tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.comments2023-10-18T03:38:42.417-06:00Confessions and ContemplationsMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comBlogger267125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-22209287897820198542013-09-11T19:44:55.037-06:002013-09-11T19:44:55.037-06:00But that's not what it is about. The Mass is n...But that's not what it is about. The Mass is not theatre or a time of puppetry. I'm far from a Traditional or a conservative Catholic, but that was just silly and irreverent. <br /><br />In the context of the Mass, I think it's plain ludicrous and pointless. <br /><br />But to each his or her own. <br /><br />Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-15000317294707690702013-09-10T07:47:12.611-06:002013-09-10T07:47:12.611-06:00I am still smiling. These people seem to "get...I am still smiling. These people seem to "get" the celebration of the Eucharist concept. ☺ I liked it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-6503174660794074922012-04-07T11:43:55.362-06:002012-04-07T11:43:55.362-06:00It's so good to be reminded of miracles. I don...It's so good to be reminded of miracles. I don't know how people can live without accepting mystery.<br /> Happy Easter to you and everyone you love. I'm going to Easter Vigil tonight. It's the best. Take care.rcmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348541929662587702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-36141307270801575932012-02-27T10:17:29.281-07:002012-02-27T10:17:29.281-07:00Ah, yes... that is a very good reminder. Whether o...Ah, yes... that is a very good reminder. Whether or not that I know it, it's good to be reminded. <br /><br />Blessings to youMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-60370026605349577362012-02-27T09:13:45.652-07:002012-02-27T09:13:45.652-07:00Hey there.
I FINALLY found where I'd bookma...Hey there. <br /> I FINALLY found where I'd bookmarked your blog!<br /><br /> There's a reason they call it the dark night of the soul, eh? <br /> I'll keep you in my prayers. I like that quote of Paul Claudel -<br /> Jesus did not come to explain our suffering or to take it away. He came to fill it with his presence. <br /> There sure is great pain in not being able to "feel" his presence, but you have to know he is right there with you. <br /> Oh, you do know that, of course. It's just good to be reminded from time to time. His love goes beyond what we can feel or understand.<br /> He is full of tenderness for you.<br /> Take good care...rcmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348541929662587702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-39775975014986149632011-12-15T20:13:53.802-07:002011-12-15T20:13:53.802-07:00Awww Fran! It's all true. I'm very privile...Awww Fran! It's all true. I'm very privileged and blessed to know you. <br /><br />I will do my best to write more. For my own sanity, I need to.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-54572017962446097272011-12-15T20:03:40.821-07:002011-12-15T20:03:40.821-07:00This makes me so happy, I feel so privileged, so b...This makes me so happy, I feel so privileged, so blessed!<br /><br />FranSt Edwards Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585815864104929974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-79045929075324761992011-12-15T17:34:45.145-07:002011-12-15T17:34:45.145-07:00Hi Denise,
That Fran is pretty cool. I met her on...Hi Denise,<br /><br />That Fran is pretty cool. I met her on the blogosphere. I have yet to meet her IRL but she is on the list of people I want to meet when I make it to East Coast. <br /><br />I'm going to try to come back to blogging, but I at least get to enjoy the best of it via Fran. <br /><br />MariaMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-63229439537635850572011-12-15T17:23:19.809-07:002011-12-15T17:23:19.809-07:00Thanks for sharing the word about Picturing God! I...Thanks for sharing the word about Picturing God! I found your blog today through Fran, that great connector. :)Denisehttp://picturinggod.ignatianspirituality.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-23537619264419160732011-12-14T23:13:32.087-07:002011-12-14T23:13:32.087-07:00Thanks!
I have to admit I enjoyed blogging here ...Thanks! <br /><br />I have to admit I enjoyed blogging here way back when. Life got busy a couple of years ago. I was falling in love in 2009, planning a wedding in 2010 and in 2011 learning how to be married. Other things have happened that have kept me away from writing about my faith and my fictional characters. I hope that this year, I find my way back. It's really good for the soul.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-48278202786464234982011-12-14T22:08:59.678-07:002011-12-14T22:08:59.678-07:00Hey, just found your blog.
