Why Some Items DON'T Get Added to My Collections

I really enjoy looking for new items to add to my Rosary Art
and Vintage Media collections. Of course, not everything I find gets collected!
For example, a picture that is too small will not make it into my Rosary Art Collection,
nor will a film or recording of poor quality make it into my Vintage Media Collection.
Today I came across a silent film version of Alice in Wonderland from 1903.
I would have liked... no, I would have LOVED to place this short movie in my Vintage
Media Collection, but the film, even though restored, was barely watchable.
Every collector, I'm sure, faces similar disappointments every now and then.

How Far Might the Culture of Death Take Us?

How far might the culture of death take America? Could our government someday limit the number of children a family is allowed to have? The Chinese government has already done so.
Will assisted suicide and euthanasia be taken further?  Might we, sometime in the future, have mandatory life limits? Will only those without physical, mental, or emotional problems be allowed to live? Could "retirement at age 65" take on a whole new, evil meaning? Will the only choice be how one dies?
Right now, of course, this is only speculation. I pray that it never becomes fact, for if it does, then the second sentence in the Declaration of Independence will need to be revised and edited to read:
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they {have} certain Rights, that among these are Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

A New Picture in My Collection

I've just added this picture to my Rosary Art Collection.
The first time I ever heard of the artist was in this sentence from Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer:
"How many of my readers would have the industry and application to memorize two thousand verses, even for a Dore' Bible?"
Incidentally, it's been quite awhile since I read Tom Sawyer, and there was a time when
I read that book over and over.

Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival

Join me and other Catholic bloggers at Sunday Snippets. Thanks to RAnn for hosting. I've discovered some wonderful blogs here.

Semper Gaudete!: Dear Mom . . .

Semper Gaudete!: As the new year starts, Father John Corapi vanishes off the radar screen

Semper Gaudete!: New Pictures, and Something I Learned

Semper Gaudete!: Homily 2012-01-25 - Fr Joseph Mary MFVA - The Conversion of St. Paul - Apostle

Semper Gaudete!: New Video in my Vintage Media Collection

Semper Gaudete!: Commercial Added to my Vintage Media Collection

Semper Gaudete!: Newly Discovered Book

Semper Gaudete!: New Picture in my Collection

Semper Gaudete!: Books Read in the Past Week

Books Read in the Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with a #

"Claudine at St Clare's"
by Enid Blyton
[children's fiction, England, school stories, series]
{carried over from last week}

"Where Do I Go?
"A Yada-Yada House of Hope Novel"
by Neta Jackson
[fiction, Christian, Protestant, several denominations, marital problems, homeless shelters, series, spin-off]
"Harry Bentley's Second Chance #
a Yada Yada Brothers novel"
by Dave Jackson
[fiction, Christian, Protestant, series]

"Veronica Ganz"
"Peter and Veronica"
by Marilyn Sachs
[children's fiction, 1940s]
{series, spin-off}
"The Truth About Mary Rose"
by Marilyn Sachs
(children's fiction, 1970s, first person)
{carrying over into next week}

As the new year starts, Father John Corapi vanishes off the radar screen

As the new year starts, Father John Corapi vanishes off the radar screen
How did I miss this post?
I pray for Fr. Corapi every day. And yes, I still think of him as Father John Corapi. Ordination to the priesthood leaves an
indelible character on the soul, as do baptism and confirmation.

New Picture in my Collection

I've just added a new picture ofThe Annunciation to my collection.
Note the modern dress!
Also, it is interesting to compare the plant in this painting with those in
Carl Bloch's painting of The Visitation.