Today we celebrate the Feast of St. Blaise. His feast day is actually February 3rd but I am lucky to live in a community that brings the traditions to weekend masses. I love the Feast of St. Blaise. I am taken back to my childhood when we used to kneel along the communion rail after … [Read more…]
We are called to holiness. We are. We may not know it, deep down, but we are. The hard thing is we may not believe it. But we are called to holiness. Holiness is daunting. There’s too much to swallow. So, I have a suggestion. It’s not a solution because I don’t know if it … [Read more…]
I was asked a question yesterday that I didn’t know the answer to. I don’t think anyone has asked me the question before. I was asked how many volunteers do we have to put on the St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic. I had to scratch my head and think about that one. I truly don’t … [Read more…]
You know how you get really excited that Christmas is coming? Or maybe you get really excited the night before you go on vacation. It’s all about the anticipation, right? Well, it’s no different in Fancy Farm as we prepare to spend the weekend with 10,000 of our closest friends and relatives. We can’t wait. … [Read more…]
Growing up I never paid much attention to quilts. We didn’t have any. We used blankets. And bedspreads. I was so glad when I got older and comforters became popular. I hated making my bed and if I didn’t have to put a bedspread on it then it was pretty easy to just pull that … [Read more…]