHcpXTXm5WIsNp315r-4RDknkeh9ST_y8zLUeJ/s320/IMG_0483.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-53125242050957414292008-03-29T22:59:00.004-04:002008-03-29T23:08:57.420-04:00St. James the Greater and Easter PicsOn Easter Sunday, we attended the high TLM at St. James the Greater in WV. After Mass, I was able to get some photos.<br /><br />Here is their choir loft:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSdTCDXPo2rgI5jVcv7QUjPHd9diRj7JPeMmgkycY1HdoUauNeiV8sTl3xiGCd3mc2kHk3Ak43hvB1K1n7olknj-jxX_lMkZpMXJDUVW3tu-YxbFBNCsSEJ-3Wn0f9Wm_xhGYdb7z30BG/s1600-h/IMG_0467.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183365109999838354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSdTCDXPo2rgI5jVcv7QUjPHd9diRj7JPeMmgkycY1HdoUauNeiV8sTl3xiGCd3mc2kHk3Ak43hvB1K1n7olknj-jxX_lMkZpMXJDUVW3tu-YxbFBNCsSEJ-3Wn0f9Wm_xhGYdb7z30BG/s320/IMG_0467.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />An exterior shot of this lovely parish:<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xwn_MhHsci2OLFRdhmnZYw7MsFAkinNSP1YEkP1cMEyO_3RMGdA74hSspRiVPBIM9_hS1HuaSrywh6vxNkI2P9fsnXfDJWRaOLBiEz4eb1uz0bORupX_hMLn7Q1xfWTPR5mME3ZIaQG0/s1600-h/IMG_0486.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183365114294805666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xwn_MhHsci2OLFRdhmnZYw7MsFAkinNSP1YEkP1cMEyO_3RMGdA74hSspRiVPBIM9_hS1HuaSrywh6vxNkI2P9fsnXfDJWRaOLBiEz4eb1uz0bORupX_hMLn7Q1xfWTPR5mME3ZIaQG0/s320/IMG_0486.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p> </p><p>A wider-angle shot of the exterior:<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtiWkiTqo4LOejANRuL9suhsVuFwYrgnj6DOJOoSC9qDx7gS0GYU7xcl0qewYwoqzqKYJL8pKaM7W42BqvvEToNbgYc8w641K8o0GYY7u9Txiury16h8NcNjsSQJOzwZ4Al8oOSmQnmU3/s1600-h/IMG_0488.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183365114294805682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVtiWkiTqo4LOejANRuL9suhsVuFwYrgnj6DOJOoSC9qDx7gS0GYU7xcl0qewYwoqzqKYJL8pKaM7W42BqvvEToNbgYc8w641K8o0GYY7u9Txiury16h8NcNjsSQJOzwZ4Al8oOSmQnmU3/s320/IMG_0488.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>The steeple showcases the beauty and simplicity of the design. I don't know who the architect is, but I'd love to see some of his other work.<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7My7h4QxP8SpfL-np6TD-HTdKfi5yLb0RW5INMNL-yjdZmK73OR27bvH1UAOBarzoG_wI_aQoLr4JIzeLncgdhwOjIC1bJO0QuHd_CtI4HNJyDA8vSO4H3H-TiszEtzYXFOTscJXSESm/s1600-h/IMG_0490.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183365114294805698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7My7h4QxP8SpfL-np6TD-HTdKfi5yLb0RW5INMNL-yjdZmK73OR27bvH1UAOBarzoG_wI_aQoLr4JIzeLncgdhwOjIC1bJO0QuHd_CtI4HNJyDA8vSO4H3H-TiszEtzYXFOTscJXSESm/s320/IMG_0490.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>The altar set up for the TLM.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhWlsFdpsE8AakUvnjEIq-sLAsYmpctXe6lDf0eMaVi79mrOuJ2a-l7YTQWvkTYppQFvI1JxhOuQaJ3UEUaqlimwnahdbUobsKpZ8joICZFKOfchOzdQ5FwMiiaTFzYD7KTIYowCuxwC5/s1600-h/IMG_0472.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183365118589773010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhWlsFdpsE8AakUvnjEIq-sLAsYmpctXe6lDf0eMaVi79mrOuJ2a-l7YTQWvkTYppQFvI1JxhOuQaJ3UEUaqlimwnahdbUobsKpZ8joICZFKOfchOzdQ5FwMiiaTFzYD7KTIYowCuxwC5/s320/IMG_0472.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p>Quiet prayer after Mass. Nobody here was talking until they got out into the foyer. It was wonderful.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjUK7IJBRvQt6sroGrnGsVDFDeqbcFwZCwT8AtTpdR1yNCyrdXMWmq7iDIF5D4PNESAxzlNe4Sdnts8o3sSh_Fj3LmWcfsI_cGUKgkt-mVlNuA3HdLx1o-3p7V6miF5k6YVd0nykNUNr3/s1600-h/IMG_0481.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183364667618206850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjUK7IJBRvQt6sroGrnGsVDFDeqbcFwZCwT8AtTpdR1yNCyrdXMWmq7iDIF5D4PNESAxzlNe4Sdnts8o3sSh_Fj3LmWcfsI_cGUKgkt-mVlNuA3HdLx1o-3p7V6miF5k6YVd0nykNUNr3/s320/IMG_0481.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-17609508529901888382008-03-24T21:02:00.000-04:002008-03-24T21:03:25.014-04:00BARB!!!<p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3-Rfyz9UhhFR1UN7Vt4KJp4gIDkbmS4FTMLMJIFPGjDdTFSrACXkS64gp77DDV-rGWyHU2Nu-vRmy39tHumDCfb_qhpUFLeap8JnD1ESMfZIUQm01BHjQa5b4lUY474f6Wu9_JBRfsfP/s1600-h/NewDani.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181478395291214962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 152px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 207px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="272" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn3-Rfyz9UhhFR1UN7Vt4KJp4gIDkbmS4FTMLMJIFPGjDdTFSrACXkS64gp77DDV-rGWyHU2Nu-vRmy39tHumDCfb_qhpUFLeap8JnD1ESMfZIUQm01BHjQa5b4lUY474f6Wu9_JBRfsfP/s320/NewDani.jpg" width="215" border="0" /></a></p>Can you seez it?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-29806787697979926872008-03-23T02:40:00.003-04:002008-03-23T02:48:24.632-04:00Farewell, Lent...Lent always seems to be shorter than it really is. Blink, and it's gone.<br /><br />Here's wishing you all a holy, healthy, and happy Easter season.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-86424789779273557952008-02-25T09:54:00.003-05:002008-02-25T09:59:35.659-05:00Some pics from recent weekends...Baby Greggie, being silly and upside down...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqeCocp_mhyphenhyphenJouaJt9lWQ5_Q7kbKIco1s5rYoOI8mCpaGpS98v3MNAMCWl8dRll8Kc32WSS0cmdrVCHbqougnbuw-_TBXtYCdLGh_DeU3MwhyfZD26ayrCK3HW4c8Gs2Zdp3NjaFYcQfg/s1600-h/IMG_0392.