Sunday Snippets–A Catholic Carnival

It’s time once again for Sunday Snippets. We are Catholic bloggers sharing weekly our best posts with one another. As for me, I am a wife of 51 years, a mother of two beautiful daughters, a Sinai nurse (NYC – 1962), a photographer, a writer (poet in awe of God). Prayer and daily Mass feed me. Lioness … Continue reading →

Grounded in the Glorious

O, You, Who gladden Day, Send my roots deep into Your Heart, Which is entwined with mine, Alive in my soul, That glorious place at my center, Lit by Your Presence and Your Light, And which by grace is eternal, Never to go out. Extend my branches As willowy arms, Reaching to the heavens, Branches … Continue reading →

MUHAMMAD?

George Weigel said, in essence, that it was ludicrous to deal with a religion, Islam, that represented one and a half billion people by characterizing it, and the issues of our time with cartoon-like “sound bites”. When asked by the World Over Live ‘s host, Raymond Arroyo, just how should Christians view Islam, Weigel suggested … Continue reading →

Burke’s “Exile” to Malta**: What if Everyone is Wrong? UPDATED

Elizabeth Scalia / the Anchoress – First things: “And I started thinking about the refugees who make the dangerous trip from Africa to Italy, and for whom Pope Francis has great compassion and concern. Malta is part of the migrant route. And then I started thinking about how Malta has said it feels overwhelmed by … Continue reading →