CCHD - DON'T GIVE THEM MONEY! ...

For all girls and young women discerning religious life, "take Hart"...

God bless and keep you, Chase...

May other young men and even older men really take the time to "listen" to God, as He may be calling them also. Thank you and know you're in our prayers. Mother of the Clergy, watch over Chase and others discerning the priesthood.

Get Smart...

The wickedness and snares of the devil are all over. So where does one get smarter for battle? Where does one get the 'fruit of the vine?'
In the Catholic Church~

where the wine is consecrated by the priest, in persona Christi, and becomes the Blood of Jesus, making those who receive His blood, not only smart, but safe and in the best place to become holy, to become saints. Catholic "church mice" receive the most efficacious Sacrament of all at Holy Communion. The Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ. So 'get smart' and if you've been away from the Catholic Church, just "come home" and if you're thinking about becoming Catholic, "do." You won't be sorry. You'll be 'wise' to be in the One, Holy,Catholic and Apostolic Church, the 'Refuge of Sinners.' Get smart. Stay safe.

Come Home.

and get your armour on for battle

The above drawing I found here.
God rest her [Church Mouse's] soul.

The Fathers...

By Pope Benedict XVI

Say what you want about Mel...

he's given us some powerfully wonderful, poignant movies. Pray for him. We all have our demons to conquer. By faith, they will be put to death, so that Christ may live fully in us. This is still one of the most inspirational, heart-touching scenes of any movie, perhaps...ever.

Saw a screening last night in Council Bluffs...

The 13th Day

Incredible, powerful and a movie for the world like a ...

"final warning?"

Here's what the Priest's Secretary has to say

This was me...and still is

The Convert

After one moment when I bowed my head

And the whole world turned over and came upright

And I came out where the whole world shone white

I walked the ways and heard what all men said

Forests of tongues, like Autumn leaves unshed

Being not unlovable but strange and light

Old riddles and new creeds, but not in despite

But softly, as men smile about the dead

The sages have a hundred maps to give

That trace their crawling cosmos like a tree

They rattle reason out through many a sieve

That stores the sand and lets the gold go free:

And all these things are less than dust to me

Because my name is Lazarus and I live

- G.K. Chesterton

"Where the bishop is, there is the Church"

said Saint Ignatius. And I add, where the Church is, there is Christ, for He and His Bride, the Church, are One, and where Christ is, is heaven our final hope and Home. But until we hopefully arrive there, Jesus gave us Holy Mother Church, the pillar and bulwark of Truth, our refuge, our teacher. At Mass is where Heaven and earth embrace. Where Heaven kisses earth and the Church Triumphant mingles with the Church militant, still fighting the battles below. Resplendent in the sunshine of Rome she stands as a strong, faithful Mother, ready to welcome all her children, those who've stayed and those who've strayed in their lives. She is full of saints and sinners, princes and paupers, barons and beggars, but she has never been dealt a 'death blow.' The gates of Hell have not nor will they prevail against her. She still stands unchanging in matters of faith and morals, after 2009 years. No other church or religion has done that. None.

I'm overwhelmed at the gift of being wrapped in her arms. I will never leave her again. She longs for us all to be one. If you've ever had a curiosity about the Catholic Church/or would like to seriously pursue what it is the Church believes and teaches (not what you've heard from misinformed, though well-meanging souls) then why not just ask? You know, the Lord works in mysterious ways, and if the Holy Spirit has led you here, to this blog, then keep on asking, seeking, knocking. Check out more blogs, more websites and let the Holy Spirit lead you into all Truth...for that is his 'job,' to lead us into all Truth. Only One Church has ever proclaimed to be the bastion of the fullness of Truth. Either it is, or it isn't. Either Christ is a liar, a lunatic or the Lord. He's nudging you if you're seriously seeking to 'know.' Be not afraid to ask, seek and knock. God bless you on your journey.

Peace of Christ.

Basilica's 50th Anniversary...

Jubilee

The new look...

Thanks to Hot Bliggity Blog I've finally acquired the desired change I've been longing for these past few months. There was a certain ennui that had been pervading my asthetic senses every time I came here to post. I was happy with the old, but like in my actual, non virtual life, it was time for a change. Also, we're painting our bedroom and adding some 'new to us' carpet in same. My dear sister-in-law is putting in wood flooring in their bedroom and voila! Now we'll have carpet in ours, (soon to be installed) to cover the old, ugly wood floor. God is good! Rich, my dear husband, is also good, as he's doing the hard labor while I sit in here. Trust me, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just "better this way" and he's 'ok' with it. All is good.

Back to the background: I had a little difficulty, but realized that I'd not clicked a "save" button somewhere along the way that prevented it from appearing. However after a run to the store and getting away from things for a while, praying to St. Isidore of Seville (patron of computers) things "clicked" pun intended. So here it is, a new look for a new time in my life. The red dots on the sides reminded me of the drops of Blood Jesus shed for us, in Gethsemane and on the Via Dolorosa. The "wheat" color in the middle is like "bread" and the red, the wine. It's all about the Eucharist and always has been! It was such a wondrous marvel that Jesus condescended to come to us in the flesh, but then to come to us in the "bread" has been the most awesome thing, at least for me, a 'still new' Catholic. I'm not quite 5, and I'm in love with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. Constantly representing His "once for all" sacrifice for us ever since Calvary, now in the person of His own anointed priest, He gives Himself to us as our "food" ... the Wondrous, Glorious Bread of Life. Bread of Heaven. Bread of Angels! His Precious Blood, now our very drink. I've never been "more fed" in all my entire Christian life. When I was told that so long ago, and when I told others to "go where you're fed" I HAD NO CLUE. I meant well, and so do those who say it, but when one finally "comes and sees and tastest" of the Lord, AT MASS, then how could one ever leave. As St. Peter said, "Where shall we go?"

I love the Catholic Church! I love the Eucharist, - Source and Summit and very Center of our blessed and sweetest Faith!