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Passion and Sacrifice

Posted on May 11, 2012 by fernanda

Yesterday was the feast day of St. Damien of Molokai.  St. Damien was a priest living in the Hawaiian Islands during a time when leprosy was believed to be incurable, deadly and highly contagious.  Anyone with leprosy was exiled to … Continue reading →

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Where’s the passion?

Posted on May 11, 2012 by fernanda

I am either in the beginning of or near the end of the second church bulletin adventure for my family.  Towards the end of last summer there was an ad from St. Mary School looking for a science and math … Continue reading →

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My home made cracker recipe

Posted on April 21, 2012 by fernanda

Due to some health issues we don’t feed our children anything containing refined flour or sugar.  With a restriction like that, what do you do when you want to eat crackers?  You make ‘em, and it’s actually pretty easy.  Not … Continue reading →

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Contemplating the Passion and preaching the Gospel

Posted on April 3, 2012 by fernanda

There comes a point where you want to know what the hell happened to Jesus on that Good Friday so very long ago.  I lived with a Navajo woman one summer and we got into all sorts of conversations about … Continue reading →

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I’m thankful for…

Posted on March 6, 2012 by fernanda

It’s been a while since I wrote one of these blog posts.  Here are the five things I’m thankful for this week. 1.  A competent accountant I used to file the taxes myself, first on paper and then with TurboTax. … Continue reading →

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Thankfulness

Posted on January 12, 2012 by fernanda

I’m going to have to learn all the synonyms for gratitude just to keep from repeating my post titles!  Here’s what I’m thankful for this week… 1.  The ease of listening to music online without having to pay a dime. … Continue reading →

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Why Sacred Tradition is authoritative

Posted on January 9, 2012 by fernanda

I recently read a fascinating account of the birth of Jesus as revealed in a vision to St. Bridget.  The account confirmed what Catholic theologians had already taught concerning the interesting ramifications of it being a virgin birth–consequences such as … Continue reading →

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Gratitude took a vacation

Posted on January 4, 2012 by fernanda

OK, not really, but blogging about it did.  Here’s what I’m thankful for now. 1.  The vacation we just got back from visiting my husband Erik’s folks.  We got to travel in real style too, as Erik’s parents generously rented … Continue reading →

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Gratitude for this week

Posted on December 13, 2011 by fernanda

1.  Just one more week of school before a much needed two week break 2.  A song 3.  The book Spirit and Forms of Protestantism which clarified and confirmed a lot of things for me 4.  My nice warm bed … Continue reading →

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More gratitude

Posted on December 6, 2011 by fernanda

This week I am thankful for… 1.  The amazing positive power of music. 2.  My mom and dad who raised me to know and love Jesus. 3.  Edith’s one day a week school. 4.  A warm house during a major … Continue reading →

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