I visited St. Matthew's Church in Livonia for Mass yesterday, and it left an impression in several ways:
1) It felt happy. I mentioned that to the member who was sitting next to me, and he smiled and said "It is."
2) The whole place is bright and light. Mind you, part of what I love about St. Stephen's in Geneva is that it's dark and conducive to contemplation, but I liked bright and light, too.
3) Kids swarmed from the pews when it was time to leave for the children's liturgy.
4) The wall behind the altar table was massive stone, with a suspended statue of Jesus in front of it -- and, best of all, on either side were windows onto the countryside. Even from the way back seats, I could see it. What a gift.
Last week, we (Roman Catholics across the country) switched to new language for some of the things we've said for decades, and this parish has laminated cards from Our Sunday Visitor tucked into the hymnal/liturgy book. This was great!
If I'd remembered to look at it as often as I needed it, I would have been all set.
A DAY AT THE BUFFALO ZOO, by TJ SCHUHLE
Monday, December 5, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Momentum
I don't know about you, but I've followed links to too many blogs that haven't been updated in months and been a little frustrated. Now, that's mine is among them ... I'm even more frustrated.
So, what's the occasion? Please don't assume it's a New Year's resolution. I don't do those; I have no trouble breaking promises to myself without another reason to feel guilty about it.
No, this is for all you readers out there. I happened across a link to ebook challenges -- and since I joined the ranks of Kindle owners this holiday season, I checked it out (you can find it below). Basically, the one that appealed to me was the challenge to read at least 12 of the FREE books you download this year.
I've only owned my gadget since Dec. 25, but I sense the need for that kick in the behind already. I downloaded 3 or 4 Jane Austen novels after things settled down here, and I started Northanger Abbey last night.
But, I know that if I let myself wander through Amazon's freebies, I'll soon be awash in books I may never get to. So, this challenge from the unreadreader.com leaves me hoping that doesn't happen. We'll see.
If you're interested, go to http://www.theunreadreader.com/2010/12/2011-show-me-free-challenge.html
(And, as the writer points out, you don't have to have an e-reader to do this; many can be downloaded right to your computer.)
So, what's the occasion? Please don't assume it's a New Year's resolution. I don't do those; I have no trouble breaking promises to myself without another reason to feel guilty about it.
No, this is for all you readers out there. I happened across a link to ebook challenges -- and since I joined the ranks of Kindle owners this holiday season, I checked it out (you can find it below). Basically, the one that appealed to me was the challenge to read at least 12 of the FREE books you download this year.
I've only owned my gadget since Dec. 25, but I sense the need for that kick in the behind already. I downloaded 3 or 4 Jane Austen novels after things settled down here, and I started Northanger Abbey last night.
But, I know that if I let myself wander through Amazon's freebies, I'll soon be awash in books I may never get to. So, this challenge from the unreadreader.com leaves me hoping that doesn't happen. We'll see.
If you're interested, go to http://www.theunreadreader.com/2010/12/2011-show-me-free-challenge.html
(And, as the writer points out, you don't have to have an e-reader to do this; many can be downloaded right to your computer.)
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