Help Us, Dear Lady

Today is both the feast day of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Our Lady’s feast day is fixed on June 27, while the Sacred Heart of Jesus is tied to Pentecost Sunday, which all goes back to Easter.

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Gonna Smash Those Burgers

This year for Father’s Day Kiddo got Hubby a new tabletop grill. It’s really awesome with a big cooking area, uses a propane tank so you aren’t running out of fuel in the middle of cooking and has three separate burners to control temperature.

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A Most Inspired Breakfast

Vacations and weekend get-aways are essential to our overall well being. Even God took a day to rest to reflect upon all He had accomplished. We should do the same. Enjoy the fruits of our labor, and give thanks to the Lord above.

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Celebrate the Birth of a Forerunner

Have you ever noticed that God’s timing is rarely in line with our wants, wishes or desires? That’s because God has a way of reminding us He is the one in charge aways.

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Let’s Light It Up

How’s your Monday thus far? More importantly, did you have a good weekend? Here in our corner of the world, the weather has been unusually mild. Some might think the upper 80s is hot, but when you are accustom to double digits by the end of June, 80s is down right refreshing.

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A Bit of Mission History on Corpus Christi Sunday

When you grow up in America, at some point in your elementary school education you learn about the state you live in. By the time fourth grade rolled around, I had a firm grip and deep love of California’s rich history.

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The Lawless Streets of the Wild West

Now I know that we haven’t been profiling National State Day all that much this year. It’s been a hit and miss, depending largely on my frame of mind and the world around me. Arizona does hold a special place in my heart.

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Greeting the Summer Solstice

For my birthday Hubby, Kiddo and I spent three glorious days in the Napa Valley. Napa is California’s renowned wine region. With its rolling hills, fertile soil and Mediterranean climate, the wines produced here are world-class.

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On This Blessed Thursday

Today is the second Thursday after Pentecost. Traditionally it is Corpus Christi Thursday. It seems like the Catholic Church is filled with moving Feast Days that all revolve around Easter. Even Easter revolves around an even older Holy Time, Passover. All of this is based on the cycle of the moon.

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What a Wildly Delicious Wednesday

Scary stuff happening in the world right now. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather listen to music or watch uplifting movies than turn on the news.

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Did You Eat Your Vegetables Today?

Did you know that today is National Eat Your Vegetables Day? So I ask you, does onions, fire roasted tomatoes and a spicy chunky salsa count as vegetables? I know the main ingredient is tomato, which is technically a fruit. Still when we think vegetable, tomatoes do come to mind, right?

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Take a Ride on the Napa Wine Train

You don’t turn 70 every day. That’s what everyone kept telling me. As my 70th year spent on this spinning blue marble drew ever closer, I was filled with such mixed emotions.

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The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

Happy Fathers’ Day to all the dads out there. For Catholics today is more than just Father’s Day. And even more than a Sunday in Ordinary Times. Today the mass holds special meaning. Blessed be The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity.

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The Last Ember Days of Summer

Tomorrow the secular world (including yours truly) will celebrate Father’s Day. Tomorrow is also Trinity Sunday, but more on that tomorrow. Today is the final Ember Days of Pentecost. It is a day for giving thanks to the Lord above.

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An Ember Days Dessert

Oh what a glorious Friday the Lord has made! The sun rose today. Birds have taken to the sky. Somewhere out there new live is coming into this world. Isn’t that reason enough to give thanks?

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