In the Breaking of the Bread: A Book Review

April 30, 2013 By 2 Comments
Fritz von Uhde, "The Mealtime Prayer"

Recipe for Joy: A Stepmom's Story of Finding Faith, Following Love, and Feeding a Family by Robin Davis Loyola Press, 2013 We're all on a journey of faith, love, and family. It's a journey with detours and U-turns, scenic roads and midnight breakdowns. But whether in Emmaus or Columbus or wherever (as the airline pilots say) our final destination may be, when we come to ourselves it is always around a table. I'm weighing in shamefully late, as in the very last hours, with my contribution … [Read more...]

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Something New, Something Other: An Annunciation Diptych

April 8, 2013 By 2 Comments
garofolo

Today we celebrated the Solemnity of the Annunciation, liturgically transferred from March 25 this year because Holy Week and the Octave of Easter take precedence over any other feast. I love the art of the Annunciation, from its earliest Byzantine expressions through the many beautiful and thought-provoking contemporary depictions of the angelic greeting to Mary. It's only right that this moment when the Word becomes flesh has inspired so much iconography. I usually celebrate this solemnity … [Read more...]

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Oh, Mercy, Mercy Me, Still

April 6, 2013 By 6 Comments
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From last year, slightly updated, my tangled relationship with the Divine Mercy devotion: Oh the sisters of mercy, they are not departed or gone They were waiting for me when I thought that I just can't go on And they brought me their comfort and later they brought me their song And I hope you run into them, you who've been traveling so long Yes you who must leave everything that you cannot control It begins with your family, and later comes round to your soul Well, I've been where you're … [Read more...]

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