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I’ve always loved this little poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 – 1950): First Fig My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends— It gives a lovely light! In college this used to pop into my head as I studied late into […]
We had a missionary priest visit the Pastorate this weekend. I think this is something that happens every year- a priest from an underserved area visits, talks about his mission, and then people can donate funds to help. This also lets the parish/pastorate priests take a vacation. With the shortage of priests, I’m betting they […]
I woke up early on Holy Saturday, April 8th struck with the realization that the next morning, I would wake up Catholic, an adopted daughter of God. At Mass on Sunday morning, how would I feel when praying “Our Father,” abba, my Father? How would it feel to receive Communion and participate in my first […]
Chrism Mass I took most of the week leading up to Easter off so I could attend Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and go down to Lafayette for the Chrism Mass. Also, my sister was driving all the way from Kansas to be there for Easter Vigil. On the way down to Lafayette, I wrote in […]
When I started helping out with the bulletin, one of the things I noticed quickly was that each parish in the pastorate had a women’s group that met regularly. I kept thinking after I am baptized, I will go to the Sorrowful Mother women’s group meeting. But what made me feel welcome to go was […]
I had never heard of Dr. Scott Hahn before the Inspiring Presence event, but the many Facebook advertisements that popped up in my feed assured me he was both a prolific author and a respected biblical scholar. How can you say no to that for 20 bucks? The talk by Scott Hahn did not disappoint […]
I’m auditing a course this summer from Saint Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry one free course summer audit program. There were so many interesting courses to choose from, so it was difficult to choose. Ultimately, I chose A Mystical Commentary on the Song of Songs: A/D325: MY BELOVED IS MINE, AND I AM MY […]
Today we are going down to the cathedral in Lafayette for the Chrism Mass where we will receive the oil that the Bishop will bless for our Baptism and the Baptism of all the other Catechumen across the Diocese. It is raining and I am able to sit in the back, the way back, of […]
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