A Must See Episode of EWTN Live

I am really looking forward to Fr. Maurice's series!

The Gospel in the Digital Age

The Gospel in the Digital Age

This is a beautiful post with a great pro-life message by New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan.  I just had to share it.  
I've also added Cardinal Dolan's blog to my blog list, and subscribed to his tweets.

Farmor

 Lately, I've been researching my family tree from both my parents' sides.
 I never met my paternal grandmother, who is deceased now. She lived too far
 away, and somehow we just never got in touch. 
(My paternal grandfather died before I was born.)
Well, the other day I joined ancestry.com, and since then I've made a few discoveries
about my father's family, the family I never really knew.
I always knew that my father was born in Wisconsin, but now I know the name of the town: New London. 
I've known for a long time that his mother was of Swedish descent, but until a couple of days ago, I did not know that her given name was Estella (which is funny because I've always liked that name!) and she was born in Michigan, probably in Menominee Ward 7, Menominee, Michigan.  
Also, I never knew her maiden name, but now I believe it was Janson.  My reason for believing this is that her parents (my paternal great-grandparents) came from Sweden, as did the parents of the Estella whose maiden name was Janson.
But I haven't, so far, been able to find out what part of Sweden they came from.
And now, the reason I've named this post Farmor.  That is the Swedish word for one's paternal grandmother.  I would like to have called my paternal grandmother "Farmor."

Frustrating Candy

These candy buttons used to drive me crazy when I was a kid. I never could eat them without getting paper in my mouth AND in my teeth.

New Picture in, and Decision About, my Rosary Art Collection

I've added a new picture to my Rosary Art Collection.
I've also decided that from now on, Sunday will be my day for working on this collection. Just one more way of enhancing my Sundays!

Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival

I'd like to invite you to join me and a growing (and may it continue to grow!) group of Catholic bloggers at Sunday Snippets. Thanks to RAnn for hosting! I've discovered some wonderful blogs here.

Semper Gaudete!: Brown vs. Gray (Helen Gurley and Nellie) BY FR. FRANK PAVONE

Semper Gaudete!: Homily 2012-08-18- Fr. Wade Menezes - Saturday Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Semper Gaudete!: Homily 2012-08-19- Fr. Wade Menezes -Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Semper Gaudete!: Homily 2012-08-21 - Fr Wade Menezes CPM - St Pius X Pope (Memorial)

Semper Gaudete!: A Song I Didn't Know that I Knew

Semper Gaudete!: Approaching Two Collections From Opposite Directions

Semper Gaudete!: I'm SO Glad I Found this Picture!

Semper Gaudete!: Summer is Winding Down

Semper Gaudete!: Books Read in the Past Week

Books Read in the Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with a #

"The Miraculous Medal"

 by Mary Fabyan Windeatt

[biography, age 10 and up]

(Read on Sunday)

"Jack and Jill"

by Louisa May Alcott

[fiction]

{Carried over from last week}
"The School Queens" #
by L. T. Meade
[children's fiction]
(Free Kindle Cloud Reader book)
"Marya of Clark Avenue"
by Marie Halun Bloch
[children's fiction, based on the author's childhood]
(this is one of my VERY  favorite books,
one of my SPECIAL books.)
{carrying over into next week}