Comments for Catholic Family Vignettes http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com A collage of literary snapshots from the life of a large traditional Catholic family Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Latin Mass by Jennifer Sikora http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/traditional-latin-mass/#comment-7306 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:00:21 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.wordpress.com/traditional-latin-mass/#comment-7306 PRAISED BE JESUS CHRIST!!!

Kimberly~ I absolutely wept reading this!!! I COULD HAVE WRITTEN IT (except I am a “cradle Catholic” whose family stopped attending Mass right after I was Confirmed… and I didn’t attend another Mass for almost a decade!). I married my “high school sweetheart” (also a cradle Catholic) and we returned to Mass (Novus Ordo) while still engaged. Our faith continued to deepen and grow (as did our family — DEO GRATIAS!!!) and more and more we were becoming horrified at what our children were exposed to at Mass. Irreverence, unbelievable immodesty, extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist smiling and telling me how cute my baby was while holding Our Lord in front of me, hand-clapping, girl altar boys, deacon talking about respecting life “from BIRTH to death”, etc. You all know the list. It’s rampant.

And then… God led us “out of the desert and into the Promised Land”. I love how you put that!!! We discovered this most ancient Mass!!! From the very first time, I knew this was what Mass was supposed to be. THIS was how Christ in the Eucharist was SUPPOSED to be adored, worshiped and glorified. And what about those 14 ALTAR BOYS?!!!!! Where are all the football shirts?!!!! Where are the mini-skirts?!!!! Where are all the women up on the altar?!!!! Where is all the chatting and texting and laughing?!!!!! IT WAS NOT HERE. HE WAS HERE. And everyone KNEW it. Don’t you see? Everyone at this Latin Mass actually believes that the Creator of the Universe is here!!! Yes, He is also there at the Novus Ordo Mass. Absolutely. But I can’t see that the people believe it. How can you believe it and show up in your Steeler shirt and jeans?

We have been blessed with five sons and three daughters so far. Our oldest son is almost MC, our second son is up to acolyte and our two younger ones are torch-bearers. (Youngest is still a baby). And yes, how they RUN to the sacristy!!! How they love two-hour-weekly altar boy practice!!!

Thank you, thank you for this most beautiful rendition of your story. And welcome home, dear Sister in Christ.

(Prayers are continuing for your Meredith!)

God Bless,
Mrs. Jennifer Sikora

]]> Comment on Vigil… by Maria Starr http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2011/12/26/vigil/#comment-7106 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:57:32 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.wordpress.com/?p=3726#comment-7106 Please Jesus, may we never forget our gratitude for healing our clergy and loved ones and if nothing else, may our suffering draw us closer to You.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2088730/Lauren-Scruggs-accident-Model-appears-public-losing-hand-eye.html

]]> Comment on Daybook…thanks and praise by Imelda @ Cum Auxilio Ab Alto http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2012/01/16/daybook-thanks-and-praise/#comment-7079 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:02:00 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/?p=3749#comment-7079 I am so glad to hear that your daughter is doing better. :-) On the (cleaning) home front, I wish I can do what you did with your excess stuff. I always have this excuse that by the time my husband and I are done with clothes, and my boys have gone through the clothes, they are already to ratty to give away. And then there are the many clothes and toys that we keep because the younger children will use them. Oh well. :-)
May God bless you always.

]]> Comment on Daybook…thanks and praise by Anonymous http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2012/01/16/daybook-thanks-and-praise/#comment-7069 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:11:10 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/?p=3749#comment-7069 I love reading your daybook entries!

I am so happy to know that your daughter is feeling so much better! I will offer continued prayers for her to have a complete recovery.

Your youngest daughters are just darling! I can just imagine my youngest three girls (ages 13, 11, and 9) really hitting it off with them.

May God bless you in all of your endeavors–your life is so blessedly full!

Mary

]]> Comment on There and back again… by Daybook…thanks and praise « Catholic Family Vignettes http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2011/12/29/there-and-back-again/#comment-7039 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:15:13 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/?p=3730#comment-7039 [...] God enough thanks and praise for all the blessings He so generously bestows upon this family?  Our Meredith is doing so much better.  She is stronger and happier than she was even last week…many of [...]

]]> Comment on Sorting it out… by Kimberly http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2012/01/02/sorting-it-out/#comment-7032 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:08:03 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/?p=3741#comment-7032 Mary…I’m so very sorry to leave my dear readers hanging! Meredith is improving…I’m updating, soon!