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170931688506957858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqeCocp_mhyphenhyphenJouaJt9lWQ5_Q7kbKIco1s5rYoOI8mCpaGpS98v3MNAMCWl8dRll8Kc32WSS0cmdrVCHbqougnbuw-_TBXtYCdLGh_DeU3MwhyfZD26ayrCK3HW4c8Gs2Zdp3NjaFYcQfg/s320/IMG_0392.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Uncle Frank plays with Baby Greggie...<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdWsmTg9xbm9CVZmIJwCVLMH-eTx37qIZuWNj2vOzHbd_-6l3EcXdMQvCoG7Lfd_P13DMZDWu_pFdNVe2aWjnAXvxH9UWDMPPDBE3KDgZ6MiMZxzUgCWyEt0Bz34viXUI017mO0Dxwt5S/s1600-h/IMG_0369.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170931692801925170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdWsmTg9xbm9CVZmIJwCVLMH-eTx37qIZuWNj2vOzHbd_-6l3EcXdMQvCoG7Lfd_P13DMZDWu_pFdNVe2aWjnAXvxH9UWDMPPDBE3KDgZ6MiMZxzUgCWyEt0Bz34viXUI017mO0Dxwt5S/s320/IMG_0369.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>Nom...nom...nom...pizza is chewy!<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghF5q-J_dHYAtSARsomA1ryCnhSC0LaZRcqwRh06C9jTnM3H_UlsX85oJFMD38lT-O0urJebhoIF_XjQB967bD4EKDlIvf3nCZ1Wi4mA0MVv8rvmKTrs3_zcwLfFnmB2gOx7Sj3-k3ea4g/s1600-h/IMG_0393.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170931697096892482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghF5q-J_dHYAtSARsomA1ryCnhSC0LaZRcqwRh06C9jTnM3H_UlsX85oJFMD38lT-O0urJebhoIF_XjQB967bD4EKDlIvf3nCZ1Wi4mA0MVv8rvmKTrs3_zcwLfFnmB2gOx7Sj3-k3ea4g/s320/IMG_0393.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>Here's Dave...all happy about something...probably pizza.<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2m27XkhzJdXO4vhmhx13_TNefBH8Yx4sLeZJLK79TEdD5hOY8JrjgL-WWb-YNBKw6pC0JbK9LV00p9b6QnOEsQkMiQ62OWCY-4gJfodLT6Dno9cmw8QyeS882TmX1jcz1YnV21eG_9ne3/s1600-h/Dave_Feb_2008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170931701391859794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2m27XkhzJdXO4vhmhx13_TNefBH8Yx4sLeZJLK79TEdD5hOY8JrjgL-WWb-YNBKw6pC0JbK9LV00p9b6QnOEsQkMiQ62OWCY-4gJfodLT6Dno9cmw8QyeS882TmX1jcz1YnV21eG_9ne3/s320/Dave_Feb_2008.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>Up high in the floor to ceiling chimney wall at Frank and Joanie's place, there are two fairly large statues nestled in. One is Jesus, and one is the Blessed Mother. Here is an up-close image of the Blessed Mother. Isn't she beautiful? <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViJtGJ-TJPMoPNGQlxiQwMdFMXR1QBdgrzeM-cdFijzQKug5zpudpvAvo4lcY6lFbWuN-F5e87ciU7kFkeliTk8tjINYhNfGIAQDuYB98qM7ZO9ZPtrgLz7tW5aOw8Q2-r5alJhTLZrMG/s1600-h/Taylor"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170931705686827106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgViJtGJ-TJPMoPNGQlxiQwMdFMXR1QBdgrzeM-cdFijzQKug5zpudpvAvo4lcY6lFbWuN-F5e87ciU7kFkeliTk8tjINYhNfGIAQDuYB98qM7ZO9ZPtrgLz7tW5aOw8Q2-r5alJhTLZrMG/s320/Taylor's_Mary.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-61074418970804227372008-02-24T18:58:00.004-05:002008-02-24T19:03:21.430-05:00Some pics from the PittHere are some pictures from a recent day trip to Pittsburgh!<br /><br />Here is St. Anthony's chapel, where the largest collection of saints' relics in the United States is housed:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3R8TiSRNHJNTQxxdjauhyprMfkUf2p-TTxA5vuaUUB1-e_-St2B1KRaR_T6bPmCNu282pk55y0be5Y7IAqEDE4IlK_HdD0NzioHgEjjd1ITOi7Vt5H2CPc6KhOEJN2vJ8BmXhsLdYpReI/s1600-h/IMG_0333.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170700885554405330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3R8TiSRNHJNTQxxdjauhyprMfkUf2p-TTxA5vuaUUB1-e_-St2B1KRaR_T6bPmCNu282pk55y0be5Y7IAqEDE4IlK_HdD0NzioHgEjjd1ITOi7Vt5H2CPc6KhOEJN2vJ8BmXhsLdYpReI/s320/IMG_0333.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is the statue that is on the top of St. Anthony's chapel (you can see it in the pic above, too).<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdw1KF6rYIfwLilor1YuFbubfvY0w_4-Hvtn8rGHXjnP1l7GYCznRiRwetLmrpaxKA9LTrZ_A-Lz1PO5zM92O1_g8uv_f38rp1pbuYJwEGO-OI_pM1r_JaCYjt0_VPBd5KmHUkHxEpUVD/s1600-h/IMG_0334.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170700889849372642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdw1KF6rYIfwLilor1YuFbubfvY0w_4-Hvtn8rGHXjnP1l7GYCznRiRwetLmrpaxKA9LTrZ_A-Lz1PO5zM92O1_g8uv_f38rp1pbuYJwEGO-OI_pM1r_JaCYjt0_VPBd5KmHUkHxEpUVD/s320/IMG_0334.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>Here's Dave, outside the doors to the chapel.<br /></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb4lvNOhsp5489GNVcX5-gq94gzqnLyKa3MUDz-QtOpll56vLvBBJlbs2iN_WwIgUcCxm8wjJvyUnb_2SyDbvkO2vimis_6RKChgA5OCXxpMDpKt7arKMrB6o9SB6jKMNiZYWRot94x4Z/s1600-h/IMG_0335.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170700898439307250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb4lvNOhsp5489GNVcX5-gq94gzqnLyKa3MUDz-QtOpll56vLvBBJlbs2iN_WwIgUcCxm8wjJvyUnb_2SyDbvkO2vimis_6RKChgA5OCXxpMDpKt7arKMrB6o9SB6jKMNiZYWRot94x4Z/s320/IMG_0335.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p> </p><p>These are just some buildings downtown that I thought looked cool.<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwP5wiQiGyeqFbWJwJpY8uWkItc0OHkrByzBAMFtPmh_BLWDmZK2-ObLmWso5JyocMrl8xsq2__vjHPZXZ5bNmzKbtS0BOCri6s51KV_nyTy3Usm8DLOfa7erzjXiHetrBSUNf3A7GJt2/s1600-h/IMG_0336.