Musings from Matthew Green, a resident of Monterrey, Mexico. About me and this blog. 5 Tips for Living Advent. Advent is a time of preparation for Christmas. Just as Lent is a time of preparation for Easter. It starts each year on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, and ends on the evening of Christmas Eve. Over time, the emphasis has shifted from one of greater penitence and purification. To one of joyful expectation.

I generally tend to avoid pithy quotes, particularly mushy-sounding ones, but when I learned today that one of my former teachers died unexpectedly on Monday, this quote was the first thing that came to mind. What I remember much more vividly is the way Ms.

Sunday, January 10, 2016. How I Became a Mad Scientist- Episode 22. My mom came to get me a few hours later. Her eyes were red and her skin was blotchy. She looked as bad as she had those first few weeks after my dad died. I was nearly asleep when we hit our exit, but then Mom turned the wrong way.

Musings of a High Desert Suburban? Welcome fellow seekers and pilgrims. Tuesday, August 10, 2010. Tomorrow is my namesake day. I am named for St. Clare of Assisi and for the first Abbess following her as abbess of their monastery Abbess Benedicta. I would like to share with you some of the life of Clare as a Poor Clare nun and also a reflection I wrote while writing the icon of her. A MOMENT OF PRAYER WITH SAINT CLARE OF ASSISI.

In the Shadow of His Wings. Joseph Monastery, Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky, U. Our Devotion to the Most Holy Eucharist. Our Devotion to Our Sorrowful Mother. Poetry of St Paul of the Cross. Poetry of Bridegroom and Bride. An end is nigh, a new beginning awaits! Dear blog readers,. One last reminder that tomorrow, April 13. This old blog will be deleted. To stay in touch with us, please do visit our newly updated website.

Love alone gives meaning to life and vocation. Writings on love by the saints and doctors of the Church. St Bernard of Clairvaux, St. Francis de Sales, and St. Seven Principles of the Spiritual Life. By Fr Thomas Bolin, O. Therese of Lisieux and St. General reading and discussion of vocation.

Book reviews, Catholic living, Vocation discernment. Sunday, June 3, 2012. And, Hello from Linda! Today is June 3rd, and to anyone who reads this blog knows, Sarah has entered the Carmelites as a postulant today! What is a postulant. When a person enters the community she begins a period of preliminary probation called postulancy, which lasts from six to eighteen months. Please keep Sarah in your prayers. Sunday, May 27, 2012.

Life centered on Christ through Mary. Seeking the Will of the Lord. Faithful to Holy Mother Church. Want to make a Visit? Want to suggest a link? Friday, August 9th, 2013. Is a perfectly valid and that it is the. Are those persons who acknowledge the validity of the.

A Catholic girl trying to find her way. My Patron Saints for the Year. Confessions of an Underground Catholic. Lord, hear my voice. A Catholic Girl Trying To Find Her Way. I have lost my way in the sense that I have lost the practice of my faith.

The first in a series of never-posted posts! April 1, 2011. While going though old files on my laptop, I found this never-posted post saved in my Mission folder. By the way, I know I never posted about my visit to Honduras in February 2010.