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Daylight '''Savings"" anyone? Daylight Saving Time ends in Seattle, WA, USA on Sunday, November 2, 2014 at 02:00 AM A UTube video for your edification. You can take it!  SIX MINUTES OF EDUMA-CATION! on Daylight Savings Time!  Try it! Do it! Only 6 minutes of time! Mostly funny and simple to understand too! Come on?!... Try it!*** SO THE "REAL" STUFF NOW?  The  Solemnity of All Saints is tonight...  You know it better as All Hallows or Hallowmas    Halloween!  . Have FUN &  brush your teeth Carefully & Completely! Learn More     All Saints' Day      All Souls' Day      Day of the Dead Novena to St. Martin de Porres (October 25 - November 2) Saint Martin de Porres, your concern and charity embraced not only your needy brethren, but also the animals of the field. You are a splendid example of charity; we thank and praise you. From above, hear the requests of your needy brethren. (Mention

Thursday - Errands and Dinner with my son. Laundry in there somewhere too..? St. Alphonsus Rodriguez-------October 30      ( 1532 - 1617) He was a widower, a single parent, who after loosing his only surviving child, turned to a life of faith at the age of 39.He was not able to enter as a minister since his education was poor and although he did attempt to finish college, he was not sucessful. After considerable delay he was finally admitted into the Society of Jesus as a lay-brother, 31 January, 1571. He soon arrrived at the recently-founded college at Majorca, where he remained in the humble position of porter for forty-six years. He was a marvelous influence on the sanctification of the members of the household as well as a number of distinguished people who arrived at the porter's lodge for advice and direction. Novena to St. Martin de Porres    (October 25 - November 2)    Saint Martin de Porres, your concern and charity embraced not only your

My Apologies to anyone who has been following this blog. Perhaps the next few weeks will improve. St. Narcissus-------October 29 (99 to 215)         I do not know why he is the Patron Saint against insect bites ST. NARCISSUS was consecrated Bishop of Jerusalem about the year 180 , he was  80 years old at the time.  He is well celebrated for miracles he performed.The bishop and historian Eusebius recorded the following miracle. One year, the Evening before Easter, there was no oil for the lamps Narcissus had some water brought, and after he prayed over it, they poured it into the lamps. The water was immediately converted into oil. Some of the oil had been kept preserved as a memorial until the time when Eusebius wrote his histories. As he reached extreme old age, he made St. Alexander his coadjutor.St. Alexander wrote that Narcissus was about one hundred and sixteen years old when he began assisting him in the office. NOVENA Novena to St.

I am attending the Cornerstone Catholic Conference in Tacoma. I am just sharing prayers today with you. Prayer before logging onto the internet: by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf                ENGLISH      LISTEN Almighty and eternal God, who created us in Thine image and bade us to seek after all that is good, true and beautiful, especially in the divine person of Thine Only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant, we beseech Thee, that, through the intercession of Saint Isidore, Bishop and Doctor, during our journeys through the internet we will direct our hands and eyes only to that which is pleasing to Thee and treat with charity and patience all those souls whom we encounter. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. **SAINT**   St Martin de Porres -  the patron saint of interracial harmony,  known for his social work and miraculous healing powers.  Martin pictured in his Dominican habit holding a broom, with a mouse and dog at his feet. There is an interesting anectdote  about

I have dawdled away another evening when I COULD BE...writing many very profound things. I was reading a couple articles about the recent Extraordinary Synod on the Family, Pope Francis addressed the assembled Fathers, thanking them for their efforts and encouraging them to continue to journey. I found a couple new sites to read including Fr. John Zuhlsdorf and To Go Forth. Both had good articles and insights. The below is an excerpt with my interpretation from the full text of his speech and comentary on  Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam BLOG.   AND He used  Fr. Z's BLOG Article on Pope Francis . Istanbul Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I,  met with Pope Francis. I liked this photograph as a good reminder of how the papacy is in the limelight lately.  PO PE FRANCIS SAID IN HIS CLOSING ADDRESS TO THE SYNOD : " the duty of the Pope.... is that of reminding the faithful of  their duty to faithfully follow the Gospel of Christ; it is that of reminding the pastors that their firs

Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit by Daniel Quinn is very thought provoking fable about a teacher (Ishmael) and his student (The Narrator). Heavily focused on a the idea that human beings act based on the cultural premise they believe. TAKERS and LEAVERS are the two divergent points of view that culture has created. I took a pic from Ishmael dot ORG  which shows the original listing the author worked through to decide on the name for his main character and venerable teacher. The ANSWER to why here..... Ishmael develops the narrative that leads the student to understand how the majority of humankind are TAKERS, enacting a story that will destroy the world. Additionally, although the LEAVERS have become a tiny minority, they continue to live in communion with nature and natural law. They are now in a position where they can and should point mankind toward a brighter future. He unfortunately lumps together any mythology, beliefs, and ideals together, virtually ignori

I have been praying more, busy today for awhile with a bit of detail work. The day had faded away quickly. Cornerstone Catholic Conferen ce is this weekend. At the last minute I chose to go and found someone to share a room with!  I am looking forward to the Friday night speaker who was a survivor of the genocide in Rawanda. Imaculee Ilibagiza  is sharing her story. I have spent the last while reading about Saints, and Intentional Communities in the Pacific Northwest. I find myself drawn the the idealism and built in support system that a well developed community would offer. Evergreen Land Trust is one. What do you think? First - ** Saint of Day** -------October 22 from Catholic Fire Blog -   Saint of the Day: St. Mary Salome Wife of Zebedee. Mother of Saint John the Apostle, and Saint James the Greater. Salome is based on an Aramaic word meaning health and peace in the same way that the Jewish greeting "Shalom" and the Arab "Salaam," It seems to be p

**SNIP** cutting out a bita of whine...He's enjoying himself & I can do laundry & my blog writing. Life ends up not as we expect many days, and I must take a moment to calm, pray, breathe and be thankful. Re-read a book by Anne McCaffrey (and her son Todd) called Dragon's Fire. I rarely buy books anymore, but impulses do happen. Her work is Young Adult / Fantasy for those who do not know. I enjoyed most of the 'Pern' books about dragons and the civilization that developed there. This book is from 2006, # 19 in the series so there is much to choose from. Goodreads dot Com is a great place to find book reviews and new books to read that others recommend. This was a story less about the dragon riders and weirdness of Pern (Red Star & Thread), than it is a good study of compassion and how difficult it is to change societal ways to deal with the poor. (they are called 'hold-less' in the book) Many of the books take a look at their society from dif

I have a couple tired, difficult days and neglected several things, including this Blog...SO....today am posting a list of the saints I 'missed' and taking 5 minutes to find out about St. Irene. (ok probably more like 45 minutes). I chose Irene partly because of my Aunt Irene. I lived with her for awhile after I left my parents house.  She and I had pleasant, quiet talks over dinner and discussed many things. I especially recall her talking about her devotion to family and the necessity of praying everyday for the ability to do whatever would be needed to care for them to the best of her ability.   Peace, & Hugs 2 U.... ****Saints *** St. Margaret Mary Alacoque-------October 17 St. Luke, Evangelist-------October 18 St. Peter of Alcantara-------October 19 St. John Cantius-------October 20 St. Irene-------October 20      >>>> The first place I read about St. Irene is an interesting site. >>>> I copied the below , and only looked briefly at the

Again, I had more fun reading about the saints of the day than I did thinking about or writing something to share with you all.  Last two years in the spring I have gone to a Road Scholar Event in Oregon = Women Writing in Lincoln City near my sister.  One of the writing prompts I have played with a bit was "FALL From Grace" .. My original notes in my computer look like this. Fall from grace narrator Fall off porch – Grace House summer cottage semi conscious / tired / recovering in house later solve mystery of the missing diary Fall #1 childhood Fall #2 adult – last year – handrail broken Fall #3 adult – now – Gfriend pushed me when I told her what I read in the diary ***********Weird how I think like this in bullet points********* The #2 fall part I visualized as a pratfall kind silly, OOPSIE! an old, beach front house with a saggy porch railing. I am fixing (or attempting to anyway), fall off of the porch into the sand/grass/garden area and