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170700902734274562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwP5wiQiGyeqFbWJwJpY8uWkItc0OHkrByzBAMFtPmh_BLWDmZK2-ObLmWso5JyocMrl8xsq2__vjHPZXZ5bNmzKbtS0BOCri6s51KV_nyTy3Usm8DLOfa7erzjXiHetrBSUNf3A7GJt2/s320/IMG_0336.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>This is a picture of the city, coming down Troy Hill.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzww7x9DkzYiF7GniaFLFk77b4yydE996f_VXA1EZ6CLEVHZTqrFommIzi9z7vVrBbZ1OoG45LBeuUpP065BWk9_XRfdVnm0Y2TpoxuMJz5Ik2qMm7DevNW1ks9MDdYhMhHG1wf3LfUNB/s1600-h/IMG_0342.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170700907029241874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzww7x9DkzYiF7GniaFLFk77b4yydE996f_VXA1EZ6CLEVHZTqrFommIzi9z7vVrBbZ1OoG45LBeuUpP065BWk9_XRfdVnm0Y2TpoxuMJz5Ik2qMm7DevNW1ks9MDdYhMhHG1wf3LfUNB/s320/IMG_0342.JPG" border="0" /></a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-83449745197027874762008-02-11T12:12:00.000-05:002008-02-11T13:59:18.594-05:00Our Lady of LourdesI am preparing some materials and activities on Our Lady of Lourdes for religious education class tonight. <br /><br />In thinking about the apparition, and what Our Lady asked of St. Bernadette, I have been blessed with a great illumination about my own faith and my conversion. <br /><br />Our Lady asked St. Bernadette to perform acts "for the sinners" and asked her to do things like kiss the ground, eat grass, and dig up a spring. These were actions that required tremendous obedience and humility on the part of St. Bernadette, only fourteen years old at the time.<br /><br />I was thinking about this, and reading the fifteen promises made by Our Lady regarding the rosary, and I was pondering why Our Lady would ask St. Bernadette to do those tasks, and why she so wants us to pray the rosary. <br /><br />I thought about the things that Our Lady has said to people in Church-approved apparitions. Repent. Make reparation for sin. Pray. Be obedient. Ask Jesus for mercy. <br /><br />And then it became clear. All that Our Lady asked St. Bernadette to do, and all that she asks us to do, requires humility and love. Few practices can build our sense of humility as effectively as praying the rosary. In praying the rosary, we begin to develop a stronger understanding of Mary and Jesus, a deeper appreciation and love for Jesus, and a real sense of just what Catholic Marian devotion is all about.<br /><br />Yes, we honor Mary because she is God's most perfect creature. We love Mary because she is the Mother of Jesus Christ and our Mother, too. We model ourselves after Mary because of her obedience and humility, and look to her for an example of how to say "yes" to God. <br /><br />But there's more to it than that. When we honor Mary's obedience and humility, we are honoring more than just her choice (which of course, in and of itself, warrants respect). We are honoring the very will of God, we are honoring the kind of person He has designed us to be. Mary's life was overflowing with humility, love, obedience, faith, suffering, and grace. Before the Gospel was written, Mary was living it. Before the Early Church Fathers wrote about our Trinitarian God, Mary knew Him well and lived in an intimate relationship with all three Persons of our one God. <br /><br />And this is how she continues as our Blessed Mother. She appears to St. Bernadette, who in turn gives us a shining example of humility and obedience. And there we have the very message of Lourdes. Humility. Obedience. Love. <br /><br />Of all the places I could have ended up as an adult, thirty minutes from the National Grotto of Lourdes was simply the best place for me, and the best place for my hardened heart, in dire need of conversion. God, more kind and generous than I could ever have hoped, gave me a place to see humility at work. To suffer through my pride and to pray with my Mother, at a place where humility is honored abundantly. <br /><br />I just came across this, which I think is lovely reading for a day like today. Here you go, a little Merton on Mary:<br /><br />"It is because she is, of all the saints, the most perfectly poor and the most perfectly hidden, the one who has absolutely nothing whatever that she attempts to possess as her own, that she can most fully communicate to the rest of us the grace of the infinitely selfless God. And we will most truly possess Him when we have emptied ourselves and become poor and hidden as she is, resembling Him by resembling her."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-50486602387648511322008-02-10T15:54:00.000-05:002008-02-10T15:58:21.966-05:00Bad Liturgy, Parish ConfusionIt's no secret that my parish has a reputation for catering to horizontalism, from name-tag Sunday to homilies telling us to "point to the Christ that we will become, and point to the Christ we already are."<br /><br />I read this little gem from Cardinal Arinze today, and it soothed my soul. Here it is, for any of you in a similarly confused parish:<br /><br /><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>Many abuses in matters liturgical are based, not on bad will but on ignorance, because they "involve a rejection of those elements whose deeper meaning is not understood and whose antiquity is not recognized" ("Redemptionis Sacramentum," No. 9). Thus some abuses are due to an undue place given to spontaneity, or creativity, or to a wrong idea of freedom, or to the error of horizontalism which places man at the center of a liturgical celebration instead of vertically focusing on Christ and his mysteries.