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I am a reporter, & also own a small ranch. This blog was started to give me the opportunity to express things I couldn't in print, especially on spiritual matters. In this way, I neither compromise my journalistic objectivity, nor step on any professional toes.
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Feast of Christ The King
So we come to the end of another year. This has been a busy one. As the late John Paul had designated this period "The Year of the Eucharist," I've really taken all that to heart & tried to focus on this precious gift lately. I like that fact that there is a specific focus to a given year; I came into the Church during the Year of the Rosary, & it really helped to stimulate & motivate my faith.
Tonight's mass was really extra special, as we had both of our choirs, the English-singing & Spanish-singing, on hand. That usually only happens during Holy Week, so it was a nice treat. Father James led the mass, & gave a good homily about the Goats & Sheep, & seeing Christ "in his most distressing disguise," as he quoted the Blessed Theresa of Calcutta. I thought about that, recalling how I had rebuffed a poor, old drunk man (at least, I assumed he was drunk), asking for money a few days ago. I basically insulted him so that he would leave me alone, as I distrusted his motives. I wonder if I would have handled it differently now. Artemis ran into her friend & classmate Cara after mass, & they helped arrange, with a lot of other volunteers, all the canned food that had been donated to feed the 125 families our parish is supporting this Advent season (she got about 15 minutes of credit for her service hours). This year, each branch of the parish had been given a specific item: the 6th grade, for instance donated stuffing; RCIA donated turkeys; CCD canned vegetables, et cetera.
I finally turned in the annulment papers this past week--like a lot of things I'd been procrastinating about it for a few months. One of the reasons why it took so long was like I didn't like the picture of me emerging from that time of my life. This was long before I joined the Church, but I still don't like that younger self very much. Now I have to turn in copies of my marriage license & "civil" divorce decree. As I haven't rooted them up yet, it seems I'm putting that off, too. Dear Lord, help me to be more bold.
::: at 05:44
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