Update on Meriam Ibrahim... Terrible News

Meriam Ibrahim has been arrested again.  I am heartsick over this.  Please keep praying!

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen One Step Closer to Beatification

Theologians approve miracle!

I've been praying for Archbishop Sheen's Beatification and,

God willing, CANONIZATION!

Sudan's Meriam Ibrahim 'Freed' From Prison

This is wonderful news.   THANK GOD!!!!!!!

More news and picture of Meriam Ibrahim with her family
after her release.

Sunday Snippets-- A Catholic Carnival

It's time once again for Sunday Snippets!  Thanks to RAnn for hosting.  I've discovered some wonderful blogs here.  How about sharing yours?

The Semper Gaudete! Blog Documents Room: 1-year-old girl found crawling along highway

The Semper Gaudete! Blog Documents Room: Secretary of State John Kerry Finally Speaks Up for Meriam Ibrahim

The Semper Gaudete! Blog Documents Room: Old Favorite

The Semper Gaudete! Blog Documents Room: 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.

"Love God And Do What You Please"

by St. Alphonsus Liguori

adapted by M. J. Huber

[spiritual reading]
a favorite of mine; thank God it wasn't one of the books
lost when I moved!

"Bless Me, Father, for I Have Kids" #

by Susie Lloyd

[nonfiction, humor]

(Kindle books)

{reserved for Sunday}

Bible books(s) read this week:

"Deuteronomy"

"Jonah"

(one my favorites!)

"Galatians"

(This post explains my Bible-reading plan.)

{Also,  inspired by something I read in 

"The Way of a Pilgrim," I've started
reading one full Gospel every day, dividing each Gospel into several portions.}
"Matthew"
(Monday and Friday]
"Mark"
(Tuesday and Saturday)
"Luke"
(Wednesday)
"John"
(Thursday)

"Raise High The Roof Beam, Carpenters"

and "Seymour: An Introduction"

{"Seymour" carried over from last week}

"Franny" and "Zooey" 

by J. D. Salinger

[fiction]

"The Way of a Pilgrim

and The Pilgrim Continues His Way"
author unknown.
Translated by Helen Bacovcin
Foreword by Walter J. Ciszek, S.J.
[Spirituality (Orthodox, Russian)]
Autobiography?  Fiction?

This is not the translation read by Franny Glass.

"Carney's House Party"

by Maud Hart Lovelace

[YA fiction]

"Red Rose and Tiger Lily or
In a Wider World" #
(sequel to "A World of Girls")
by L. T. Meade
[children's fiction]
(free Amazon Kindle book)
I've been meaning to read this for several
months.
{carrying over into next week}

"The Great American Broadcast: A Celebration
of Radio's Golden Age"
by Leonard Maltin
{carrying over into next week}

Old Favorite

After searching for a long time, I finally found an affordable copy of an old favorite book.

I’m VERY glad to be able to read this again.

Secretary of State John Kerry Finally Speaks Up for Meriam Ibrahim

Secretary of State John Kerry Finally Speaks Up for Meriam Ibrahim

In 1994, American citizen Michael Fay was sentenced to six strokes of the cane for theft and vandalism in Singapore. President Bill Clinton pressured the government, and while the punished wasn’t cancelled, it was, at least, reduced to four strokes.
Now, twenty years later, Meriam Ibrahim, who is also an American citizen, is facing 100 whiplashes and death by hanging, not for any crime, but because of her Christian faith. And what is President Barack Obama doing to help her? As an American citizen, I am angry and ashamed to have to say: Nothing. The President of the United States of America is doing NOTHING to save Meriam Ibrahim.
I’m praying for Meriam Ibrahim.
I’m also praying for my country.