</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-70788430590268853592008-01-29T10:53:00.000-05:002008-01-29T10:57:13.400-05:00I must be overworking them...Here's a dialog from my 1st grade class last night:<br /><br />Me: Well, kiddos, we have a test to do. Should we do it tonight or next week?<br /><br />Kids: Next week!<br /><br />Me: Alright, we'll do a little review this week, and the test next week.<br /><br />Kid: Mrs. Taylor?<br /><br />Me: Yes?<br /><br />Kid: How about if we just have an easy class this week. Let's not do any worksheets, either.<br /><br /><br /><br />I must be going soft in my old age, but they got their way. We learned about Lent and made rosaries. No worksheets. No test. <br /><br />Oh, but just WAIT until next week! ;)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-24842906241381587592008-01-25T08:44:00.001-05:002008-01-25T08:48:33.560-05:00And even more pics!From March for Life 2008<br /><br /><br />A Few Good Men...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRP3tbRXidFfZW3GNeYZmCVV6Okp-uEMFWuCnWtcpAdn-yfEIMa8sKezig3Hk3RxW78VZ18XEyiF4xX_7MgLC8XWjkhqZAk84iUF-KE__IVxaRpLzDaoLE7IzllGNQ3iGmFXo147Wu2Q-O/s1600-h/A+Few+Good+Men.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159410096370869954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRP3tbRXidFfZW3GNeYZmCVV6Okp-uEMFWuCnWtcpAdn-yfEIMa8sKezig3Hk3RxW78VZ18XEyiF4xX_7MgLC8XWjkhqZAk84iUF-KE__IVxaRpLzDaoLE7IzllGNQ3iGmFXo147Wu2Q-O/s320/A+Few+Good+Men.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The Triumph of the Cross...<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdBxRP671VlImSE0KTiT-tOJ95ORdKac7saWHeGzi-qivcxF9XC8QufvD3bW0DC80zzW1zI2nQjiWGysuJ3m8riHDmWNc5ey_1RVOOCJoQVQkUJof49k5_hS5PsccURoAFPAfa73NkqP8/s1600-h/A+Higher+Authority.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159410100665837266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcdBxRP671VlImSE0KTiT-tOJ95ORdKac7saWHeGzi-qivcxF9XC8QufvD3bW0DC80zzW1zI2nQjiWGysuJ3m8riHDmWNc5ey_1RVOOCJoQVQkUJof49k5_hS5PsccURoAFPAfa73NkqP8/s320/A+Higher+Authority.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p>"The religious right wants to tell women they have to be pregnant."</p><p>Really? You sure about that, genius?<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYikOEQ2nUqJsWMbepHb7vSzmJHBhIjNJt3mKpxNeNB3zv_Niybu5LF6pReWt5h4LpsCFOdLYP0TlkXe1kL5fM7iZhOr-K7iM3dlxw4AdNAMKB7t4r0eUG23wQi3d-lK9s-1px85iPJ8m/s1600-h/Not+Just+a+Religious+Conviction.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159410100665837282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYikOEQ2nUqJsWMbepHb7vSzmJHBhIjNJt3mKpxNeNB3zv_Niybu5LF6pReWt5h4LpsCFOdLYP0TlkXe1kL5fM7iZhOr-K7iM3dlxw4AdNAMKB7t4r0eUG23wQi3d-lK9s-1px85iPJ8m/s320/Not+Just+a+Religious+Conviction.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p>March on, friends, march on...<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpbnbguiuUkHC9mjTUwHMMnoGKwSFiIk95jMbi-3s9zn8WaWCWiptzPGSVcgzyLWm8tYVZdULb-c_n1MdpWwY4A4PN1lgZhf8BZ2M4pqXSEPTIB15K8TLNxuGEXVOz0W1Qm99dqwdF70p/s1600-h/IMG_0247.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159410104960804594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpbnbguiuUkHC9mjTUwHMMnoGKwSFiIk95jMbi-3s9zn8WaWCWiptzPGSVcgzyLWm8tYVZdULb-c_n1MdpWwY4A4PN1lgZhf8BZ2M4pqXSEPTIB15K8TLNxuGEXVOz0W1Qm99dqwdF70p/s320/IMG_0247.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>Just for architectural appreciation...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMadbNb0vND_9Nq6J-X0teotg1CSVJVnuktuEVA4OVXmp5lWJ3A3BaaV_1cXWTV7-ckYjbd8iswcaJvPRZli5rikBwQkEO3f9jUodcJLgVDlzwne2HqaPGtBe_aLFdQ98d9nxmlgO7Pil/s1600-h/DC+II.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159410104960804610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMadbNb0vND_9Nq6J-X0teotg1CSVJVnuktuEVA4OVXmp5lWJ3A3BaaV_1cXWTV7-ckYjbd8iswcaJvPRZli5rikBwQkEO3f9jUodcJLgVDlzwne2HqaPGtBe_aLFdQ98d9nxmlgO7Pil/s320/DC+II.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-15254074263469896752008-01-25T00:36:00.001-05:002008-01-25T00:41:44.089-05:00Some more shots from March for Life 2008Some young ladies nearby enjoy music on the mall...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMC4GxLL5Ah2LmEsYiVODZ04oel7-dEkg4SwutNxsA7hjykIaUACLhXW7ZaN0IjyE8n9JsQLoZwLXk3z_xjz2JyGVFv5aTlPJJcW_AjgezcmfYmUh8Zze5aw7sgJtKvxJ3KT0a8hjLbBEb/s1600-h/IMG_0199.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159284670440924818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMC4GxLL5Ah2LmEsYiVODZ04oel7-dEkg4SwutNxsA7hjykIaUACLhXW7ZaN0IjyE8n9JsQLoZwLXk3z_xjz2JyGVFv5aTlPJJcW_AjgezcmfYmUh8Zze5aw7sgJtKvxJ3KT0a8hjLbBEb/s320/IMG_0199.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our Lady stands waiting for change outside the State Reps offices...<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgua0yuxtUYgAPR7ntJpyI6i-eZvwjz7Jd97U1BIItYc3_N1E1maHhg-X14lXqu3XUSOHC4lCn-D2XT4meF3hpDoeH0Zcjc8yctU4M8w_QnzBJ0UV_3Hql1IK6SX4eickKYtbPt2R6MOpJt/s1600-h/IMG_0232.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159284679030859426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgua0yuxtUYgAPR7ntJpyI6i-eZvwjz7Jd97U1BIItYc3_N1E1maHhg-X14lXqu3XUSOHC4lCn-D2XT4meF3hpDoeH0Zcjc8yctU4M8w_QnzBJ0UV_3Hql1IK6SX4eickKYtbPt2R6MOpJt/s320/IMG_0232.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>This sign was down the street...I was fortunate that my camera managed to pick it up...