Monthly Archives: March 2024

Happy Laetare!

I hope your priest’s vestments were the manliest of pinks today. At my parish they drape a purple cloth over the front of the altarpiece during Lent to cover the image of the Last Supper depicted in relief there. Unfortunately whoever made the cloth also made a set of purple vestments from the same material. Ergo, our priests occasionally blend into the altar like a Vietnam-era soldier blending into the jungle. It’s interesting to say the least.

Ah yes, halfway there…

This Lent has not been without its ups and downs for me. The fast had been going very well until it wasn’t. I fell off that wagon a few days ago and struggled to get back on. But tomorrow is a new day and, by the grace of God, I will get back after it.

Otherwise, even if you’ve had great success this Lent, now is the time to double down. Pay careful attention to the Epistle and Gospel daily (and of course the orations which are so moving and poignant during these days).

Pray for me as I pray for each of you.

Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us!

No apologies. Thank you, Miss B!

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Apparently the demented old man screamed and slurred his way through an address to Congress earlier. It appears he invited a woman from Texas to sit in the gallery so he could praise her for murdering her baby when she found out the child had a genetic disorder. Because that’s apparently what one does when a child is less than perfect. I thought of including a clip below but it’s unwatchable on several levels (even when he openly mocks the Justices of the Supreme Court to their faces). All this took place on the day we in my family celebrated what would have been the 16th birthday of my niece who was born with anencephaly and lived just five days. She was a beautiful little girl and she was loved much and her life was a gift from God.

But he should still be given Holy Communion, right? Asking for a priest friend.

As we pass the midpoint of Lent, here’s a sobering reality check. But be courageous and stay strong.

There is nothing more precious than time; but by many there is nothing less valued. At the hour of death, to obtain even one short hour men would give all they possess–wealth, honours, pleasures,–but this hour shall not be given them. They will weep and say: O fools that we have been! O time for ever lost!

Read the rest here. (Courtesy the Liguori Daily Meditations, and thank you Fr. Isaac Mary for this game changer!)

The autobrew feature on the coffee pot only works when you actually set the coffee pot up.

It’s been a long few days.

Hope your Lent is productive. Only three and a half more weeks

Shockingly, my state’s primary election is upon us again. And not for the first time in recent years, I really don’t care. There’s no voting our way out of any of the current messes we’re in. I’ll probably still go into the polling place and check a few boxes for old time’s sake.