THE RATIFICATION OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES One Hundred Years ago, the 19th Amendment was ratified, stating that the right to vote was not to be based on sex: Women, finally, after many years of struggle, were told that they could not be denied the opportunity to vote simply […]
Read more "18 AUGUST 1920"Are you stressed out? Do you run, run, run each and every day and most of the time feel mentally and physically exhausted? Do you ever have time just to relax and play? One activity after another eventually drains the mind, the body and the spirit of all energy. Well, STOP! Take a moment just […]
Read more "STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! ACT! THE MASS: COMMUNION WITH CREATION"To become aware of the Christ Spirit within all of the Universe; recognizing that the Universe is energy come alive, transforming and being transformed. We are part of that process, growing and changing, developing and filled with the potential – the possibility of life. We see life exploding all around us, and yet our fears […]
Read more "CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN – (Oscar Hammerstein / Ricard Rogers)"“Born free, as free as the wind blows As free as the grass grows Born free to follow your heart Live free and beauty surrounds you The world still astounds you each time you look at a star Stay free where no walls divide you You’re free as the roaring tiide So, there’s no need […]
Read more "BORN FREE (Matt Monro)"The word Eucharist is Greek for Thanksgiving. When we gather to celebrate our oneness with the Christ, we give thanks. James Joyce, a famous author once stated that the Catholic Church means “here comes everybody.” The word family, in my mind, means just that – here comes everybody. Everybody includes the tall and the short, […]
Read more "Eucharist = Thanksgiving"Jesus did not ask his disciples to worship him; he called disciples to follow him – to learn from him and from the world around them. They called him Rabbi – and as most students do, they so often failed to understand the depth of his lessons – until later. Over the years, they had […]
Read more "Jesus was a teacher:We are called to Discipleship!"“Sing God a simple song Lauda, Laude Make it up as you go along Lauda, Laude Sing like you like to sing God loves all simple things, For God is the simplest of all I will sing the Lord a new. song to praise Him, to bless him, to bless the Lord I will sing […]
Read more "“SING GOD A SIMPLE SONG”- (LEONARD BERNSTEIN – MASS)"“Sing God a simple song Lauda, Laude Make it up as you go along Lauda, Laude Sing like you like to sing God loves all simple things, For God is the simplest of all I will sing the Lord a new. song to praise Him, to bless him, to bless the Lord I will sing […]
Read more "“SING GOD A SIMPLE SONG”- (LEONARD BERNSTEIN – MASS)"Community: In union with. When we gather together as one body, we are recognizing that we are connected. We as infants are born into relationships; first with the mother who gives and nurtures life; then with the extended family, friends, and so many others as we begin our journey throughout life. We begin to accept […]
Read more "COMMUNITY – COMMUNION"I Believe in people who care. Even more, I believe in what these generous people offer others. They bring caregiving down to its essentials: they offer not abstract ideas, but personal attention; not definitive answers, but reasonable assurance; not empty platitudes, but authentic hope. I believe the work they do is both deceptively simple and […]
Read more "“AN AFFIRMATION OF THOSE WHO CARE” (JAMES E. MILLER)"