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuVj21VTKBFwUXetLRigNsvHf-qk38v45Sn0r7XKLMciAUmiwdvrY9BBBWO0YNvqmLT6r0_wyeSt5dTkqnpCIUQuLZttmx6ZNelV1dfBJ2cwXJ9pkaojcqdJB4A1YNCBwOsYSrEqpgv6u/s1600-h/IMG_0272.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159284683325826738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuVj21VTKBFwUXetLRigNsvHf-qk38v45Sn0r7XKLMciAUmiwdvrY9BBBWO0YNvqmLT6r0_wyeSt5dTkqnpCIUQuLZttmx6ZNelV1dfBJ2cwXJ9pkaojcqdJB4A1YNCBwOsYSrEqpgv6u/s320/IMG_0272.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-42221755014573863182008-01-23T01:52:00.001-05:002008-01-23T01:58:11.470-05:00March for Life 2008 - A Few PhotosHere is the group I was with, from St. Peter's in Libertytown. The banner of OLG was actually painted by one of the parishioners. Stunning work!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIH3H4Ycv8BmZBskCZ_WM-yhmuv3aZIfmRZg2aELSVJyteHtpn_3xsm4lSa1-01-4m6dshq-sptmL8AsDHpNvfpnBv8EP0yGV3vpMmSYQinkr8XbHzEVyrtdFv37zSiStkKlbfO0TD-th9/s1600-h/IMG_0188.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158562089438013010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIH3H4Ycv8BmZBskCZ_WM-yhmuv3aZIfmRZg2aELSVJyteHtpn_3xsm4lSa1-01-4m6dshq-sptmL8AsDHpNvfpnBv8EP0yGV3vpMmSYQinkr8XbHzEVyrtdFv37zSiStkKlbfO0TD-th9/s320/IMG_0188.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was a very large and culturally diverse group from NY. I thought their banner was quite beautiful.<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6A9s4cD9EJ5NtVCHGmFfqxbRgE5yXB_GdL2x8E_tw6sscsmihzHuvrRZza6vvh818GtblOw0J0psmQhPgT4XxGgcW5TAeCDIUfiNkxR_3KFnUDSGHypMNvX1t7Bgu0fpstCyc7-Mvbqsc/s1600-h/IMG_0198.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158562093732980322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6A9s4cD9EJ5NtVCHGmFfqxbRgE5yXB_GdL2x8E_tw6sscsmihzHuvrRZza6vvh818GtblOw0J0psmQhPgT4XxGgcW5TAeCDIUfiNkxR_3KFnUDSGHypMNvX1t7Bgu0fpstCyc7-Mvbqsc/s320/IMG_0198.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p> </p><p>And, of course, Steubenville made a strong showing:<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzTYZROr1jNPvH3nsHvHSGcFJLel6dsQ3bZAVDq2scG1-Zl0JS3tc0uC64mI4On11Lat2fax2TQCqMK-u63GIykCHSh2GRhJODlDlhVhyphenhyphenhQGIXdy6P44fWCJPA-2jwaz-jxXXHe5BsZgU/s1600-h/IMG_0207.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158562098027947634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzTYZROr1jNPvH3nsHvHSGcFJLel6dsQ3bZAVDq2scG1-Zl0JS3tc0uC64mI4On11Lat2fax2TQCqMK-u63GIykCHSh2GRhJODlDlhVhyphenhyphenhQGIXdy6P44fWCJPA-2jwaz-jxXXHe5BsZgU/s320/IMG_0207.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p> </p><p>One of my favorite banners of the day:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1BwJMK3yMmJNlwVSfmQoBGhJ6962zvGw7s0XyUofxmfxfQdZmd2ubeL-iva7hiQaL96pWgLc7nB-Mpy_0o4LRzYX1BUsWYtR9vYOF_fqn8zSIhWia-kLC57iZfHbN_L1QJGieOihBc5W/s1600-h/IMG_0203.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158562098027947650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1BwJMK3yMmJNlwVSfmQoBGhJ6962zvGw7s0XyUofxmfxfQdZmd2ubeL-iva7hiQaL96pWgLc7nB-Mpy_0o4LRzYX1BUsWYtR9vYOF_fqn8zSIhWia-kLC57iZfHbN_L1QJGieOihBc5W/s320/IMG_0203.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-56441547190010762252008-01-21T08:12:00.001-05:002008-01-21T08:14:14.656-05:00Snow! Snow! SNOW!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VLIyIB-mMdHhuE-rLvgFwOoRrPBwa1QUDUUcDhoCVfM1KYgFf2q8HJ45Xo3I7S8c6xlgrlnapk1QYchUCvpf5g2maJFOuNd5lbxefPJBbWXYCYOr6qHRwXcSQXCbEPQAfDEhlkD123_R/s1600-h/DSC01969%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157917463340699938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VLIyIB-mMdHhuE-rLvgFwOoRrPBwa1QUDUUcDhoCVfM1KYgFf2q8HJ45Xo3I7S8c6xlgrlnapk1QYchUCvpf5g2maJFOuNd5lbxefPJBbWXYCYOr6qHRwXcSQXCbEPQAfDEhlkD123_R/s320/DSC01969%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>My sister sent some pictures from Altmar, NY. Her subject line was "And it snowed..." and the text of her e-mail indicated that there is no sign of stopping. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>It's beautiful!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-11135082567757281212008-01-20T00:43:00.000-05:002008-01-20T00:49:03.601-05:00Emmitsburg Basilica - in detail...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfl5K6gRXl4bmq17YpXfb_qsV-2K3jGhPNJt8DIWpIYc7XM-HGwQtGV6KFS414JlMxUcc9MRBLXRAzH6ovagalwkfWrfK1CCY4XdhnJc3JrQOURH71oxMEcyaeTw8ZZq0oVYAj0SGtDOa/s1600-h/IMG_0136.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157430822071226578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfl5K6gRXl4bmq17YpXfb_qsV-2K3jGhPNJt8DIWpIYc7XM-HGwQtGV6KFS414JlMxUcc9MRBLXRAzH6ovagalwkfWrfK1CCY4XdhnJc3JrQOURH71oxMEcyaeTw8ZZq0oVYAj0SGtDOa/s320/IMG_0136.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is a detail of the statue of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton that stands on the altar dedicated to her in the Basilica.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a detail of the crucifix that is hanging above the sanctuary:<br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmgFf1MgNHv5vel8D3zDeLv5kgAuSmjmlMMuqaN09o-16UTXt8abgY8PApAg7_Covmfoc33j5svEPeIVkcoyksmSdurVqTiaqTE2NKSkE7dHAwkJ8UkGeN16IkNnKyFWYIV60es5bPhhV/s1600-h/IMG_0138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157430826366193890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfmgFf1MgNHv5vel8D3zDeLv5kgAuSmjmlMMuqaN09o-16UTXt8abgY8PApAg7_Covmfoc33j5svEPeIVkcoyksmSdurVqTiaqTE2NKSkE7dHAwkJ8UkGeN16IkNnKyFWYIV60es5bPhhV/s320/IMG_0138.JPG" border="0" /></a> In the four corners of the arches that go up into the ceiling of the basilica, there is a mosaic of each of the Gospel authors. Here is a detail of the mosaic of St. John.