You know how these t...Hey, just found your blog.<br /><br /> You know how these things go...looking for mananitas for la virgen de guadalupe and linked to a post from 2007 or 2008. I really liked it, so I looked to see if you were still writing the blog.<br /><br /> Hope you keep it up. I like your reflections and your links and that odd combination of sort of liberal politically but conservative and traditional about the church. <br /> I'm with you there. <br /> Also, I love those mananitas.rcmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348541929662587702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-16282643743102972122010-05-11T06:20:29.410-06:002010-05-11T06:20:29.410-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.日月神教-任我行https://www.blogger.com/profile/01664375047787766478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-78109596900519902722010-05-11T06:19:47.528-06:002010-05-11T06:19:47.528-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.日月神教-任我行https://www.blogger.com/profile/01664375047787766478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-42285023084945713182009-12-23T21:31:40.221-07:002009-12-23T21:31:40.221-07:00You guys look so happy! You must be having a wond...You guys look so happy! You must be having a wonderful Christmas... Enjoy it!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754406706300818849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-28539656430589208872009-11-11T21:01:09.915-07:002009-11-11T21:01:09.915-07:00Thanks, Jeff. It's getting even better and bet...Thanks, Jeff. It's getting even better and better :)Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-26611726116705146492009-11-11T21:01:08.009-07:002009-11-11T21:01:08.009-07:00Thanks, Jeff. It's getting even better and bet...Thanks, Jeff. It's getting even better and better :)Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-10623375693459200732009-10-20T15:40:41.630-06:002009-10-20T15:40:41.630-06:00Maria,
I've always said in so many words tha...Maria, <br /><br />I've always said in so many words that "The Blessed Trinity" as far as I'm concerned could never accept two wrongs as making "One Right" but that's only my opinion and as far as sinner vic is concerned, he would love to debate "IT" and make a joke of the hole issue but while I'm still in charge of this flesh, he's going to have to bind his cells, destroy this world or have me locked UP in an asylum and I'm sure that many of today's so called Christians would be happy if that was done! <br /><br />Does that make any sense?<br /><br />Today's "Gays" Army Marching Song!<br /><br />Left, Right, Left, Right, <br /><br />I don't know but I've been told,<br /><br />That our ancestors thoughts are getting old.<br /><br />We don't know for sure cause we weren't there,<br /><br />But these old thinkers were a bunch of "Squares" <br /><br />Left, Right, Left, Right!<br /><br />Peacevictorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15443898648764230515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-36633084686234982082009-10-13T22:39:19.538-06:002009-10-13T22:39:19.538-06:00Man, I'm way too tired tonight to make any sen...Man, I'm way too tired tonight to make any sense, Jeff.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-36664357739382455832009-10-13T22:39:00.323-06:002009-10-13T22:39:00.323-06:00I bet you're right and they were taking every ...I bet you're right and they were taking every body they could during the war. I've actually never studied WWII history as well as I should have. <br /><br />I really get upset when it comes to how GBLT people are treated in this country. It hurts to see them treated so badly by Christians. My mom and I were talking about some of her friends today who hold onto such old, archaic prejudices and sad it is. (I'm lucky for having parents of that generation who are so open minded and tolerant.)<br /><br />I wonder if they would re-institute the draft?Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-11073579797283086522009-10-13T15:37:59.945-06:002009-10-13T15:37:59.945-06:00I could be wrong, but I don't think this disqu...I could be wrong, but I don't think this disqualified people from serving in WWII. I believe that at the time they were taking pretty much any warm body they could get.<br /><br />Seriously speaking, they are citizens of this country. Our armed services protect us all. They have just as much of a right to defend this country as anyone else.<br /><br />Of course, if they ever lifted "Don't ask, don't tell," and they re-instituted the draft, people might miss the loophole.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754406706300818849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-91265885672573433592009-10-12T21:55:40.797-06:002009-10-12T21:55:40.797-06:00No. Thank you! Where ever you found that video, it...No. Thank you! Where ever you found that video, it was a blessing. It truly touched me. I truly believe that God gave us these creatures because he knows just how wonderful they are and how much we gain from them. <br /><br />Peace to you.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-54540418682402023532009-10-12T18:55:13.941-06:002009-10-12T18:55:13.941-06:00Maria somehow I had missed that you posted this to...Maria somehow I had missed that you posted this too and with your poignant words as well. Peace to you. All of our animals are like angel companions aren't they? Oh the way they touch our hearts.<br /><br />Thank you for the link. Peace to you!Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-68681785277282607592009-10-02T00:11:12.978-06:002009-10-02T00:11:12.978-06:00Elizabeth,
Thank you for your comment. I'm so...Elizabeth,<br /><br />Thank you for your comment. I'm sorry you had to go through that experience. It makes me so mad that we have to talk about this stuff because the world isn't perfect. <br /><br />I, too, think it's a good thing to talk to the students about. I'm glad they've changed too. I'm a bit nervous about the class because I think I might be leading it on my own this time, but the video we have is really outstanding and I'll do my best to facilitate a dialog with the students afterward. If I can be the one person a child can trust, I will be happy to be that person.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-60943334697019912542009-10-02T00:07:50.585-06:002009-10-02T00:07:50.585-06:00As a former abused child (not by an outsider, but ...As a former abused child (not by an outsider, but by my own family), I can tell you that it may be sad that you are educating children about abuse, but it is important. You are doing them a great service. I wish someone had educated my siblings and me as a child. I wish we could have found someone whom we felt even cared back then. Times have changed. Thank God that they have!Elizabeth Mahlouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334700057953625321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129501435638030796.post-40146439578323627072009-09-30T16:55:53.572-06:002009-09-30T16:55:53.572-06:00Fran,
Here is a piece at Salon.com my friend post...Fran,<br /><br />Here is a piece at Salon.com my friend posted on Facebook talking about how people seem to have forgotten the fact that he did really rape the girl. <br /><br />http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/09/28/polanski_arrest/index.html<br /><br />And here's the Andrew Sullivan post in case you haven't found it yet. <br /> <br />He's posted a lot about it today. <br />Using the Holocaust to defend Polanski: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/09/crimes-to-the-grave.html<br /><br />This is the first one he posted. (I think. It's the first I saw).<br />http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/09/roman-polanski-raped-a-child.htmlMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12743644644608446685noreply@blogger.com