Thought for the Day – 18 December – Preparation for the Nativity — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 18 December – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) Preparation for the Nativity “The Birth of Our Lord is the most wonderful and most moving mystery of divine omnipotence and goodness.At first thought, the idea of the infinite God becoming man, would seem impossible.Between God and man, there is a […]

Thought for the Day – 18 December – Preparation for the Nativity — AnaStpaul

COOKIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS: GINGERBREAD — Bewitching Kitchen (Reblog)

December. This is the time for baking cookies in all shapes and forms, but some are definitely more strongly associated with the holiday spirit. This posts opens a series of four chapters. I start with gingerbread, using a recipe from Tanya, tent-baker extraordinaire, aka The Gingerbread Queen. Subsequent posts will cover Sugar Cookies, Macarons, and […]

COOKIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS: GINGERBREAD — Bewitching Kitchen

Thought for the Day – 17 December – The Cave of Bethlehem — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Thought for the Day – 17 December – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971) The Cave of Bethlehem “Why, asked Bossuet, should the Eternal Word of God, infinitely and everlastingly happy, have deigned to assume in time, the fallen state of humanity?Why should He have chosen, as the scene of His miraculous life of love, […]

Thought for the Day – 17 December – The Cave of Bethlehem — AnaStpaul

Our New Advent — A Sign of Hope (Advent)

The Nativity – Greg Olsen By Charlie Johnston The first Advent occupied hundreds of years as a groaning world awaited the appearance of the Messiah. When He came in a manger, few noticed it at all. When He began His ministry, the ruling class rejected Him as a dangerous fraud. Even those who believed in […]

Our New Advent — A Sign of Hope

Advent Reflection – 11 December – ‘… I want to love You with all my heart.’ — AnaStpaul (Reblog)

Advent Reflection – 11 December – Friday of the Second week of Advent, Readings: Isaiah 48:17-19, Psalms 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6, Matthew 11:16-19 Let us adore the Lord, the king who is to come. “For John came, neither eating nor drinking and they said, ‘He is possessed by a demon.’ The Son of Man […]

Advent Reflection – 11 December – ‘… I want to love You with all my heart.’ — AnaStpaul