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHsb0UU0loEr0eZ6YfH0WtHKuu6koReO_nvv2ZyzCljdOKajhbu-2D4pLbUYj0zcJOBLo6Y1x74T6PncOd_9sfid29MtxRS0MtGmI0Ws3nQRqEw09KnHVoKRPLurhltSz-fTkaQI73pQB/s1600-h/IMG_0140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157430826366193906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHsb0UU0loEr0eZ6YfH0WtHKuu6koReO_nvv2ZyzCljdOKajhbu-2D4pLbUYj0zcJOBLo6Y1x74T6PncOd_9sfid29MtxRS0MtGmI0Ws3nQRqEw09KnHVoKRPLurhltSz-fTkaQI73pQB/s320/IMG_0140.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p>This is the Gethsemane Chapel, a beautiful place to sit in quiet prayer. The wall is curved covered in a mosaic scene.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5y-WQkIwtI_UA8FBTJc3HychBsqtFETCBO7b0fLd887DwhyphenhyphenzH_V8a2yYXqD1c4MAIYIyXL4hvcEaM-tL9W3vWa9MltooGOGMHulc3w05Au7rTvxFu9U27N3W3hpvb8sxAxlfpQ2PMbFE/s1600-h/IMG_0126.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157430830661161218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5y-WQkIwtI_UA8FBTJc3HychBsqtFETCBO7b0fLd887DwhyphenhyphenzH_V8a2yYXqD1c4MAIYIyXL4hvcEaM-tL9W3vWa9MltooGOGMHulc3w05Au7rTvxFu9U27N3W3hpvb8sxAxlfpQ2PMbFE/s320/IMG_0126.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>A detail of the statue of Jesus in the Gethsemane Chapel. You can see the beautiful colors of the mosaic behind...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRCmjowelRSO3rCgkK83CWmim85gkwvpQzacFSl45TLWrINAZ9Lu_4i7EjG9RD2RRCidqxGg9fWe2S-ZR4WgqvrihgCCCDFKCAfWd5kka5ZaZ9rhQ2gMhypG7AvPHYMlSRZQb31-zU-x6/s1600-h/IMG_0127.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157430834956128530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRCmjowelRSO3rCgkK83CWmim85gkwvpQzacFSl45TLWrINAZ9Lu_4i7EjG9RD2RRCidqxGg9fWe2S-ZR4WgqvrihgCCCDFKCAfWd5kka5ZaZ9rhQ2gMhypG7AvPHYMlSRZQb31-zU-x6/s320/IMG_0127.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-83576703877511513452008-01-20T00:40:00.000-05:002008-01-20T00:43:23.679-05:00Emmitsburg Basilica<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mJ8C7d9nrdxRm5xN6UKWuBD2OEwf1EaIDkRI8nBdf9VSdpAUmbijKzE9u4yKxbBUM-MKD4f5hyphenhyphenTmqJSuK-_dSzkPJH3nDVYDciNNeH0c4QvEwwGdPxPJAxgfPBkGxMoXjYoEjs2h7hSR/s1600-h/IMG_0120.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157430074746917010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mJ8C7d9nrdxRm5xN6UKWuBD2OEwf1EaIDkRI8nBdf9VSdpAUmbijKzE9u4yKxbBUM-MKD4f5hyphenhyphenTmqJSuK-_dSzkPJH3nDVYDciNNeH0c4QvEwwGdPxPJAxgfPBkGxMoXjYoEjs2h7hSR/s320/IMG_0120.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOIOdlRAn7pn4mIe9TbiSujXfl7izoLKSJu4vbewug9AOYm667lkU3AXr9T5DRk-Ck6iM7-vUanWNHBuf7di8-JYlfZTPGXDkG2mc8-gByInfnWcbH99TVC8TIW9Aw0J42bXWasadrkwm/s1600-h/IMG_0132.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157430079041884322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOIOdlRAn7pn4mIe9TbiSujXfl7izoLKSJu4vbewug9AOYm667lkU3AXr9T5DRk-Ck6iM7-vUanWNHBuf7di8-JYlfZTPGXDkG2mc8-gByInfnWcbH99TVC8TIW9Aw0J42bXWasadrkwm/s320/IMG_0132.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvs2ZhfVVX-N_e7_a09rGyztN_02dLPorZlG5PC_0JbPsQ6MXBZpP-Uv6DG8OsLVf9TsEgp7hwXNyMyWYz3iR6_ky66x5IKNLOb2DaMjlTwfvfuWAtVyKURYS-R37XeRBzC-2dthoEyMHk/s1600-h/IMG_0133.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157430079041884338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvs2ZhfVVX-N_e7_a09rGyztN_02dLPorZlG5PC_0JbPsQ6MXBZpP-Uv6DG8OsLVf9TsEgp7hwXNyMyWYz3iR6_ky66x5IKNLOb2DaMjlTwfvfuWAtVyKURYS-R37XeRBzC-2dthoEyMHk/s320/IMG_0133.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTtHV999p_MZ74nYME6hjoegpUxhUaxveCTxHlDHf4j4m7l-qGfr8950VXbbGiapoesxBbNswuHSBoIZt0D62RjGwp3ZmiiBvttOu8bbHGXTYSQ4bPwFUoZK0lGNZIKqzgzIVfk0wxRM_/s1600-h/IMG_0134.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157430083336851650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTtHV999p_MZ74nYME6hjoegpUxhUaxveCTxHlDHf4j4m7l-qGfr8950VXbbGiapoesxBbNswuHSBoIZt0D62RjGwp3ZmiiBvttOu8bbHGXTYSQ4bPwFUoZK0lGNZIKqzgzIVfk0wxRM_/s320/IMG_0134.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I went to Emmitsburg today and took a few pictures of the Shrine of St. Elzabeth Ann Seton, a minor basilica in Emmitsburg, MD.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Above are a few shots. I'll post some more detailed shots in a bit.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-2184455566786415702008-01-20T00:19:00.000-05:002008-01-20T00:36:50.460-05:00Baby Greg<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3s5O7jnJaqivHxt9VDnjBoBdntqcCsPfvT-6d1j3-g8LZYnJJCcNsBQorfEUBdWrN1EcS-nLEWF2H0u4tFlROKGqDM5LFkX34Xy81W8Ra_5j22O1U1CcGxb8P6_sHUxqsiHVhIBHZlq2/s1600-h/IMG_0117.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157428429774442610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3s5O7jnJaqivHxt9VDnjBoBdntqcCsPfvT-6d1j3-g8LZYnJJCcNsBQorfEUBdWrN1EcS-nLEWF2H0u4tFlROKGqDM5LFkX34Xy81W8Ra_5j22O1U1CcGxb8P6_sHUxqsiHVhIBHZlq2/s320/IMG_0117.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp113f9LIOH7bFBTlRn7oXKVxnQrvMTmc3v7rdmFEfAG3kbGhWeUSqDt0wmWpv9mrL0ESIZ3lZOd0IGl75v0a0CtdvBIU00fbHTOp_SflxPwfV1QEW6xztQbrX4B-JK3V-tL0SOnF21vfN/s1600-h/IMG_0115.