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AND, the person who took the computer also took the pennies being collected for the poor. Well, at least that's the assumption. The children in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd are collecting their spare change --or their parent's pocket change-- for the "Pennies for the Good Shepherd."

My Dad is celebrating his 71st birthday today.

May God grant him many years!

(a picture of my immediate family taken in July 2011 at a cousin's party)

Friends meet at Bishop Nicholas J. Samra's enthronement last week in Roslindale, MA.

gray and rainy weather during Hurricane Irene

Happy Sunday!

On the way back from Newport, Rhode Island, this afternoon, my family stopped in Noank, Connecticut for a New England lobster dinner. This is quiet New England seaside town is beautiful. As you can see, I enjoyed my lobster!

The steeple on Saint Mary's Church, New Haven, CT, was damaged earlier today by high winds and a weakened structure.

The steeple was placed on the church for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Knights of Columbus in 1981/82. The addition of the steeple completed the overall design of the church which was halted at the time that original construction happened in the early 1870s. The Church was dedicated in 1874.

No one hurt with the pieces of flashing falling to the ground and Hillhouse Avenue was closed temporarily.

As a Catholic faith community in Protestant New Haven, Saint Mary's was established in 1832.

Spencer's abbey has always held a special place in my heart because of the beauty of the location --on top of a hill with rolling fields and lakes-- and because of friendship I share with some of the monks and the sacred Liturgy.

Saint Joseph's Abbey is a monastic house of monks of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (OCSO), the Trappists. 

I even stopped by the Holy Rood Guild and purchased an icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and a linen amice.

See the monks' blog that's periodically update, here.

Today is the 43rd wedding anniversary of my parents, Edward & Lynda.

Mom celebrates her 67th birthday today.

Blessings!

Having the opportunity to go to the sacrament of Confession at Saint Agnes Church (E. 43rd Street, near to Grand Central) was a good thing. I make it to the sacrament about once a month but generally not more than every 5 weeks. It takes real courage and humility to face one's humanity and take the medicine for the healing of the soul. And my mentioning this fact here ought to be interpreted as an encouragement to seek the face of God. I am a sinner as all people and so I the weight of personal sin can weigh the soul down but the inclination of the heart to face one's humanity is by virtue of the power of the Holy Spirit beckoning to come closer to the Lord. Examen your conscience and go to Confession! An active sacramental life is necessary for salvation: give to God a worthy Confession (give God everything), receive Communion worthily and prayer is more effective (as in the prayers of the saints). God is never outdone in generosity. Working on our personal life of holiness through Confession and Holy Communion sustains our daily life.

I stopped into the brand new Pauline Books & Media in Manhattan at 64 West 38th Street (near to 6th Ave.). Until recently the bookstore was uptown.

THE reason I am mentioning this fact is that I think Catholics need to give patronage to good bookstores and Catholic bookstores in particular. Amazon is a good service and I have to admit that I use Amazon more than visiting a real bookstore: who can pass up a discounted price and free shipping? But this is a matter of being in solidarity with small business owners and I think Pauline Books & Media is one. Consider how you spend your money!

The Daughter of Saint Paul have a superb bookstore with a chapel for private prayer. It is worth a visit!

New books added to my bookshelf:

-31 Questions and Answers on Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

-Order for the Solemn Exposition of the Holy Eucharist

-Your Guide to Spe Salvi

-Where Is That in the Bible?

-Elizabeth of the Trinity: The Complete Works vol.1

-Francis & His Brothers

-The Reform of Renewal

-The Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel: Catechesis and Ritual

Henry and I also visited the national headquarters of the Fraternity of Communion & Liberation. Seeing the new offices was fun. Seeing friends was good, too. A got a copy of the new Traces.