A few pictures – how I (we) spent Christmas

Well, glad to see the baby arrived of course. At Holy Name of Mary, the baby has arrived! Part of breakfast AND dinner were these beautiful ribs Tim got up early to cook in the kitchen. Brigid helping out in her Anti-Husband pajamas… Then Tim worked on assembling his Christmas present smoker cooker. Reading the … Read more

An Advent meditation from my friend Theresa

I lifted this whole thing from the Reclaiming Our Children blog on the Entering Canaan website. Here is the link – ROC blog Theresa is a close friend of Brigid and myself. Something really struck me this morning at my Holy Hour, I do not like the Advent/ Christmas Season. Instead of drawing closer to … Read more

In the gym; benching with Tim!

I’m pretty sure the last time I was in the gym with Tim was pre-pandemic. But Wednesday evening we were both there and lucky to get the only two benches in the gym. For point of reference – here is some Tim lifting in high school which I posted on the ninth – Tim’s birthday … Read more

Feast today – St. John of the Cross

I’d posted something yesterday from his book Dark Night of the Soul. A quote, Saint John of the Cross Feast Day tomorrow And here is a pretty good, quick bio. John became a priest in 1567 and considered joining the Carthusian Order where monks lived cloistered in individual cells. He was attracted by the simple … Read more