It is a video where the future is outlined as a place where robot automation will be replacing many common and very much cheaper than people.    Humans need not apply.... This was an interesting, and sobering 15 minute video.  Better technology makes more and better jobs for horses humans? ::??:: I got nothing else to talk about really today. Much to pray about and plan, but not to share. I am going to finish quick & say SEE YA LATER! **Saints** St. Teresa of Avila-------October 15 There is a huge amount about this lady online- Doctor of the Church / Mystic / Author / Saint... Feastday: October 15     Patron of Headache sufferers, Spanish Catholic Writers Birth: 1515     Death: 1582 And an extensive biography here: Spanish mystic, Roman Catholic saint,Carmelite nun, an author of the Counter Reformation and theologian of contemplative life through mental prayer In one of her visions, a seraph[ drove the fiery point of a golden lanc

Pope Francis:  “The thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful; it needs nearness, proximity. I see the church as a field hospital after battle.” Another article from America magazine: Francis the Diplomat  - He sure doesn't act like a diplomat. AND as the Synod on FAMILY continues, Pope Francis Adds to the event.   They have a WHOLE LOT of stuff to work on. Yesterday, the  Cardinal Peter Erdo, the synod’s Relator, gave a summary report of more than 240 speeches or written presentations given during the first week.    They are working on discussing his report. (in 10 groups in Italian, English, French and Spanish) Input from the ten language groups will be synthesized by the synod fathers and composed into a Final Report.  (the original team of three plus the six new members appointed by the Pope).   The final report is expected to be released on the afternoon of October 18th, and will serve as the foundation fo

I subscribe to AMERICA magazine, and thought I would share an article about Saint Francis from the September 22nd Issue. (LINK to READ - Real Francis: -HERE) One part of the article which really hit home was: "G. K. Chesterton once wrote, “Truth...must of necessity be stranger than fiction, for we have made fiction to suit ourselves.” ... " Saint Francis of Assisi is a familiar figure to many people. As a result, the Francis that comes to mind is a fictional character typically, pictures and stories of an animal 'whisperer', and this obscures the reality of his life and teaching. He was a really unique, unconventional, and sometimes DISTURBING person. Not too focused on 'proper' methods or the way things 'should' be done. The article summarizes six aspects of Francis' vision. Beginning with FRIENDSHIP, the article describes how the rest that follows all work together. Embracing the “other.” , Poverty, Spirituality, Care and DEATH, were in

OK... well I wrote a couple paragraphs and then deleted. them. ... St. Damien of Molokai (1840-1889) Saint Damien's role among the lepers in Hawaii has made him an unofficial patron of those with HIV and AIDS. The Roman Catholic memorial chapel, ÉGLISE SAINT-PIERRE-APÔTRE in Montreal, Quebec, is consecrated to him. The link is to a podcast of a tour of the church. On February 21, 2009, the Vatican announced that Father Damien would be canonized. The ceremony took place in Rome on October 11, 2009, in the presence of King Albert II of the Belgians and Queen Paola as well as the Belgian Prime Minister and several cabinet ministers, completing the process of canonization. "Not without fear and loathing," Pope Benedict underlined, "Father Damian made the choice to go on the island of Molokai in the service of lepers who were there, abandoned by all. So he exposed himself to the disease of which they suffered. With them he felt at home. The servant of the Word

Sunday is a busy day usually and today there is a Senior's Meeting as well as Brunch with friends. I read my AARP magazine this PM, and found many hopeful and inspiring stories of people doing good things in their 2nd half of life.  I think I may be inspired to volunteer more, do more, and yet, there is a reality that I am limited in my abilitites, time, and treasure. I will do more though, but perhaps not as much as I envision I would like. Even in dying one can become helpful to others. If the story of Fr. Rick is any indication. Book resource: http://www.saintjosephradio.net/ Fr Rick Arkfeld _ UTUBE_LINK to listen to.....   Uploaded on Jul 30, 2011 Story by Fr. Rick Arkfeld (d.1996)  Fr. Rick was diagnosed with cancer and was told he had six months to live. He suddenly was filled with the Holy Spirit and started preaching on accepting what life has in store. He wrote several books on miraculous healing, he lectured all over the world on the Holy Spirit. TEN YEARS LA

