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Sunday Snippets–Joining A Catholic Carnival

I learned about Sunday Snippets — apparently, a virtual community of Catholic bloggers — from reading Kathleen Basi’s wonderful blog. I thought, what the heck? Why not join the fun?

I don’t have much to add on the current Question of the Week — “Do you have any recipe you make for religious reasons?” (Do Christmas cookies count?  Or how about Kairos Prison Ministry cookies?)

But I did find a recent Question of the Week — “Who is your favorite saint?” — intriguing. All saints have been a blog topic of mine lately… including some thoughts on how many of us are going to be saved … and what it might be like to picture yourself (or one of your offspring) on a holy card.

And then there’s my attempt to answer the age-old Catholic question: If a child is ordained, or enters a religious order, does that mean the parents get a free ticket to heaven? (Just kidding…but I am serious about my experience of the sacramental nature of parenthood. See what you think about my position.)

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Today’s find: Icon

If you’d asked me at the time of their birth, I’d have been pleased to think that one day my children would become icons.

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Today’s find: Numbers game

At times, some of the holy ones in our midst are inclined to focus on scarcity. Today, we celebrate a feast that counters this point of view. It seems to say to them, ‘Not so fast!’

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Today’s find: Indelible

Any properly catechized Catholic will tell you there are seven sacraments. I’m thinking of starting a movement for the Church to recognize an eighth (or at least, perhaps, a “Seven.A”)—one called parenthood.

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Today’s find: Redwoods

If you try to take a photo of a giant redwood using conventional equipment, you discover very quickly that you’re barking up the wrong tree.

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Today’s find: Waves, crashing

A walk on the beach can help you develop a whole new appreciation of scripture.

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Today’s find: Shut-down

Yosemite is beautiful this time of year. Or so I hear.

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Today’s find: Master of disguise

In today’s gospel reading, we hear people saying of Jesus, ‘The Devil made him do it.’

That’s a loose translation, of course: The conversation in question preceded Flip Wilson’s famous comedy routine by about 2,000 years.

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Today’s find: Habakkuk

Apparently, I’ve got something in common with the prophet Habakkuk.

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Today’s find: Rubble. Blessed rubble.

If you live long enough, chances are many of the things you hold dear will eventually crumble before your eyes. And there can be a profound blessing in that rubble.

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