The last two blog entries on vocation (Progressing In My Vocation and Unsticking My Vocation) have led to my thinking about the woman of Proverbs 31. She is, in the ideals of her time period, a very capable woman whose thrift and hard work make it possible for her husband to join the important elders of the community. “There are so many ways!” you told me dejectedly. There need to be many, so that each soul can find its own in that wonderful variety. Bewildered? Make your choice once and for all: and the confusion will turn into certainty. (THE … Continue reading
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I spent most of this past week in Arlington taking in the amazing Catholic Writer’s Guild Live! Conference, that took place in the same place as the Catholic New Media Conference, and the Catholic Marketing Network Trade Show. WOW!!! It has taken me nearly three days of recovery to even begin to absorb all that I attended. First, the good. I loved meeting people whose blogs and books I have read, am reading, or would like to read. That was so very very FUN I can barely handle it yet. Give me time. I’m a mite slow in managing input … Continue reading
I almost didn’t read Style, Sex and Substance because the title seemed flippant. On the other hand, I won’t readily forget the title! Hallie Lord selected chapters (submitted by women bloggers, editors and writers) which were edifyingly about women struggling to live their vocations. I found this to be a very effective book. All 10 ladies who wrote chapters for this book touched my heart deeply. I laughed, cried, and found myself making new commitments to aspects of my vocation that I had neglected. I found this spirituality applied to everyday lives an effective way to communicate the importance of … Continue reading
They lived their vocations in such a way as to build his character into the man who could be first on the moon. Thank you Don Cummings for the use of this image. Dear Lord, thank you for our heroes and the parents who helped to make them who they are. May they all rest in Your peace. Amen. … Continue reading
Compact efficient spaces are important because of the decreased cost needed to own and maintain them. Important also because they challenge the idea that every home must be huge. Today’s post is inspired by the Tiny House Talk Blog discussion about the tiny house movement (under 200 square feet) and why people have left it. These super tiny houses inspire me. I’ve been a pack-rat and found I was not happy. I owned all sorts of stuff, the sorts of things you are supposed to own but which I don’t use. So during a particularly chaotic period of my life, … Continue reading
Christ commanded that we be salt and light [Matt 5:13-16] and often we ponder this admonition without a clue how to fulfill it. The Catholic Briefcase by Randy Hain can help. The Catholic Briefcase would be an excellent choice for an individual or a group study. The questions gently encourage discussion and reflection. An individual working alone will find them easy to use in prayer or writing in a journal. A group would find them an easy start for group discussion. Each chapter stands as part of the whole but also as its own unit– this means if the book is used in … Continue reading
Drew Mariani show with Fr. Rocky talking about St. Josemaria Escriva on his feast day, June 26. Just look down the calendar to June 26th and click on the first hour of the show. It is a wonderful conversation about this marvelous and beloved Saint. All are called to be saints. There is no room in the Church for slackers. People underestimate their vocation, they think they must do famously great things, but the truth is sanctity can be found anywhere and in any task. You become a saint exactly where you happen to be. (paraphrase from the audio). I … Continue reading
Writing, recommendations, reviews, and reading books delight me. I like to share with my friends those books I find particularly useful and helpful and today, I began reading a book sent to me for review by Aquinas & More Catholic Goods by Randy Hain titled, The Catholic Briefcase. This is a practical book is aimed at demonstrating how to integrate faith into a vocation regardless of what career or job you hold. I’m only through chapter 3 and so far all I can think is how wonderful this book would be for a small Bible Study group in a parish. … Continue reading
My vocation includes making our home exude comfort and simplicity. I grow spiritually and in the virtues when I work on my home with those things in mind. It is a battle ground for me. I look at clutter that has accumulated and ask myself, yet again, what does or doesn’t belong in this space? I look at my office because this was the room to which I first applied MY personal ideas of simplicity. At the moment it is a bit cluttered with stuff for the baby. Yet the bones of this space are still right. Every piece of … Continue reading
Writing is a skill that must be used to stay fresh. Writing is a vital part of my vocation. Writing, be it in a blog, book review or book, is a craft that I enjoy. In keeping with my goals, I have been writing this blog to develop a regular pattern of writing. Thus far, with a break to go visit my sister, I’ve been nearly regular enough to please myself. It is a good start. I added the newsletter for the Shire (an SCA group) in order to add my skills to the support of my local group. They … Continue reading