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Category: Catholicism
Resolutions
For all of you who are starting your New Year’s Resolutions today…
Christmas Thoughts
Those of you who know me will know that I’m someone who is not a very “Christmas-y” sort of person…
Why?
Well, it’s probably partly because all my childhood recollections of school between September to January are dominated by memories of interminable carol rehearsals! I hate shopping at all times of the year, but especially during the Christmas rush. I hate picking up pine needles and I think fake trees are, well, fake. I don’t like the dark or cold which I usually associate with Christmas. I always look forward to the extraordinary liturgy of the Church at Easter, but at Christmas it is largely unchanged. And finally, nothing annoys me more than the saccharin-coated cheeriness which seems to be induced in people every December.
As I carry this cross…
I’ve pretty much had this song on loop all day:
“Pain is a forest we all get lost in, between the branches hope can be so hard to see. And in the darkness we’ve all got questions, we’re all just trying to make sense out of suffering but You say I am blessed because of this so I choose to believe. As I carry this cross…”
The Year In Review
From reading other people’s blogs, apparently in December bloggers share their favourite entries written over the past year. It’s certainly been a busy year for this blog, gaining both a a Patron Saint and a Theme Tune! Anyway, here are the category winners…
Top 3 Pictures
“Best Statue In Rome” | “Sacred Art” | “Bible Fail”
Top 3 Videos
“Maccabees Style” | “What would Jesus do?”| “This is my King”
Top 3 Quotations
Fulton Sheen | Pope Benedict | Mark Hall
Top 3 Apologies
“There’s something about Mary” | “Purgatory” | “The curious case of celibacy”
Top 3 Catechetical
“Introduction to Islam” | “Lectionary Resources” | “What’s the significance of IHS?”
…and now the top ten itself…
Important Message
Christ is born! Glorify Him!
I’ve just got back from the Christmas Eve Divine Liturgy at Holy Angels. Ahhh…so good to breath with the Eastern lung again… 😉
Anyway, I had this song stuck in my head on the way home so I thought I’d share: