American Hospital May Take Baby Joseph Maraachli in Transfer

American Hospital May Take Baby Joseph Maraachli in Transfer

This precious, innocent baby is dying. Let him at least die in loving arms.

Stations of the Cross

I've found an online version of the Stations that I like very much.

My Daily Way of the Cross
Daily. So perhaps I should go on with this devotion after Lent, at least on Fridays.

Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival

Join me and other Catholic bloggers at Sunday Snippets. Thanks once more to RAnn for hosting.
Semper Gaudete!: Asher Lev and Matisse

Semper Gaudete!: The Best Laid Plans....!!!!

Semper Gaudete!: Lent Starts On Wednesday....

Semper Gaudete!: Books Read in the Past Week

Books Read in the Past Week

"My Name Is Asher Lev"
"The Gift of Asher Lev"
by Chaim Potok
(fiction, Judaica, art and artists)

"Henry Huggins"
"Henry and Beezus"
"Henry and Ribsy"
by Beverly Cleary
(children's fiction)
[if my calculations are correct, this
is my gazillion and eighth reading of
the "Henry Huggins" books]
{these books can STILL make me laugh out loud}

"Phebe Fairchild
Her Book"
by Lois Lenski
(children's fiction, historical)

"Slam Book"
by Ann M. Martin
(YA fiction)

Lent Starts On Wednesday....

....and I want it to be a bit different this year; I want
to do a little more.
So this year, in addition to no junk food, no soda, no chocolate in any form whatsoever, no eating between meals, no alcohol (I like a glass of wine or beer once in awhile with a meal),
I've decided to abstain from meat (but not fish), except on Sundays, solemnities, and
feast days. On Fridays, I will even abstain from fish, because, to be honest, I love fish sticks, and this is another "extra sacrifice" I want to make this Lent.
I also plan to pray the Stations of the Cross every day.

The Best Laid Plans....!!!!

This is from one of my old blogs.
Back in the 1920s, my grandparents, Rose and Nathan Rosenthal, lived in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. An elementary school was scheduled to be built on their block, so Grandpa, wisely, IMO, opened a candy store. How could he have known that plans for the school would fall through? Just think! I could have been related to a candy store!!

Asher Lev and Matisse

This post is adapted from a post in one of my old blogs.
Quote from "My Name Is Asher Lev", by Chaim Potok: "His art is not enjoyable. He is not Matisse." That was my introduction to Henri Matisse, whose art I find extremely enjoyable.
I love it when a book leads me to something new, and that seems to happen fairly often.