Year of Saint Paul

Picture from Patron Saints Index!

All of our friends at the Pauline Bookstore are happy! :-D
You've more than likely heard about it already, but for anyone who hasn't yet, here are some sites!

Pauline Year

Pauline Spirit

Pope Kicks Off Year of St. Paul


I knew Saint Paul is the parton saint of writers, but I didn't know he was also the patron of musicians!

A Booklist for Saint Therese - Updated!

Picture from Patron Saints Index!



Here is a booklist (and very short review) of some books on Saint Therese! These are only the ones we have, so if you'd like to add more to the list, please please do! :-D

Spiritual Childhood
By Mgsr. Vernon Johnson
Like the last short review said, it's for a better understanding of her Little Way: God's fatherhood, love, God's merciful love, humility, confidence, self-surrender, valuing little things, suffering, and Our Lady.

Letters of Saint Therese
Letters of Saint Therese herself as well as those of her relatives! Divided into two separate books, they number around two hundred. The letters date 1877-1897

The Little Flower
By Mary Fabyan Windeatt
This one is more for the younger ones and is a sketch of her biography. It's still fun to read and probably a good start if you have a hard time with her autobiography (unless you've already read it! :-D in that case, congratulations!)


...And of course a book for the youngest ones
Saint Therese of Lisieux: The Way of Love
By Mary Kathleen Glavich, SND

(thanks to Mr. Jack for the next two!)

Archbishop Fulton Sheen's St. Therese
What Archbishop Fulton Sheen about Saint Therese in his sermons. If you haven't already read it, run to the nearest library/bookstore! :-D (no, you don't have to)

The Path of Merciful Love
99 sayings of Saint Therese
Well, the title pretty much says it... :-)

From Ms. Mary Therese!
Therese of Lisieux and Marie of the Trinity - The transformative relationship of St. Therese of Lisieux and her novice, Sr. Marie of the Trinity
by Pierre Descouvement

From Ms. Micki!
Therese and Lisieux
by Pierre Descouvemont and Helmuth Nils Loose

From Aunty Esther! (thank you Ms. Marie!)
Maurice & Therese-The Story of A Love
by Patrick Ahern

From Ms. Marie!
Everything is Grace
by Joseph F. Schmidt FSC

...and one more found at the Pauline Bookstore:
Simply Surrender: Based on the Little Way of Therese of Lisieux
by John Kirvan


Hip Hip Hurray! Thank you everyone! I'm off to the Bookstore ASAP now!! :-D

Happy Birthday, Mom!!!

(luv, the sweet and fluffy and fabulous Sunny, and his maid, Cy)

For those who don't have cable

Thank you Mr. Jack!!

(we don't have cable so, we have to watch at our Grandma's! haha, not that she minds one bit, she's very happy with her grandchildren)

Click here for the videos

...and Click here for the main page

A bit of quiet

Found this on Mom's blog!

Click here for some quiet amidst all the noise

The Lilies of the Field

(a book review, finally! The last one was June 3rd of last year!)

Picture from Seton Home Study

Homer Smith stumbles upon Catholic Mother Maria Marthe and her four kindly sisters in the middle of the country. Involuntary enlisted by Mother Marthe to build a chapel, Homer embarks on a journey past discrimination of others to the terminus of a ledgend. William E. Barrett's is a story of devotion in one's work and aiding others in need, though they be of different faith and color.

Meme #31

(not kidding, this is meme #31!)
Thank you Aunty Esther!!

I got the urge to Meme...

1. Write a decent novel
2. Hug my sweet little Stitch
3. Sight read music and play it
4. Find something to post after this
5. Drink strawberry milk :-D

I promised to tag CT! (haha, so now you are officially it)
If you'd like to play, please go ahead!

What to give and what not to give

"If you give a bird your seeds..."

"...he's sure to want more!"

Our newfound cozy blanket cave

Why one shouldn't give one's homework to a lovebird

Yay!! Bikes are fun to ride!

Oh dear, we're too light to play the piano...

...can't we just chew up the paper instead?

Giddyup dino!

We don't really need much to be happy,

just a friend's loving care!

Neat!

Here are the words in (well, mostly) English!

Many nights we've prayed
With no proof anyone could hear
In our hearts a hopeful song
We barely understood
Now we are not afraid
Although we know there's much to fear
We were moving mountains long
Before we knew we could

There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
It's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles
You can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will
You will when you believe

In this time of fear
When prayer so often proved in vain
Hope seemed like the summer birds
Too swiftly flown away
And now I am standing here
With heart so full I can't explain
Seeking faith and speaking words
I never thought I'd say

There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
It's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles
You can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will
You will when you believe

Ashira l'adonai ki gaoh ga-ah
Ashira l'adonai ki gaoh ga-ah
Mi chamocha baelim adonai
Mi kamocha nedar bakodesh
Nachita v'chas-d'cha am zu ga-alta
Nachita v'chas-d'cha am zu ga-alta
Ashira ashira ashira

Ashira l'adonai ki gaoh ga-ah
Ashira l'adonai ki gaoh ga-ah
Mi chamocha baelim adonai
Mi kamocha nedar bakodesh
Nachita v'chas-d'cha am zu ga-alta
Nachita v'chas-d'cha am zu ga-alta
Ashira ashira ashira

There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail
It's hard to kill
It's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles
You can achieve
Somehow you will
Now you will
You will when you believe



Reading (and mostly listening) to the Apostle's story these past days has been amazing...

Saint Therese's "My Song for To-day"

Oh! how I love Thee, Jesus! my soul aspires to Thee
And yet for one day only my simple prayer I pray!
Come reign within my heart, smile tenderly on me,
To-day, dear Lord, to-day.

But if I dare take thought of what the morrow brings
That fills my fickle heart with dreary, dull dismay;
I crave, indeed, my God, trials and sufferings,
But only for to-day!

O sweetest Star of heaven! O Virgin, spotless, blest,
Shining with Jesus' light, guiding to Him my way!
O Mother! 'neath thy veil let my tired spirit rest,
For this brief passing day!

Soon shall I fly afar among the holy choirs,
Then shall be mine the joy that never knows decay;
And then my lips shall sing, to heaven's angelic lyres,
The eternal, glad To-day!

-Saint Therese of Lisiux June 1894

Found here!

Taking one day at a time and living it to the fullest in accordance with God's will!