Posted March 28, 2015 in Faith / 0 Comments
As next week is Holy Week and some of the most holy days in this Church year, I have decided to take a break from the blog. I will not be commenting or replying to comments in this time. However, I have a March wrap-up post scheduled for Tuesday.
I have made this decision based on a few different things. It is Holy Week. The most solemn days occur during this week, namely the Triduum. For those who don’t know, the Triduum is comprised of Holy Thursday (the day of the last supper and the agony in the garden), Good Friday (the day on which Jesus suffered and died for us), and Holy Saturday (the day in which Jesus laid in the tomb among the dead). I want to be able to focus fully on God this week.
This decision is also for my own sanity. I need a break to recharge and just focus on some stuff going on in my life. It is a crazy time of the year at the school as well as all sorts of things have been happening at home. I really don’t want to use this blog to complain, but can you all please pray for me? Thanks so much!
So, basically, this is just me letting you all know that my lack of posts, commenting, and replying is just temporary. I will be back by Easter Monday.
For all the Christians, I pray that you have a very fruitful Holy Week and a joyous Easter.
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Posted March 19, 2015 in Faith / 2 Comments
I have been thinking for a while of adding something to my reviews that I’m thinking of calling Catholic Connections. Since I am Roman Catholic and am not at all ashamed of my faith, I want to incorporate that more on my blog.
A lot of things (especially books) can have Catholic Christian values or tropes without even knowing it. There are connections I can make between any book and my Catholic faith. Most often these connection will not be perfect or even overt, especially if the author is not intending such connections. Yet I still think some connections can be made.
On the subject of magic, since I read a lot of fantasy, there are a few things I want to say. Magic does not mean evil as I have heard some people say. As I fear that I will get my words messed up here, I’m going to point you towards a wonderful post by the amazing Kendra at Catholic All Year. She wrote a post about this topic in response to comments about her daughter’s Harry Potter birthday party.
I am just human and as such I am not entitled to omniscience. Therefore, it is impossible to expect me to know everything there is to know. I am also not the Pope or anyone of any consequence in the Roman Catholic Church. I am one of the laity and what I say does not carry the official approval of the Catholic Church. It is only my opinion.
I guess this is just me telling you what I am planning to do. Starting next week, I will be adding Catholic Connections to my upcoming reviews. If you have any feedback on this, I would love to hear it.
As always, thanks for stopping by!
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Posted March 11, 2015 in Faith, Reading, Review / 0 Comments
The Joy of the Gospel by
Pope Francis Publisher: Image (2013)
Hardcover (196 pages)
Via: Blogging for Books Rating: Also by this author: Walking with Jesus,
Encountering Truth,
The Name of God is Mercy Reading Challenges: 2015 Alphabet Soup,
Read 2015 Synopsis
Pope Francis apostolic exhortation is a passionate call for every Christian to be constantly ready to bring the love of Jesus to others. He envisions a church of Spirit-filled evangelizers who exude joy and care for God’s people, especially the poor. “Evangelii Gaudium” is thought provoking, wide-ranging, and challenging to every Catholic. Those who carefully read it, study it, and pray with it will be ready for take up, with the whole Church, this new phase of evangelization, one marked by enthusiasm and vitality and, most especially, joy.
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Posted February 28, 2015 in Faith, Reading / 2 Comments
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Posted February 27, 2015 in Faith, Reading / 6 Comments
The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda’s Voice.
Rules
- Grab a book, any book.
- Turn to page 56 (or 56% on ebook).
- Find any sentence that grabs you.
- Post it.
- Link it at Freda’s Voice.
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