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My Father's Prayer
My father was a very devout Catholic. He prayed, on his knees by his bedside every morning and every night. He encouraged me to do the same. Growing up in the Sixties and Seventies, I was not as praye… more →
Catholic Me (I am blessed)
My Father's Prayer
Beatasum wrote 8 months ago: My father was a very devout Catholic. He prayed, on his knees by his bedside every morning and every … more →
Another Favourite Night-time Prayer
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Beatasum wrote 10 months ago: Even in our tiredest moments, we end our day, huddled together, under the duvet and we say a prayer … more →
Death, where is thy sting?
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Beatasum wrote 1 year ago: My father passed away on Monday, November 17 and was given a Catholic burial today. We mourn the los … more →
Sunday Shopping: What's wrong with that?
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Beatasum wrote 1 year ago: Long ago (well, back before 1992 and the Rae Government in Ontario) there was no such thing as Sunda … more →
Feast of St. Francis and the blessing of the animals
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Beatasum wrote 1 year ago: October 4th is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. As I’ve said before, St. Francis is probabl … more →
Teach the children (bad behaviour in church)
Beatasum wrote 1 year ago: Photo borrowed from Flickr When I was a little girl (as far back as I can remember), I was taken to … more →
Remembering who my father was...
Beatasum wrote 1 year ago: Fade I enter the room Where you lie on the bed, Pillow props your head— So many words unsaid. I look … more →
Contrite - A poem about missing Mass
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Beatasum wrote 1 year ago: Contrite Insomnia stopped by–the Devil’s clergyman, I have not been to Mass, and oh! How griev … more →
I Confess
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Beatasum wrote 1 year ago: It’s been a difficult Summer. Though my faith can never be broken, it is fragile and fragmente … more →
Mozart? No, 'Tis the month of our Mother
Beatasum wrote 1 year ago: Photo by electron on Flickr While at church yesterday, I heard for the first time, the most beautifu … more →
Crowning Mary: Queen of the May
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Beatasum wrote 1 year ago: As a little girl, I always looked forward to Spring – the emergence of tulips from the crusty … more →
Christ on Film: Movies for Easter Weekend
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Beatasum wrote 1 year ago: Every Easter, I try to watch at least one film representation of the events of the Paschal Mysteries … more →
Hail, Glorious St. Patrick!
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Beatasum wrote 1 year ago: Around our house, when I was growing up, St. Patrick’s Day was a big deal. It meant a number o … more →
A simple song for Palm Sunday
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Beatasum wrote 1 year ago: Here in Ontario, Canada, it looks like Palm Sunday is going to be nothing like the Palm Sundays I re … more →
The Chosen One
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Beatasum wrote 1 year ago: The poet G.K. Chesterton wrote one of my favourite poems: The Donkey. As a little girl I used to lov … more →
Jesus take the wheel.
Beatasum wrote 1 year ago: I used to have a lovely little car (a fun and funky Echo Hatchback in black with alloy wheels and sp … more →
Prayer of St. Francis - my favourite prayer
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Beatasum wrote 1 year ago: As a child, I was blessed to attend a Catholic primary school named for the beloved St. Francis of A … more →
