Books Read in the Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with a #

"The Mass in Sacred Scripture" #

by Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers

[nonfiction, Catholic]

(Kindle Cloud Reader Edition)

{read on Sunday}
"Deira Joins the Chalet School"
by Caroline German
(fill-in)
[children's fiction, series, school stories]
{carried over from last week}
"Tarry Awhile"
"Something Borrowed, Something Blue"

by Lenora Mattingly Weber

 [teen fiction, Catholic family, series]
"Jack and Jill"
by Louisa May Alcott
[fiction]
{carrying over into next week}

It Pays to Rummage!

Today, while doing a little closet-rummaging, I found something new (old!) for my Break-Off collection.   It is a  frond from a blue plastic aquarium plant, blue, rather feathery-looking. It is actually one of many that I used to have, although none of them ever graced an

aquarium.  I used them to decorate my apartment!

New Item in Vintage Media Collection

I've just added this commercial from 1947 to my Vintage Media Collection.

Is It A Sin? It All Depends

There are certain actions, for example theft, or murder, which are sinful for everybody.   And then there are those actions which are sinful for some people, but not for others.

Case in point: As a Catholic, I can eat pork without committing a sin.  My observant Jewish neighbors, however, cannot.

I had planned to write a long post on this subject, but I've decided against it.  After all, a long

post is not really needed here.

Besides, when you get right down to it, there is really only one sin, and every sinful action or

omission is just another form of that one sin: 

DISOBEDIENCE.

Nellie Gray's Influence on Fr. Frank Pavone

Fr. Pavone: Nellie Gray was “a tireless warrior for the unborn”

Nellie Gray, who started the March for Life in Washington, DC,  passed away this weekend.
I am sure that she is continuing her pro-life work in Heaven.

Homily 2012-08-14 - Fr. Mitch Pacwa - St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Priest, Martyr

A wonderful homily from Fr. Mitch.

Sunday Benediction - 2012-08-12 - Fr. Patrick MaryEWTN

Fr. Patrick says some beautiful things about spiritual reading.