Friday, October 12, 2007

The Visitation

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The theme of the 2007 Respect Life Program is The Infant in My Womb Leaped for Joy . [The angel Gabriel had just told Mary the extraordinary...
Thursday, October 11, 2007

Like a Little Child

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Over the past week, my 14 ½- month-old has experimented with standing up in the middle of the room and taking one small step. At first that...
Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Strawberries and Cream

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The baby was in her high chair having strawberries and a bowlful of plain vanilla yogurt. The bus stopped in front of our house and she tur...
Monday, October 8, 2007

Apple Picking for President

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This Columbus Day was the perfect day for apple picking. So I packed up my kids, an apple crate, and our good old red Radio Flyer wagon, an...
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Sunday, October 7, 2007

My First Pro-Life Picket

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"Praise to God for His salvation and Judgment. Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, and His praise in the assembly of saints....
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Saturday, October 6, 2007

Stand Up For Life!

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At fourteen months, my youngest daughter is just now starting to bring herself to a stand in the middle of the room. As we have all been ho...
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Friday, October 5, 2007

Apple Crisp

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My good friend called me yesterday to confirm coffee at her house this morning. The two of us have been so busy that it was all we could do...
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Thursday, October 4, 2007

Just for Fun (?)

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I received this meme from my dear friend Leticia over at Cause of Our Joy , Causa Nostrae Laetitiae , The Dr.Jerome Lejeune Society , and Th...
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Monday, October 1, 2007

October is Respect Life Month!

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I believe it is no coincidence that Long Island’s Newsday chose this week to run a five-part series on the Katie Trebing Story, reported by ...
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Saturday, September 29, 2007

Fun at Shea

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“Meet the Mets, Meet the Mets, Step right up and greet the Mets; Bring the kiddies, Bring your wife, Guaranteed to have the time of your lif...
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Friday, September 28, 2007

A Child is Born

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In print for four decades, A Child is Born , by Lennart Nilsson , is a work of science, art, and beauty. Using pioneering techniques in mic...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Fathers’ Rights, Then and Now

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In 1854, Elizabeth Cady Stanton addressed the New York State Legislature. “. . . .4th. Look at the position of woman as mother. . . . The f...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

40 Days for Life

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89 cities in 33 states across the nation will unite in a fast called 40 Days for Life from September 26 - November 4. Check with your dioce...
Monday, September 24, 2007

How Pro-Life are you?

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Elitism and hypocrisy are alive and well in America. There is a topic I have avoided since the start of writing this blog, although it is qu...
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Saturday, September 22, 2007

Northanger Abbey

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Northanger Abbey , by Jane Austen , is not a difficult read. It is filled with humour and tongue-in-cheek commentaries on the art of writin...
Friday, September 21, 2007

The Rock

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“And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against i...
Thursday, September 20, 2007

Painting the Rosary

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My current project is not a very exciting one. I am staining the rails of the deck that comes off my kitchen. It is a job that needs to be...
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Last Minute’s Notice

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The phone rang at 8:20 on Monday morning. I looked at the caller ID and my heart jumped a beat. When the children’s school is calling, the ...
Monday, September 17, 2007

Joyfully Run Your Course

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Our family has been involved in track-and-field and cross-country for a few years now. The season, which started last week, is marked by a ...
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Friday, September 14, 2007

School’s No Vacation for this Mom!

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The last two nights were spent at open school nights: one for the middle school, and one for the elementary grades. Getting to these mandat...
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Our Lady of America

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“Our Lady again appeared to me while I was at prayer. She held the world in her hands. From her eyes tears were flowing upon it, as though s...
Wednesday, September 12, 2007

"Old People No Good"

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I was at St. Charles Hospital today for a blood lead test, now required in New York State for all infants. I was told to go to the waiting ...
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Monday, September 10, 2007

Steel the Moment

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“Steel the Moment”: a phrase, coined by me, to describe: 1. The act of capturing a serene moment for later use; 2. The act of calling upon s...
Sunday, September 9, 2007

Fifty-Seven Happy Years Together

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Happy 57th Wedding Anniversary to my “Nanna and Poppop”, Mr. And Mrs. John S. Nagy! Dale is a registered nurse and John is a retired detect...
Saturday, September 8, 2007

The Legacy of Conversation

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“NEVER did I ever imagine that the genes in our bodies would take you into my brain and that of Pop's. As I get older, I see the specifi...
Thursday, September 6, 2007

The Ocean

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The Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the Shallow and the Deep, the Transparent and the Opaque. One thousand aspects of God, ...
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Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Back to School Shopping

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Yesterday morning the newspaper had an article about all the last minute shoppers. Good thing I had thought ahead , I thought smugly! I h...
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Sunday, September 2, 2007

Humility

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“My son, conduct your affairs with humility, And you will be loved more than a giver of gifts. Humble yourself the more, the greater you are...
Friday, August 31, 2007

What's in a Name?

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If I had been a boy, my name would have been Nevada. My Mom is eternally grateful that I was a girl. She named me Elizabeth, which means “...
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Thursday, August 30, 2007

Thirty-Five

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“You formed my inmost being; You knit me in my mother’s womb. I praise you, so wonderfully you made me; Wonderful are your works! My very se...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

A Thank You to my Readers

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“But you must understand that no one ever gives anything to another properly and really without keeping it… Of one thing you may be sure, th...
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