Saturday, April 30, 2011
When is it all "In God's Hands"?
"God and I are taking a breather," she explained over dinner. Silence around the table. My husband twitched first. It is important to be calm... "Any idea when you will be on speaking terms again?" "No, we just ran out of things to say for now". As background, let me explain that we are a Catholic family and go to mass at Holy Trinity about 3 out of 4 Sundays a month. I help out on Social Justice issues at the church and am a Lector. My husband has been active on Finance Committees and has worked with the liturgy. We say grace at dinner every night. I am not telling you all this because we are more "holy" than anyone else. I think we may be less holy. But we are committed to working on our numerous sins. My husband and I were married in …
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Sunday, April 24, 2011
One Sunday at a time.
"No! I'm not wearing that! I don't want to go to church! I'm NOT going!" was how our Palm Sunday last week began. Truthfully, that's how most Sundays begin. It may be one kid or another, but once the statement is made, the sentiment spreads like wild fire through the Teddy Bear Club (TBC), what we affectionately call our brood. This Sunday it was my oldest daughter, who happens to be particularly strong-willed. Normally, I don't make too much of a deal about their choice of dress, but this Sunday was a special Sunday when our church has a processional in which all of the children wave palms and make their One Great Hour of Sharing fish bank offering. Therefore, I wanted her to wear something other than jeans and a t-shirt. We went back and…
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Teaching and preserving religious beliefs in children.
I’m going to admit it, Easter is my favorite holiday. I know, everyone loves Christmas with all the decorations and presents etc. but, to me, Easter is as good as it gets. Flowers are blooming, winter coats are tucked away, days are longer and there’s a feeling of renewal in the air. That renewal is not just a seasonal affair for me, it’s very much a religious one as well. For Christians, Easter is the central feast in the liturgical year. After a forty day season of fasting, prayer, and penance called Lent, on Easter Sunday, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Both my husband and I are Catholic and we baptized our daughter into the Church when she was only 6 weeks old. It is very important to us that she learn about the …
Judith Bunnell
11:59 am on Saturday, April 16, 2011
I hear you! As a practicing Catholic, I want to make sure my daughter has a foundation that she may leave but at least she can choose to carry it on....I must admit, Easter is my favorite holiday too....but explaining the Passion and Resurrection was always tricky when she was young! Hard to not make is scary! more ›