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 0f sorts (photo-jo.smugmug.com) a writer (poet in awe of God). Prayer and daily Mass … Continue reading
>From a sermon on the beatitudes by Saint Leo the Great, pope The blessedness of Christ’s reign
From a sermon on the beatitudes by Saint Leo the Great, pope The blessedness of Christ’s reign After preaching the blessings of poverty, the Lord went on to say: Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. But the mourning for which he promises eternal consolation, dearly beloved, has nothing to do with … Continue reading
THE APPLE OF YOUR EYE
You are before me,Drawing me ever closer.I am lost in loving,Beseeching and begettingBy Your grace. You call me,“The apple of Your eye.”Look, then, upon my world.Perfect it,Through this, my prayer. Color the ghettos of sinWith hues of charity.Bring a springtime of purity,That earth may be as heaven,Peopled with Children of God. My loaves and fishesCan … Continue reading
“The Republicans are Clueless and the Democrats are Complicit”
“The Republicans are clueless and the Democrats are complicit”, the strong words are those of Robert Spencer. He calls for “a massive change of the political culture in Washington.” His is practically a one man crusade to educate people to the danger of our ignorance. He points out that there simply is very little understanding … Continue reading
Saint Gregory the Great, pope
From a homily on Ezekiel by Saint Gregory the Great, pope For Christ’s love I do not spare myself in speaking of him Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Note that a man whom the Lord sends forth as a preacher is called a watchman. A watchman … Continue reading
