Tag Archives: Saints

Book Review – The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day

November 22, 2011

The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day, Edited by Robert Ellsberg (Image, paperback, 752 pages, 2011) June 19, 1973 We feel so powerless. We do so little, giving out soup. But at least we are facing problems daily. Hunger, homelessness, greed, loneliness. Greatest concern of the Bible is injustice, bloodshed. So we share what we have, we work for peace. (571) Dorothy Day’s words can easily be echoed today by the many working on the front [...]

Happy Feast Day of St. Cecilia!

November 22, 2011

It’s St. Cecilia’s feast day, which means it is the feast day of my dear confirmation saint. I still remember the day I picked St. Cecilia as my confirmation saint. I was a choir girl and seriously considering continuing with my singing for as long as I could. Fifteen years and several months later, I sing in a different way, much like how St. Cecilia sang in her heart on her wedding day. While I can longer use my voice [...]

Feast Day of St. Cecilia: November 22

November 22, 2010

Today marks the feast day of St. Cecilia in the Roman Catholic Church. St. Cecilia is the patron saint of singers and musicians and the patron saint I chose on the day of my confirmation. I was attracted to her story. She, like me, was an only child. It is said that as she was beheaded she sang a song of praise to God and, on the day of her wedding, she sang to God in her heart. I believe [...]

All Saints Day

November 1, 2010

Yesterday, we celebrated Halloween. Kids of all ages dressed up in costumes to collect candy and some adults even dressed up and partied most of the night. I’ve never really liked Halloween. Even as a kid I disliked having to go around asking for candy. My poor parents tried hard to get me to do things other kids did. I think they gave up when I turned six years old. Since I was a little girl, I did always look [...]

Feast Day of St. Therese of Lisieux: October 1

October 1, 2010

Today marks the feast day of a beloved saint of the Catholic Church and a saint for which I have the greatest admiration and respect towards. Actually, I can say with much certainty that I love St. Therese of Lisieux. Years ago I would have scoffed at the idea of even asking a saint for intercession (one does not pray to a saint, one asks a saint for help). I was a devoted Catholic but one that did not understand [...]

A Jesuit Olive?

September 2, 2010

Did the post title catch your interest? If it did, I should probably tell you up front that there is no such thing as a Jesuit olive. There is, however, an olive that knows plenty about Jesuit history, particularly that of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Check it out! This creative, fun, engaging, and educational video was written, produced, and narrated by Jason Kapell of the Fairfield University Media Center. I think it is fantastic!

Quote of the Day: November 2, 2009

November 2, 2009

“Why do we have to spend our lives striving to be something we would never want to be, if we only knew that which we wanted? Why do we waste our time doing things which, if we only stopped to think about them, are just the opposite of what we were made for?” – From No Man is an Island by Thomas Merton

Quote of the Day: October 7, 2009

October 7, 2009

“If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world on fire!” – St. Catherine of Siena