Old Meets New: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (silent movie)

Here is another post from one of my old blogs.
This post has, by necessity, been edited.

I love to watch silent movies on the computer. It's fascinating to me to be able to use new technology to watch these old-fashioned, yet still entertaining, movies. Here is one I found on YouTube.
There were two originally, but one was removed from YouTube due to copyright infringement.

Mary Pickford in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"

Incident on the Bus

I'm going to share an incident which, in one form or another, happened many times when I used to use public transportation. On this particular day, I was on the bus when an elderly woman boarded. She asked me for my seat. I explained that I was sorry, but I had to remain seated to keep my balance. She didn't believe me. Well, next thing I knew, everyone on the bus was commenting on how rude I was, what a liar I was.
"There's nothing wrong with her. She's just lazy."
"Young people today have no respect for their elders."
Well, I was embarrassed... and I was angry. I spoke up. "I'm not lazy, and I'm not rude. I really do have a physical handicap, and I'm not able to stand on a moving bus. And while you've been criticizing me, not one of you has offered this lady your seat. So
what are all of you, handicapped, or hypocrites?"

Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival

Join me and other Catholic bloggers at Sunday Snippets. Thanks once again to RAnn for hosting!

Semper Gaudete!: Schedule Shake-Up

Semper Gaudete!: Rosaries for the Unborn
(I hope you saw this earlier!)

Semper Gaudete!: Books Read In The Past Week

Books Read In The Past Week

"Tom Tackles the Chalet School"
"The Chalet School and Rosalie"
by Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
(children's fiction)

"First We Have Coffee
and then we talk"
by Margaret Jensen
[Christian (Protestant) nonfiction]


"The Home Has A Heart"
by Thyra Ferre Bjorn
[non-fiction, Christian (Protestant) themes,
anecdotes, recipes]
{May chapter only}

"The Choice"
by Suzanne Woods Fisher
[Amish fiction]
{e-book}

Rosaries for the Unborn

http://www.saintmichaelthearchangelorganization.org/index.phpLINK

Prayer is our strongest weapon in the fight against abortion.

Schedule Shake-Up

My usual morning schedule is:
4:45 AM: Radio comes on (WCBS FM). I slide out of bed and
onto my knees (first making sure Winky {the cat} isn't
in the way) and pray the Morning Offering and
a few other prayers.
Next, I decide whether I want to start my coffee now,
or later, and which flavor do I want? {No matter which
flavor, the brand is ALWAYS Mystic Monk. (On Friday,
it is ALWAYS Colombian Blend.)
(Aside: I'd better stop typing and order some more;
I'm running low)
Now back to this post!
At 5:45, the radio shuts off automatically, and I pray the Office of Readings and Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours, followed by the Angelus (Regina Caeli during the Easter Season).
Then, more often than not, I put the radio back on.
The high point in my day comes at 8:00 AM: Mass
on EWTN. (Remember, I can very seldom actually GO to Mass)
And there you have my USUAL morning schedule.
This past Sunday and Monday, however, things were different.
I was up at 1:40, and my coffee was ready. (My coffee-maker has a timer, very handy sometimes.)
At 2:00 AM, I prayed the Office of Readings.
From 2:30 to, if I remember correctly, around 6:30, I had the great joy of seeing Pope John Paul the Great beatified.
Then, Morning Prayer.
On Monday, I was up at 3:00 (or was it 3:30?)
Once again, I had pre-set my coffee-maker. Oh, thank God for coffee!
At 4:00 AM, I prayed the Office of Readings, and at 4:30, I watched the Mass of Thanksgiving for the Beatification of Pope John Paul II.
Tuesday: Back to my regular schedule.
I must admit that I enjoy a shake-up in my schedule now and then!

Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival

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Semper Gaudete!: Cardinal suspends controversial Chicago priest :: EWTN News

Semper Gaudete!: Annoying Songs

Semper Gaudete!: Books Read in the Past Week