Sunday Snippets-- A Catholic Carnival

Come on over to RAnn's blog for Sunday Snippets, a place for Catholic bloggers to share posts.  I've discovered some wonderful blogs here.  How about sharing yours?

Semper Gaudete! : This Week's Fan Fiction

Semper Gaudete! : Books Read In The Past Week

Books Read In The Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with  a #

Books, (except Sunday books) are grouped by author, and not necessarily in the order read.


Sunday books
"Ethelred Preston or The Adventures of a Newcomer"

"Lucky Bob" #
"His Luckiest Year" #
by Fr. Francis J. Finn, S.J.
[children's fiction, Catholic]
(free online books)
"The Instructed Heart:
soundings at four depths"
by F.J. Sheed
[non-fiction, memoir]

Weekday Books

"The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down"
{carried over from last week}

"The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Real"
by Neta Jackson
[Christian fiction, (Protestant, multi-denominational and non-denominational)]
I have to admit that I have mixed feelings about the books. (Mostly, I love them.)
The author, Neta Jackson, is a Protestant, and I don't agree with everything she writes.
However, I love the way the women support each other with their prayers.
I like that the author uses several translations of the Bible.
I love the way Avis praises God BEFORE He answers a prayer.
I DEFINITELY like the way the Yada Yadas visit each others' churches, and
I wish someone would do a Catholic series along those lines, with Catholics
of different rites attending each others' liturgies.

"The Twenty-Four Days Before Christmas" #
by Madeleine L'Engle
[children's fiction, prequel to "Meet the Austins."]
(openlibrary.org loan)

"A Christmas Carol"
by Charles Dickens
[fiction]
my annual December 24th reading

"Once Upon a Christmas Time"
by Thyra Ferre Bjorn
[memoir, childhood, Christmas, Sweden]

"Opal" #
by Opal Whiteley
[child's journal]

"Thank You, Amelia Bedelia"
by Peggy Parrish
[picture book]
(openlibrary.org loan)

"Little Pear"
"Little Pear And His Friends"
{carrying over into next week}
by Eleanor Frances Lattimore
[children's fiction]
(openlibrary.org loans)

A Book for Weekdays AND Sundays
"Treatise on Divine Love" #
by St. Francis de Sales
[Kindle book]

This Week's Fan Fiction

The Lost Pet Pursual

an AU "Big Bang Theory" sillyfic drabble.

Revealed Relationships (Revised and Reposted)

new chapters added

Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival

Come on over to RAnn's blog for Sunday Snippets, a place for Catholic bloggers to share posts.  I've discovered some wonderful blogs here.  How about sharing yours?

Semper Gaudete! : At last, Another Image Added to My Collection

Semper Gaudete! : An Article Well Worth Reading

Semper Gaudete! : Books Read In The Past Week

Books Read In The Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with a #

Books, (except Sunday books) are grouped by author, and not necessarily in the order read.


Sunday books
"Ada Merton" #
"Ethelred Preston or The Adventures of a Newcomer"
by Fr. Francis J. Finn, S.J.
[children's fiction, Catholic]
(free online books)
"Reproachfully Yours"
by Lucile Hasley
"The Instructed Heart:
soundings at four depths"
by F.J. Sheed
[non-fiction, memoir]

Weekday Books
"An Introduction to Japanese Tea Ritual" #
by Jennifer Lea Anderson
[nonfiction]
{carried over from last week}

"The Little Prince"
by Antoine de Sainte-Exupery
[fiction]

"Mama's Bank Account"
by Kathryn Forbes
[fiction]
(openlibrary.org loan; my copy was lost when I moved.  Thank God I can read it and other books online for free!)
{carried over from last week}

"A Candle in the Mist"
by Florence Crannell Means
[children's/YA fiction, historical]

"Angus and The Ducks"
"Angus and the Cat"
by Marjorie Flack
[picture books]
(openlibrary.org loans)

"The Yada Yada Prayer Group"
"The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Down"
{carrying over into next week}
by Neta Jackson
[Christian fiction, (Protestant, multi-denominational and non-denominational)]
I have to admit that I have mixed feelings about the books. (Mostly, I love them.)
The author, Neta Jackson, is a Protestant, and I don't agree with everything she writes.
However, I love the way the women support each other with their prayers.
I like that the author uses several translations of the Bible.
I love the way Avis praises God BEFORE He answers a prayer.
I DEFINITELY like the way the Yada Yadas visit each others' churches, and
I wish someone would do a Catholic series along those lines, with Catholics
of different rites attending each others' liturgies.


Books for Weekdays AND Sundays
"A 40-Day Spiritual Workout for Catholics"
by Bob Rice
(chapters 38-40)
one chapter a day; finished on Tuesday.
"Treatise on Divine Love"
by St. Francis de Sales
[Kindle book]

An Article Well Worth Reading

Here's an article I'd like to share.

How sad that some children are growing up without ever being able to discover their ancestral roots!

At last, Another Image Added to My Collection

I've just added this painting to my Rosary Art Collection.  It's been almost two months since I found a new image for the collection, and, to be honest, I was thinking of declaring the collection complete.

So thank God I found this painting!