St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

Yesterday I took a pilgrimage to the shrine of our nation’s first canonized saint.  It was fascinating learning about her accredited miracles.  Her beatification miracle involved a baby, who had been blinded by excess silver nitrate, having his sight restored and pneumonia cured.  That child grew up, became a priest, and was present at her canonization.  Her [...]

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So Much For “Out Like A Lamb”

Blizzard conditions continue in Denver, but that couldn’t stop Teela from enjoying a friendly game of fetch.  

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Sweatshirt/Shorts Weather

I love days like this where it’s warm enough for shorts, but there’s enough of a breeze that you still need a sweatshirt.  And I refuse to jump on the fleece jacket bandwagon. My husband laughed the first time he saw me in this attire.  He doesn’t understand there’s a 5th season for this in [...]

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6:58am

It’s been years since I’ve watched the sun rise.  This is Teela’s first, that I know of anyway.

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The Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Prognosticators and Weather Prophet Extraordinary

Yes, that is Punxsutawney Phil’s complete nickname.  This year, he saw his shadow thus forecasting 6 more weeks of winter.  As a PA native, Groundhog’s Day is near and dear to my heart. I found this amazing post explaining the roots and signicance of the holiday in Catholic liturgy.

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