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Voters Be Wary Livi (5 mos. old) took a bite of her mom's
voter registration card one afternoon this week. I've been wondering if I take
a bite out of mine, would people stop calling, e-mailing, snail mailing, and
just leave me alone about this election? Yes, I'm voting. I can assure you the only One able to
change my mind at this point is far above any pay grade.
Pray, listen to the Lord, then
vote accordingly!
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The Real Catholic Vote This is a great, recent blogpost by a priest from our diocese stating Catholic teaching on politics
and parties. Think you know the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church? Know whether to vote Democrat or
Republican? Read this and find out!
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Growing in Sisterly Love
One of the perks of my work as a nanny this week has been watching Vivi start interacting and playing more with her 5 mos. old twin sisters. I laughed and melted when she went over one day and gave them both gentle pats on their heads. The three of them may butt heads (literally and figuratively) at times and vie for attention, but you can tell they really love and care about each other.
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Home for Halloween It’s been another busy week,
sometimes rather hectic, so it was really nice to have Wednesday off from both
jobs. I slept until noon. I can’t remember the last time I did
that. I spent most of the afternoon and
evening folding laundry, putting it away, doing dishes, balancing the
checkbooks, paying bills, making dinner…but I got to do all of it in my
jammies. Though Kevin and I usually walk
around the area some to see people’s costumes and decorations, I didn’t step
out of the apartment once. What felt
really strange was knowing that my baby sister turned 21! She was born when my other sister and I were
out doing some real trick-or-treating.
See Take 5 for definition and explanation.
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Flashback: Hardcore Trick-or-Treating When my sisters and I
were growing up, we didn't use pitiful orange buckets, we used
pillowcases. You can fit a whole lot
more candy in those. They're also harder to carry when they get to a certain
weight, but who cares? We just wanted to
go out and get the free candy. When
using pillowcases (and going to where there are apartments or lots of houses
close together) there is enough that parents can easily pick what they want
after "checking the stash for tampering," that was until my sisters and I counted every single piece
to see if one of us had more than the others.
If you’re going to go to the trouble of dressing up the kids and canvasing
a neighborhood or two, why not go all-out and get a serious stash of
candy? Note: This message was not
brought to you by the American Dental Association.
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Ordination
Celebration Saturday, November 3, 2012, Kevin
and I will be attending the diaconate ordination taking place at 10:30am at
Sacred Heart Cathedral. Please join us in
praying for the following men (as well as their wives and families) who will be
ordained as permanent deacons: Paul Buckman, Armando deLeon, Tom
diStefano, Esaud Feliciano, Al Hallatt, Steve Haut, Tom Healey, Kevin Hogan, Paul
Kudrav, Frank Leaming, Frank Nelson, Chip Pagnini, VJ Petillo, Ron Reger, John Tucker,
James Van Wyk, Charles Williams, Jerry Wyngaard, and Robert (Bob) Young as well as the group of men in our diocese ordained as permanent deacons on Saturday, October 13, 2012 (whose photo's on the left). It has been very exciting especially to see several
members of our Cursillo family go through the formation process. What a remarkable group they are and will be
as they continue to serve their families and the Church!
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My Godfather: I have a special
prayer request for a wonderful, faith-filled man and his family. My Godfather, who was my dad’s best friend
from college (and throughout the rest of my dad’s life), Rick, could use some
extra intercessions as he recovers from yet another surgery. My Godfather, aka Stitch, has had a very
rough bout and just this week had to undergo another serious procedure. Doctors say he did well. He and his family
have been through quite a bit. We need
to keep the prayers for Rick, his wife Mary Kate, and their adult children Daniel
and Cate flowing. Thank you!
