This picture is of my wife, Erin, who works as a transport nurse for a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This picture was taken just before Erin took off in a helocopter to take care of another sick baby. MY HERO!! -Shannon
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"Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord."
Today we celebrate the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the mother of Jesus. We look to our Blessed Mother as the greatest model of how we all should approach our relationship with God. Here is an excerpt from today’s Gospel: …Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.May it be done to me according…
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Vegas Videos
Not of us unfortunately, but of some other parts of the Saturday Night NFCYM birthday bash that we were a part of – some very very funny stuff! First, a Chris Padgett and Jesse Manibusan Dance-off to the vocal styings of Joia Farmer: Next, Decaf (Bob Rice and Chris Padgett) in action, “Hand Motions in…
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Requiem for a Snowman
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I wish I could take credit for this:
Found while surfing around this afternoon: “I have the clothes and you have the beard for it. Together we could make a great Santa.” Happy St. Nicolas Day!
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Daily Mass Readings Podcast!
The daily mass readings and in fact the whole NAB version of the Bible have always been available at the USCCB website. Now, though, you can get the audio (podcast, or right in your browser) if you’d rather listen than read. Check it out!
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The Loss of a Friend
When I was in high school, the youth ministry programming for the Belleville Diocese (where I lived) was organized as the Catholic Youth Organization or C.Y.O. Our diocese did a great job of offering faith-building opportunities for high school students. One of the things that made our diocese great was that each deanery had it’s…
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Hey, quit shaking that box!
Boy booked for opening Christmas present By SEANNA ADCOXASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER COLUMBIA, S.C. — A fed-up mother had her 12-year-old son arrested for allegedly rummaging through his great-grandmother’s things and playing with his Christmas present early. The mother called police Sunday after learning her son had disobeyed orders and repeatedly taken a Game Boy from…