tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19277126973191290212024-03-18T03:44:24.588-05:00A Catholic Mom climbing the PillarsA Catholic wife and mom, master catechist and former homeschooling mom of 8 years constantly climbing the Pillars of fire and truth which is the Catholic church. Always reading, I love reviewing books, conducting book discussions, and writing....then sewing, teaching quilting and sewing classes in my spare time.Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.comBlogger1044125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-63937736049387086742024-03-10T20:32:00.000-05:002024-03-10T20:32:55.966-05:00CABRINIBeyond me to speak about a woman, a stranger in a new and vast country, making her mission known and a reality, in a man's world. But I'm going to. My mother, we lost her over a year ago and I miss her terribly, was a banker. She went from a housewife to a teller and worked her way up the ladder to become a branch manager of a credit union in Birmingham, Alabama in the lateEbethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-61491747755637029562023-08-09T11:16:00.004-05:002023-08-09T11:16:53.927-05:00WOW!!!!!! https://youtu.be/KqJt0MVBBIQEbethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-5807526701341681252023-06-30T20:35:00.000-05:002023-06-30T20:35:10.215-05:00A Letter to My Mom Dear Mom, &Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-49697669949225958302023-04-30T15:41:00.001-05:002023-04-30T15:41:46.842-05:00Silence In today's homily at Mass, Fr. talked about being quiet. How hard is that? It is hard since we have cellphones that play music, podcasts, read books to us, talk to friends and relatives, give us the latest weather report and news. In my sewing room, I often listen to a book or a podcast (LaVar Reads is my favorite), but recently, I have been turning off all noise, opening a window and Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-4401532484923329262023-03-26T16:10:00.000-05:002023-03-26T16:10:41.332-05:00Mom, Part 2 Where do I begin here talking about my mom's funeral, or Mass of the Resurrection for the woman that has been in my life as a force to be reckoned with since my birth. My mom was 2nd generation born American from Irish Catholic parents. She was the last of 6 children. I don't think mom was spoiled or pampered at all as the youngest, she would say that she had to learn to cook at age Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-19951677915097804862023-03-18T11:23:00.003-05:002023-03-18T14:30:53.597-05:00Mom, Part 1We lost mom 5 months ago, October 14, 2022, at 12:30 pm in my younger brother's arms. I was back home in NC but was there with mom a couple days before. She was already in the dying posture, not yet in hospice, but definitely soon to die. It's still hard to believe, I have to say it out loud to hear it and know it to be true. All my life, I've had a mother, we loved each other, Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-54473755953680288082023-03-10T09:31:00.001-05:002023-03-10T09:39:33.507-05:00PRAYERI don't know. I just don't know how this whole prayer thing works. I understand prayer as reaching out to our holy father in faith and the need for relationship. Yes, I do that and understand what I am doing here, and I understand attending Mass and being one with others in the holy sacrifice of the Mass as a worship and thanksgiving prayer. I also understand in my Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-18538875809585013952021-04-23T21:25:00.000-05:002021-04-23T21:25:00.800-05:00Having a very hard times with this meeting. The Remnant Newspaper - Declaration of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò with regard to the “Fifth International Vatican Conference”Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-26858321740502979582021-04-19T21:37:00.000-05:002021-04-19T21:37:14.795-05:00Age discrimination and my husband's job search.The past two years we have had our share of hard moments to swallow. In January 2019, after 18 years of devoted service, my beloved scientist husband was told by a newly commissioned department chair that his faculty position as the director of their flow lab will come to an end in six months. Money, funding the lab was the issue and that they wanted a more aggressive approach to the Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-73868599370689820402021-03-27T10:25:00.001-05:002021-03-27T10:25:23.596-05:00Oh, what a father we have in St. Joseph! Oh what a father we have in St Joseph. He has no speaking role in the Bible, but his message is loud and clear. A strong faith in God and humble obedience spoke loudly from this mild ancient carpenter. Throughout Jesus' short life, Joseph was in the background keeping his little family fed working in his workshop. As the years went on, he taught his carpentry skills to hisEbethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-21401615088909771632021-03-15T16:10:00.001-05:002021-03-15T16:10:58.180-05:00An Unexpected PurposeIt's 6:30 am and the baby is already waking up. Luckily I am married to a morning person who loves his morning time with his coffee. He happily gets up and retrieves the little one and goes downstairs, leaving me peacefully in bed. My turn will come later in the day when he runs errands or just chills for awhile and pursues his interests.Such is a day in the life of grandparentsEbethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-90541147728833554232021-01-24T21:10:00.000-05:002021-01-24T21:10:00.723-05:00Part-time Jesus? Once, several years ago, our parish priest, during one of his homilies told us that we cannot pick and choose the teachings of Jesus. If you are going to profess that you are a Christian, then you have to take all of Jesus, not just part of Him.This stayed with me, as you can see. As a professed Christian, actually a Roman Catholic Christian, I have made it my Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-11237261269243548652020-12-03T21:32:00.004-05:002020-12-03T21:32:43.824-05:00The Girl in the War, part 4? It ain't over yet....no help is comingThe "Girl In The War" is still in her war. She is older now, and wiser, but still in a war. She is a mother now, and in a new place in her life now, but still in a war. She is depressed, anxiety-burdened, and alone, but still in a war. We take care of her son now as she is emotionally unable to because of that war.This blog used to be so much busier than these past years..Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-47316380728024861582020-08-13T08:45:00.001-05:002020-08-13T08:45:34.696-05:00Jon Voight’s Impassioned Plea For America To Come TogetherEbethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-62364700237419984332020-07-19T15:12:00.000-05:002020-07-19T15:12:06.233-05:00A reading of "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis, and a thoughtReading "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis has been an experience surpassing many of my reading experiences. So many thought provoking moments when I just basically finish a paragraph and find myself looking into space in astonishment...or deep reflection...or just plain awe. One such time was in the chapter called, "Two Notes". If any of my few readers have read "Mere Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-65687266969065798622020-06-29T23:00:00.001-05:002020-06-30T20:56:52.739-05:00The Mass: The Holy FoodThis is the hard one. This is the one teaching that Christians have the most trouble with. However, I am here to, at least explain how I came to believe. As a cradle Catholic, one would think that my faith was simply drummed into my head and that today I robotically attend, pray, and receive this bread offered in the Mass as I should. One would understandably think Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-65270505059315836222020-05-28T15:07:00.000-05:002020-05-28T15:07:46.077-05:00The Mass: The RITE to Have Peace!
The Rite of
Peace
Otherwise called the sign of
peace, by which the people turn toward each other and offer a sign of unity and
charity. Biblically speaking, this is
where we symbolically show what Jesus told the apostles in Matthew 5:23-24
which says, “So if you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember
that your brother has something against you, leave your gift Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-87608871381019598632020-04-24T15:58:00.000-05:002020-04-24T15:58:33.296-05:00A Morphed SundaySo we are not able to attend our churches. The doors are literally closed to the public with no end in sight at the moment. What a queer thing this whole situation is to be sure. I don't really know what to make of it either. Lately I had kind of taken on a new style of thinking....positive! How novel a thought! To take a situation or event that happens and instead Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-42408463705699239962020-04-23T07:48:00.001-05:002020-04-23T07:48:30.343-05:00Not just this, but that too!"Oh, come in, come in, come in
Oh the door is open wide
Jesus is expecting you
Won't you come inside
I know you're heart is burdened and your mind is filled with doubt
But you're not too bad to come in
But you're not too good to stay out....."
An old traditional music song from who knows when, by who knows who, but the message is spot on. Oh, I'm just a homebody and today is just like any Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-41362001495208769882020-04-09T14:55:00.001-05:002020-04-09T14:55:33.825-05:00Something occurred to me while praying the rosary today. Meditating on the joyful mysteries (54-day novena) I thought of Mary's parents, Anne and Joachim. What did they think about their young daughter, suddenly pregnant, engaged to be married, but not married yet. What did they know, believe, or trust in at her story of how this came to be? I wonder how that all went downEbethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-5522616582002888662020-03-13T11:36:00.001-05:002020-03-13T11:36:39.607-05:00The 54-day Rosary NovenaWhen I first heard of this novena, I thought to myself "who does that?" At that time, I don't think I had all my children yet.
Fast film forward
Three grown children, a 27 year marriage, and aging parents and I have already completed 3 54-day rosary novenas.
I'm actually surprised that I haven't completed 10 more!!
Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-78003398380504635352020-02-27T21:00:00.001-05:002020-02-28T14:05:30.696-05:00How have I stayed Catholic?<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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The road less traveled, the narrow road, the lonely trail. I have heard this a thousand times about doing the right thing, living the just life, going down the narrow road. It's not the "good" life, but the right life. Not meant to be easy or on the buddy system either, lonely and desolate. Not a fun picture to look at, much less live. But I have tried...all of my Ebethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-3509955779926259512020-01-28T08:04:00.001-05:002020-01-28T08:04:28.086-05:00The Veil Removed - FilmEbethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927712697319129021.post-57677133110215358742019-12-27T23:20:00.000-05:002019-12-27T23:20:44.436-05:00A Christmas Poem, J.R.R. Tolkien
Grim was the world and grey last night:The moon and stars were fled,The hall was dark without song or light,The fires were fallen dead.The wind in the trees was like to the sea,And over the mountains’ teethIt whistled bitter-cold and free,As a sword leapt from its sheath.
The lord of snows upreared his head;His mantle long and paleUpon the bitter blast was spreadAnd hung o’er hillEbethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14090396741792229132noreply@blogger.com0