Correggio c.1524 …fly to the protection of your Mother, in the times we are desperately in need of Her patronage. Read more

… the liberal media knows that people can be brain washed swayed towards their agendas if the right rhetoric is used. If your views oppose what the author is writing about the wording can be delicately tweaked just so to paint the image that any one who disagrees is dissenting and dangerous. The most notorious example would be the pro-choice advocates referring to pro-life supporters as “anti-choice”. Next came the governments concern for a “right-wing extremists” uprising. These past weeks... Read more

Troparion Thou hast ascended in glory, O Christ our God, bringing joy to Thy disciples, for Thou didst reassure them through Thy blessing of the promise of the Holy Spirit. For Thou art the Son of God, the redeemer of the world. KontakionWhen Thou didst fulfill Thy dispensation for our sakes, and united the things on earth with the things in heaven, Thou didst ascend in glory, O Christ our God, in no way divided, but remaining inseparable, and crying... Read more

… the I.C. is so cute. Read more

unknown Flemish master, C. 1550 My son wails and moans every time he’s punished for misdeeds. Once he accused me of being mean because, as he put it, “I bet Mary never spanked Jesus!”. The first thing that came to mind in reply was “well, if you can turn my water into wine we’ll call it even.” “Mothering like Mary” is a common phrase I used to hear tossed about in my mommy circles. Before my divorce I was a... Read more

… I caught myself singing in the shower this morning for the first time in over a month; it made me smile. I lost 16 lbs this month; that also made me smile. Kids love punk rock; it’s good for burning off all that extra energy… mine especially loves minor threat and operation ivy. …speaking of music; Firefox has an add-on call fire.fm. Read more

…May the power of the Most High overshadow my children through Thine unceasing intercession before Thy Son, and on account of this, having come to know Thy maternal compassion towards all who run to God with faith, may they cry to God: Alleluia. Master of Flamalle Think of all the things we do for our children as parents. The priorities we place over completing homework, eating vegetables, brushing teeth, and learning to share. We do these things not only out... Read more

… as if I am not a big enough whack job already; now I am having nightmares related to my diet. I recently had a nightmare that I went off my diet on an eating rampage devouring everything in site. I ballooned up to 400+ pounds and I had to go to wal-mart to buy a set of California king sheets so I could hand sew my own muu-uus. Horrifying image supplied by Vincenzo. Read more

… “all the ends of the earth” [psalm 98] becomes “all the ants of the earth…” gleefully song at the tops of his lungs. By verse three the response had morphed into “the killer ants of the earth…”, again, belted out at maximum volume. … never a dull moment. Read more

… i always was a sucker for shameless posturing? Don’t forget; voting will continue for only 4 more days! Read more