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Silent Sunbeam

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Two  years ago we were blessed with the opportunity of visiting Portugal for our 50th wedding anniversary.  Our youngest daughter, our sweet rebel, had been to Fatima 2 years before had come back to the church after the experience.  So needless to say my husband and I were so excited to go back with her to this holy shrine.  I had all these wonderful. peaceful visions in my head of this wonderful place where Mary, had appeared to 3 shepherd children in a rustic meadow.  

Our trip had been filled with amazingly beautiful vistas of the seacoast, ancient monasteries and castles, so the morning we arrived at Fatima was going to be the highlight of this wonderful journey.  Not so much!! My lovely little meadow was totally covered with concrete and macadam and there were people all over the place who didn't seem to realize that this was my "holy ground".  I was mortified by the huge " gas fired furnaces" where you could place wax replicas of various body parts or candles for your loved ones and their affirmirties.  The beautiful Basilica was closed for repairs and the new Basilica at the opposite end of the complex was way too contemporary for my taste and full of noisy tourists.  Need I say more?

But amidst all of my dissappointment at the commercialism and destruction of my quiet little meadow I saw the wonder and hope in the eyes of our daughter and my heart was filled with gratitude to "Our Lady" .  In the 2 years since our visit my love for this "holy place" has grown and I realize it is beause I see it now through my daughters eyes.  

It seems to me that we need to look at the things of life through anothers eyes.  We need to look at the people and the circumstances in our lives through Jesus' eyes.    

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Update August 12, 2016 I Believe in Miracles

A few weeks ago I shared the first day of my new job as director of the RCIA in our parish.  RCIA stands for the Rite of Christian Iniation of Adults.  It is the process though which people pass in order to be received into the Cathollic Church.  It is a wonderful concept.  I went through it myself over 4o years ago and although it was nothing like the process of today it was a wonderful enlightening period of my life.  I will never forget the dear priest who invited 5 or 6 of us "inquirers" int

Silent Sunbeam

Silent Sunbeam

Through the Eyes of Love

Two years ago my husband and I traveled to Portugal with one of our our daughters and her family.  We were celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary.  It was a wonderful trip filled with amazing monasteries, palaces, churches, cobblestone streets, and very kind and hardworking people.  Our daughter has always been the rebel of our 3 children but she has a wonderful heart.  This was her third trip to Portugal and she was very excited to share the experience with us.  When she went the first time I

Silent Sunbeam

Silent Sunbeam

First Day on the Job

Who would have thought at almost 71 years of age I would be starting a new "job"?  Well I can tell you I never thought of it but when the Lord calls you just can't ignore him.  At least I can't.  Oh I gave him all the arguments I could think of but in the end I realized that God always calls the weak and the least qualified.  What is the saying?  " God doesn't call the qualified He qualifies those called".  That's me for sure but now that it's settled and I accepted the position of RCIA director

Silent Sunbeam

Silent Sunbeam