Blessed Are They That Mourn
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, August 23, 2012
It has been an agonizing week in our close-knit community.
On the vigil of the Assumption, the 6-year-old son of a beautiful young couple in our neighborhood suffered a trauma and hovered by a thread in the sacred space between life and death for five days before succumbing this past Sunday.
It has been a long slog of hoping and praying for the best but bracing for the worst and we are all so broken-hearted... READ MORE
Love Your Enemies
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Do you ever think God is trying to show you something but you haven’t quite grasped what it is?
A week ago I was all set to post about the odd coincidence of the passing of Cosmo girl Helen Gurley Brown on the same day as Nellie Gray, founder of the March for Life.
The juxtaposition of those two lives brought to mind the passing of Mother Teresa and Princess Diana within a few days of each other... READ MORE
A Good Shepherd
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, May 09, 2012
A dear friend of mine relates the story of a bad misjudgment she made as a first-year teacher.
While chaperoning a field trip to a local mall, she allowed two girls (6th or 7th graders?) to break away from her party and run upstairs “just for a second.”
I don’t recall the details but something bad almost happened (a strange man was involved).
Rightly the parents raised holy hell.
My friend still recalls... READ MORE
Giving Christmas
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Friday, December 16, 2011
Did you see this? In stores across the country, mostly Kmarts, donors are paying off layaway accounts for complete strangers.
Read the whole story here, and if you don’t tear up while you do… well, you’re more stoic than I am.
What a lovely way to help someone at Christmas!
The Gift of Giving
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Tuesday, December 06, 2011
As evidenced by my late posting today, it’s been a doozy. I think when I designed this day in my head, I must have been either delusional, or distracted—or likely both!
Regardless, one of the “to do” items for my Feast of St. Nicholas agenda was to deliver our “Project Santa Giving Tree” donations to Church. Every year, our parish works in conjunction with the local Women’s shelter run by the Holy... READ MORE
Tithing Questions
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Every Sunday, I sit in the pew at Mass feeling a bit sheepish when it’s time for the weekly collection. The devoted ushers at our parish, garbed in their fine navy blue matching sport coats, push the basket attached to the very long pole in front of me. Every week, I smile at them and keep my hands on my songbook, neglecting to drop anything into the basket. The usual usher in my section of the church... READ MORE
Precious Life Hair Bow
Posted by Danielle Bean in Reviews on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Okay. How very sweet and simple and adorable is this?
It’s the Precious Life hair bow, available from the good folks at Hair Bows for Life. 10% of all sales at Hair Bows for Life always goes to support pro-life charities, but 50% of sales of this Precious Life hair bow will be donated to charity.
I think we all must know at least one little girl who could use one of these in her Easter basket this year. Available in lots of sizes and styles.
Prom for Moms
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Did you go to prom in high school?
Would you like to go again? Or for the first time?
This one is a little different: it’s for women only, and it’s not just a party, it’s a fundraiser for charity.
Dubbed the “Mom Prom,” this event started a few years ago in an area near where we live, and the idea is apparently spreading across the country. Moms have fun pulling old prom or bridesmaid dresses out... READ MORE
Bishops Bet on Ball
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, February 04, 2011
On Rachel’s topics of football and food, here’s a fun story I read today:
The bishops of the dioceses of Pittsburgh and Green Bay have made a friendly bet on Sunday’s Super Bowl Game. You can read the whole story here, but the gist of it is that bishops bet on the game, and charities will benefit. Who doesn’t love a little friendly inter-diocesan competition?
Not being a football fan, I don’t care... READ MORE
Mr. Zuckerberg's Ovation
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, September 28, 2010
The governor of NJ, mayor of Newark and founder of Facebook turned up on Oprah the other day.
They were there to talk about an exciting bipartisan partnership to improve public schools.
That’s worth knowing about in its own right, but not what actually caught my attention in this video.
Watch the whole thing for context (and you can find part two here), but the striking moment for me begins at... READ MORE
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