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157428438364377218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp113f9LIOH7bFBTlRn7oXKVxnQrvMTmc3v7rdmFEfAG3kbGhWeUSqDt0wmWpv9mrL0ESIZ3lZOd0IGl75v0a0CtdvBIU00fbHTOp_SflxPwfV1QEW6xztQbrX4B-JK3V-tL0SOnF21vfN/s320/IMG_0115.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Here are some recent photos of the cute little man.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-33031317108606093072008-01-18T23:11:00.001-05:002008-01-18T23:27:23.396-05:00Me -- in recovery from surgery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwP4rVBU1d9DwyxJHJI_DULPlznW_zhOe0DUFR_y5-9jx1TRWZimDw_BlBAu0vG-Xvq9VM48W8aPcxEkAoonGfwfiXCEZdkph8UpOu4s72gnU70WXXwSLn2TJVHKi2O_VXViPmTWHQPWXo/s1600-h/Reduced_Dani_Scar_011808.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157039473241149538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwP4rVBU1d9DwyxJHJI_DULPlznW_zhOe0DUFR_y5-9jx1TRWZimDw_BlBAu0vG-Xvq9VM48W8aPcxEkAoonGfwfiXCEZdkph8UpOu4s72gnU70WXXwSLn2TJVHKi2O_VXViPmTWHQPWXo/s320/Reduced_Dani_Scar_011808.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gLyum0_FBj0ebOPy8S5s6_ORtSJijID875cMa2iI6nDNXOoiH2YHOiszKKTA68qmdoJxx5_3m7LyTgAMZl6XAZau1Ylq-krkda0ZXucPpzXj1Xj0iT242mJUF982gQ0Bap6KVbvqfeYe/s1600-h/Reduced_Dani_Scar_011808.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifaCGRF7PHOVJLKP_ktNk43KiBytpClQwXqoe_kIwvsM8wqkfzEzBO327i9R_1LDbdIG4zFJJIZiVR0k2IJOQNyAR6I4JRP6kqZPcJUlsrnSl5Rx6Y_vQTsFSHteM1KxfptdpartyCxfZN/s1600-h/IMG_0063.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Oh yeah...check the bald spot where the tumor was.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Of course, now you can't really tell that it was necessarily from surgery. Just looks like I have mange.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-23742944643940903392008-01-17T22:38:00.001-05:002008-01-17T22:39:32.357-05:00Images from our home prayer space<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BNLMNnhXq9O9OzJU1_ZRz4KSM6Z170oAiPSnJ0sampMT-1oAolZFDNKCqoIPIQQqe3gnzepfmuP2_9jEFXL72FQMwHWc7Dtya0nt3PopBoQ27PsxQMqsmOIvXcSyk46UcYkEd6q68Fdq/s1600-h/IMG_0047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156656082985472018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BNLMNnhXq9O9OzJU1_ZRz4KSM6Z170oAiPSnJ0sampMT-1oAolZFDNKCqoIPIQQqe3gnzepfmuP2_9jEFXL72FQMwHWc7Dtya0nt3PopBoQ27PsxQMqsmOIvXcSyk46UcYkEd6q68Fdq/s320/IMG_0047.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORLK2cAL_o0KYVw-5qwuYp0IRT2sDej058LvmGsxxqnaCNPk7IDxdCZavKgtp50Bm0Son-00qmB-xbUIafqD5z-2s_kgvRHrZNTvnFYZYjqlSr79fhuuRWH8fZF6vJurol8GXeRbUXHc5/s1600-h/IMG_0049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156656082985472034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORLK2cAL_o0KYVw-5qwuYp0IRT2sDej058LvmGsxxqnaCNPk7IDxdCZavKgtp50Bm0Son-00qmB-xbUIafqD5z-2s_kgvRHrZNTvnFYZYjqlSr79fhuuRWH8fZF6vJurol8GXeRbUXHc5/s320/IMG_0049.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsvD0PEnhrhBeLFYX0NG-6Un8LiNIYw5F9SHewYABC7r3nYNb9kHHi0XOaFfeh2Ryz9ZhzTodoR1euhm0Dl_7KJ3Xbg_eofz6TOkYnub9Z67UUfotgKire8umPmikDzP0GL3Xf18l5-Gr/s1600-h/IMG_0048.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156656087280439346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsvD0PEnhrhBeLFYX0NG-6Un8LiNIYw5F9SHewYABC7r3nYNb9kHHi0XOaFfeh2Ryz9ZhzTodoR1euhm0Dl_7KJ3Xbg_eofz6TOkYnub9Z67UUfotgKire8umPmikDzP0GL3Xf18l5-Gr/s320/IMG_0048.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-59985653293640145502008-01-17T22:29:00.000-05:002008-01-17T22:37:34.592-05:00Wall Rosaries<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZU1xsM9WrvfMM0jKg16Pk1XqCvRXe4kJdvywV8X0BXFvtMLEXLY0Jv0vOV8zZbQcf-WvE9OxZwUVNAruP9FRhwu5V8CePCL2BGbCGxIx8csMPVKuW_yZuoI4EnizJ2KUWhoZRfOcHlH-/s1600-h/IMG_0045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156655558999461890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZU1xsM9WrvfMM0jKg16Pk1XqCvRXe4kJdvywV8X0BXFvtMLEXLY0Jv0vOV8zZbQcf-WvE9OxZwUVNAruP9FRhwu5V8CePCL2BGbCGxIx8csMPVKuW_yZuoI4EnizJ2KUWhoZRfOcHlH-/s320/IMG_0045.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFeViXG40LZvIQUdXT52A81t_5je-d0LGErC7nvFUdBuIQaLL9EgKlnadb7LIKgWPMTCCTRGz65p1gRMMbNF_giUZXEsSuulZUYNvZdyuFtkj0xM7lq12b86ZrYvNim8xxzZXdlQVdbR0h/s1600-h/Reduced_WallRosary1_011708.jpg"></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEZ640hmwSKgOnnRSPemU7XLtClD-bFmCXjm6UK6nqZnaC7srBUZLOymphN2HmUu9SD5UgyYi-n6Bq4e5niJXHVm3h5_d20NOBNi4dkZOl0Vf9vs0uiCtlHi64LRxvY3jEG-cBvb6BBks/s1600-h/IMG_0025.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156654992063778802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrEZ640hmwSKgOnnRSPemU7XLtClD-bFmCXjm6UK6nqZnaC7srBUZLOymphN2HmUu9SD5UgyYi-n6Bq4e5niJXHVm3h5_d20NOBNi4dkZOl0Vf9vs0uiCtlHi64LRxvY3jEG-cBvb6BBks/s320/IMG_0025.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Here are pictures of our two wall rosaries. One is in the den -- it is very old. My mother procured it from an estate sale and gave it to my husband when we were in the process of preparing to come into the Church. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>The second is one that I bought for him. It has a St. Benedict medal in the center and take a look at the beads!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-31769768829316346492008-01-17T19:18:00.000-05:002008-01-17T19:47:56.224-05:00Playing with the New Camera<div>Hey, all!