Have you got the bottle?

Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.
Do you ever feel like the man in the picture? What is it with those of us who prefer to bottle up our feelings than express them to others? It might be better for everyone [...]

Brokemaback Mountain

There’s a reason I’ve not yet mentioned ‘Brokeback Mountain’…I was waiting for the hoo-haa to wind down so that I could watch it for myself….nah, not the cinema version, but Brokeback Mountain ‘bunny style‘…:LOL:

The Crowning of Our Lady

I know the month of May is now almost at an end so it might seem a bit odd to mention that the Crowning of Our Lady took place at our parish today…but we did eventually get around to it just before June begins!
As a parish we really haven’t been terribly organised this month, no [...]

Oh, Boy!

I know, I know…this shouldn’t be so much fun, but it just is.

Novena to the Holy Spirit!

Starts today
Friday – DoneSaturday – DoneSunday – DoneMonday – DoneTuesday – Done

You must be ribbing me….

This was very recently bought to my attention and all I could say was, ‘WOW’! Read it and maybe pass it on to your girl-friends, girlfiends, wives, sisters, daughters and mothers.
“This is written in the Hebrew Talmud, the book where all of the sayings and preaching of Rabbis are conserved over time. It says:“Be [...]

The Ascension of Our Lord

The Second Glorious Mystery: The Ascension of Our Lord

by Dom Columba Marmion, O.S.B. Abbot of Maredsous

Our Lord said to His Apostles before He departed from them: “If you loved Me, you would indeed rejoice that I am going to [...]

Hard times

You know, there are some days that just really get to you.
Today is one of those days. I was working at the Church today and there was a knock on the door. I didn’t have the foresight to look at the CCTV screen to see who it was and when I opened it to my [...]

Interpretation of the Statue of Our Lady of Walsingham

The Statue of Our Lady of Walsingham might look very nice, but there’s much more to it than first meet’s the eye.
The Saxon Crown denotes the date of the founding of the Shrine 1061.
The Arch of the throne recalls the rainbow -a sign of God’s promise.
The two pillars, one either side of the throne, denote [...]

Our Lady of Walsingham

I’m feeling generous. I have about 5 postcards of the National Shrine of Our Lady; the statue of Our Lady of Walsingham. I also have about the same amount of metal Souvenir badges, that were made to celebrate the restoration of the Slipper Chapel. I believe the Slipper Chapel was used [...]

In response to an Email from an anti – Catholic

While perusing blogdom randomly a few days ago, I stumbled across a blog that stated and I quote;
“I choose not to wear a backwards collar or some sort of “priestly outfit” because I don’t want to be like the hypocritical religious leaders who wore special [...]

Part Five; Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham (Christ the Good Shepherd)

With about 40 minutes left before setting off on the 4 or 5 hour journey home (we stopped off at a restaurant for an evening meal a couple of hours into the return journey), we made our way to the shops…I found a little room at the back of one of the Catholic gift shop’s…there [...]

Part Four: Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham

Once gathered behind our banners we began the mile long walk ~ otherwise known as the ‘Holy Mile’~ that would lead us into the village of Walsingham itself; and from there into the grounds of the original Augustinian Abbey.
As Lorna correctly pointed out, there are different approaches to the Holy Mile (no pun intended). [...]

Part Three; Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham

When Mass had ended we (all thousand or so of us) congregated outside in the area of the Stations of the Cross. We each got into parish groups behind our parish banners (only we didn’t take ours so we joined another parish group). Before we set off, my friend Aniello asked me [...]

Part Two; The Journey; Walsingham

(as written on coach late last night)
Wow! Fantastic day! Mass was concelebrated by about 15 diocesan priests and the Bishop. Incredibly the front of the Large Chapel opened up on one side, so while I seated myself inside facing the altar…when Mass began, I appeared to the crowd outside, to be sitting [...]

Happy Mothering Sunday to all!

Christina Rosetti; Sonnets are full of Love
Sonnets are full of love, and this my tomeHas many sonnets: so here now shall beOne sonnet more, a love sonnet, from meTo her whose heart is my heart’s quiet home,To my first Love, my Mother, on whose kneeI learnt love-lore that is not troublesome;Whose service is my special [...]

Part One; The Journey

(I wrote this while on the coach as we set out on our pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham posted at almost midnight on Saturday night…and now I’m going to bed!)
Well, someone didn’t want us to get to Walsingham today… the rear tyre blew out on the way to our parish. [...]

Pilgrimage to Walsingham planned for Saturday

At 7 am on Saturday morning we will leave home to start out on a 4+ hour journey/pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham. We won’t return until 10 or 11pm that night. I will take as many photos as possible so that those who have not had the good fortune [...]

FWIW

I just don’t seem to have that much to say at the moment, I’m not going to completely disappear, I will be back periodically, maybe next week or even in the next couple of days, but I’m just not that good at multi-tasking anymore and I’m seriously slacking in my duties regarding housework and my [...]

Your havin’ a larf missus!

You’ve heard of TMI (too much information)…well know there’s TMF -TOO MUCH FUN!!!
Check out this link of my recording (yes, it really is me singing!) and then make your own and post me a link in the com box so we can play the you show me yours and I’ll show you mine, game :-)EDIT: [...]

Mucho misso et….

Hola folks!
Apologies to you all for my continued unexplained absence. I really haven’t had anything to blog or any time to do it if there was anything perchance I could come up with worth blogging.
Last night I thought I’d get myself back into the swing of things by writing my first entry to Owen’s [...]