Posted on 30 April 2007 by becomewhatyouare
We did it! We made it to daily Mass today! What a wonderful way to start the day and the week! My goal is to go to daily Mass on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The kids love going. Even the “I’m-too-tired-to-wake-up-before-10” teenager is (sort of) happy to get up for daily [...]
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Posted on 29 April 2007 by becomewhatyouare
It is Sunday and my family and I will soon be meeting Our Lord Jesus Christ at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass! We will meet Him in His Word and then we will receive him, Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, in the Eucharist! Today we will be told again to become [...]
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Posted on 28 April 2007 by becomewhatyouare
A Slow Start
I’ve been more deliberate about making my morning quiet time my prayer time. It’s been a little pathetic, in my mind, but I drive on. Really, the time of long, deep prayer I hope I find again took a while to get to the first time, so I suppose that [...]
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Posted on 25 April 2007 by becomewhatyouare
Sleep. Oh Sleep. How I long for long, uninterrupted periods of sleep. I never quite feel rested anymore. It doesn’t seem to be a problem for me until sometime after our babies turn one. Interrupted nights is just a normal part of it, but around this time…. 15 - 18 [...]
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Posted on 17 April 2007 by becomewhatyouare
The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines virtue as such:
1803 A virtue is an habitual and firm disposition to do the good.
Further, it describes two kinds of virtue:
Human (or moral) Virtues (Prudence, Justice, Fortitude and Temperance)
Theological Virtues (Faith, Hope and Charity)
The human or moral virtues are “are stable dispositions of the intellect and the [...]
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Posted on 16 April 2007 by becomewhatyouare
I recently read (on a homeschooling forum) a post from a woman who was looking to put some joy in her life. She wondered how it could be done with all the typical (and maybe not-so-typical) burdens of a life with several small children.
As I was reading, it occurred to me that there are [...]
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Posted on 2 April 2007 by becomewhatyouare
Inspired by the words of Pope John Paul the Great in his Letter to Families, our family is striving to become what we are: a beacon of hope for the world, God’s icon of of love and fidelity, a culture centered on Truth, holiness and beauty. It is no mistake or simple [...]
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