Farmer's Market Day. Lovely peaches, plums, raspberries, sugar snap peas, and of course pears. Only a couple more weeks then done, will have to think up another walk and dinner routine for that day. There is a movie on tonight from 1943 I think, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. I may return to this, or perhaps mearly disappoint myself again. The black and white film of a widow woman who has the ghost of a seacaptain haunting her house. He dictates a book to her so that she can publish and make royalties enough to keep the house. A fairly good story overall, Jean Tierney I do like. I would recommend it for an interesting look at the classic style of hollywood love story. Very G rated and proper, just like I like them. Im qoeki, ....uh....I am working somewhat on a plan for the rest of these blogs, and perhaps working on fleshing out a story or two next month. NANOWRIMO (follow link to find out!) St. Francis Borgia-(1510 - 1572)------October 10 Patron against earthquakes; Portugal;

TROLLS again?  Must be serious research, it is in Forbes!? Roger Dooley says: " Conventional wisdom says that the anonymity of the Internet lets people behave in ways they never would in real life, or online if their identity was known. But, if you think that means that trolls are normally nice people who only act out in their online persona, think again. New research shows that internet trolls are, in real life, narcissists, psychopaths, and sadists...........  Since trolls actually derive pleasure from the suffering of others, engaging with them at all can be counter-productive. Instead, follow the simple maxim of experienced community leaders: “Don’t feed the trolls.” Interesting to know yes?  St. Denis [Dionysius], Rusticus, and Eleutherius, Martyrs-------October 9 In the ninth century, Denis' story and identity became fused and confused with Dionysius the Areopagite and Pseudo-Dionysius, but later scholarship has re-esta blished his identity as a separate

October 8   St. John Leonardi   (1541?-1609) John Leonardi was born at Diecimo, Italy. He became a pharmacist's assistant at Lucca, studied for the priesthood, and was ordained in 1572. He gathered a group of laymen about him to work in  hospitals  and prisons.

7th This challenge has really made it clear to me that I need quite a bit more focus and education to be able to become sucessful financially or popularity wise even as a writer. This last sentence is a great example of this. My life as well as many people I know are focused on work, then distractions. I have less ability to work now, and am having difficulty feeling good about focusing on amusement and distractions.  Our Lady of the Rosary “The rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christ-centered prayer. It has all the depth of the gospel messge in its entirety. It is an echo of the prayer of Mary, her perennial Magnificat for the work of the redemptive Incarnation which began in her virginal womb.... It can be said that the rosary is, in some sense, a prayer-commentary on the final chapter of the Vatican II Constitution  Lumen Gentium , a chapter that discusses the wondrous presence of the Mother of God in the mystery of Christ and the Church" (P

6th of October I enjoyed learning about Blessed Raymond yesterday. Thought I would tell story about Saint Bruno today then and see if he is as interesting to know. I am not thinking of much to tell about me. and feel like just zoning out on an Inspector Morse episode. AM Monday waking up with radio as usual. Readings and christian commentary on the news. Now though, looking carefully at my to-do list and hoping to move forward on it. A lovely pile of reminder papers on my desk. **Story**** I should be doing other things, so, I will give you the story of St. Bruno of Cologne as I figured it out. He was another administrator, behind the scenes person, and prefered a solitary contemplative life. Bruno of Cologne (c. 1030 – 6 October 1101), the founder of the Carthusian Order, personally founded the order's first two communities. Because of the "customs" involved within  Carthusian practice , Bruno was never officially canonised. Bruno is the patron of Calabria an

5th - Sunday, Wonderful readings and sermon. Brunch with friends and relaxing PM playing rummy (I lost again) Another beautiful, summery day very strange for Pacific NW October, but...am enjoying it.  PHIL 4:6-9 Brothers and sisters: Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. keep on doing what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me. Then the God of peace will be with you. I think of this as advice to keep working toward making everything in my life, all of my thoughts, words and actions , to be more and more Christ Like. A litt