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here's a picture of Dave. I took it tonight with my new digital camera. I am practicing using it with the hopes that I will be able to get some cool shots of local Catholic locations for my mom and a few other relatives/friends. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here's a sepia Dave:</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156604904155172818" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Jim9b79LpYJXyxriM4sEx1NTfJIvL2BoZ_omssxcDNLgkaBWi_hdXgs7mBBtopQ26JEOQP3zSC3lHvwBGX-Kfc5AFOZj-_1Q4EulF3iYbn0viL4vCM0yDt-pHnJh8VscVRdiQku952aU/s320/Dave_Sienna_Reduced_011708.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-90216308869668545552008-01-05T02:26:00.000-05:002008-01-05T02:28:51.310-05:00As We Look Ahead to This Year's March for LifeLet's remember the words of Pope John Paul II:<br /><br />"The Gospel of life is at the heart of Jesus' message...In the name of God: respect, protect, love, and serve life, every human life!"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-31236534917893776392007-12-29T22:25:00.000-05:002007-12-29T22:32:46.390-05:00Holy Men Are Just So Funny!The other day I was watching a bit of Archbishop Fulton Sheen. He was telling a story about a woman that would hang around outside a church, and that he would talk with her and finally convinced her to come inside the church. (This is paraphrased, but the story basically went like this.) She said, "Alright, but once I get in there don't you ask me to go to confession." He said, "Alright, I won't." She was insistent. He said, "Fine, I won't ask you to go to confession."<br /><br />He goes on with the story, "We went inside, and got to where we were walking past the confessionals. And I didn't ask her to go to confession. While we were walking by, I just pushed her right into the booth."<br /><br />HA! <br /><br />Now, I'm listening to Fr. Corapi, who is telling a story about a man who walked into his confessional and said, "Bless me father, I have no sins."<br /><br />"Really?! I thought only Mary was immaculately conceived. Praise God!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Fr. Corapi and Archbishop Fulton Sheen. You gotta love them both.<br /><br />DaniUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-66257012808447649192007-12-27T19:15:00.000-05:002007-12-27T19:22:03.334-05:00The Holy Father on RelativismAs a Christmas gift, I received a little book of snippets from the wise writings of Pope Benedict XVI. <br /><br />I read this, and it stuck with me, probably because I work in an organization that is highly academic in nature, and academia is, overall, in a rather sad state.<br /><br /><em><strong>"Today, a particularly insidious obstacle to the task of educating is the massive presence in our society and culture of that relativisim which, recognizing nothing as defnitive, leaves as the ultimate criterion only the self with its desires. And under the semblence of freedom it becomes a prison for each one, for it separates people from one another, locking each person into his own 'ego'."</strong></em><br /><br />How blessed we are to have a Pope who can say so much with so few words. <br /><br />We love you, Pope Benedict XVI!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-8262518295161587782007-12-26T00:39:00.000-05:002007-12-26T00:47:12.338-05:00Christmas Day - Status of the Season Report :)Christmas Eve and Christmas Day both went very, very well here in the Taylor household. I made a large Polish inspired Christmas Eve dinner to go with our oblatek. We had fish, potatoes, pierogies, saurkraut, polish sausage and pickled beets. <br /><br />After dinner, Dave and I relaxed some and went to Mass at 9pm at St. John the Evangelist in Frederick, MD. Mass was quite lovely. We came home, visited with the family for a little while, and then decided we would open one gift each. Well, our inner children got the best of us and we ended up deciding to open all of our gifts that night, as the 24th became the 25th in the wee, wee hours of the morning. <br /><br />Dave was incredibly excited to get his wii. He was really taken aback when he unwrapped the Nintendo DS, too. Still being in the wii shock, the DS was like that one final jab that lays out the boxer after a staggering hook. <br /><br />This morning, I got up early to make the ham for Christmas dinner. We had ham, stuffing, green beans, fresh rolls, etc., and then we put out desserts and treats for the visit from all the family that came later in the afternoon.<br /><br />I managed to miss evening prayer in all the hubbub, which is kind of a bummer. But, other than that, everything is going really nicely. Dave is exhausted from family fun and wii playing, he's dozing on the sectional next to me. <br /><br />And I am writing this from my new laptop that my lovely husband gave me for Christmas! I love it! <br /><br />May the peace of Christ remain with all my friends and family this season. Happy Feast of St. Stephen!<br /><br />DaniUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2642249842388168712.post-69598724697333770192007-12-25T01:13:00.000-05:002007-12-25T01:14:35.031-05:00MERRY CHRISTMASAlthough it's been said many times, many ways,<br /><br />MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!!!<br /><br />With all our love and our faithful prayers,<br /><br />The TaylorsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2