]]> Comment on Needle Tatting by Aggie http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/needle-tatting/#comment-7029 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:50:35 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.wordpress.com/?page_id=377#comment-7029 Great work! I’m a self taught tatter and really enjoy reading your blog and the awesome items you make. Take Care, Aggie

]]> Comment on Sorting it out… by mary http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2012/01/02/sorting-it-out/#comment-7022 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:05:09 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/?p=3741#comment-7022 Prayers for your daughter; I have a daughter the same age.

Prayers for you and your family, too.

When you have the chance, please give your faithful readers an update.

Mary

]]> Comment on Sorting it out… by Easter A. http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2012/01/02/sorting-it-out/#comment-7001 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:42:10 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/?p=3741#comment-7001 Happy New Year, dear Kimberly and family! God bless you all abundantly!!!

]]> Comment on Sorting it out… by Imelda http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2012/01/02/sorting-it-out/#comment-6964 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:09:00 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/?p=3741#comment-6964 I am at a loss for words of comfort. But this I can say, I am keeping you and your child in prayers.

]]> Comment on Sorting it out… by Gabriela http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2012/01/02/sorting-it-out/#comment-6913 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:38:14 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/?p=3741#comment-6913 Hey, I cam across your blog just a day or two after Christmas through a family friend, I have been praying for you, your daughter and all your family since then. I am going to be 21 in a few weeks, so I am close to your daughter’s age, hearing what she has gone though has made me realize even more how quickly your life can change. I will keep checking in and keep up the prayers for all of you. I am glad to have found your blog. I have been home-cooled all my life and I am from a big Catholic family too,13 kids :)
God Bless!

]]> Comment on Vigil… by Kimberly http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2011/12/26/vigil/#comment-6893 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:02:36 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.wordpress.com/?p=3726#comment-6893 Dear Christine…I’m so sorry that you’re undergoing such a trial with your son, following his accident. I know nothing of what has happened in your family, but I know only too well how a simple accident can send one’s world into chaos. There are many oddly wrapped “gifts” out there…our Lord uses each of them to our good, if we’re only brave enough to “unwrap” them and accept them as blessings. I pray that all will be well for you…that your son will know healing and wholeness…that your family will be blessed in the midst of this suffering. Thank you for sharing your prayers with us…

]]> Comment on Vigil… by Christine http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2011/12/26/vigil/#comment-6875 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 05:27:25 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.wordpress.com/?p=3726#comment-6875 I’m finally catching up on some blog-reading…my own child recently had an accident, and we also spent Christmas in the hospital. It really struck me to hear you refer to this trial as a “gift”, and I realized that it’s the same in the situation with my son. Thank you for reminding me. Prayers for your family.

]]> Comment on Sorting it out… by Nadja http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2012/01/02/sorting-it-out/#comment-6871 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:18:09 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/?p=3741#comment-6871 Saying that this is the most trying experience you’ve ever undergone is really saying something, as I have followed your blog for about 3 years and know that you have undergone quite a bit! But I know what you mean, and yes, our sense about our world is not really based on realities. The reality is that even with money, health insurance, good health and all the benefits this world has to offer, all of it can change in a split second. There is no security outside of the love of God. He alone can be relied on.

Will continue to keep your family and especially your daughter in our prayers.

]]> Comment on Vigil… by regan http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2011/12/26/vigil/#comment-6870 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:06:21 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.wordpress.com/?p=3726#comment-6870 gosh. me the word queen can’t quite wrap my mind around this….i have been out of the blog loop for so long, yet for some reason the other day you popped into my head…and i wondered how you were doing….mucking thru all of my own familial issues has been hard enough for me, but i have this connection with some of my bloggy friends and i can’t help it…so my heart must’ve felt something wasn’t quite right with you and here it is…you are sort of where i was last year with my mom when she fell. it can be so scary and exasperating…yet when you experience God’s healing, faithful presence, as you have…you have no other choice but to be still and KNOW that HE IS GOD. and He has carried your family thru so many trying times, HE will carry you thru this one too…you have my prayers and love across the miles dear kimberly…cling to that sorrowful mother. heart pierced with a sword. and feel the LOVE….*hope your sweet girl is on the mend…i do feel for her and the awfuL headaches she is going to experience…so sorry this had to happen. xoxoxoxox

]]> Comment on Sorting it out… by Lisa Hoosier Reser http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2012/01/02/sorting-it-out/#comment-6869 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:31:11 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/?p=3741#comment-6869 Your Faith is amazing, Kimberly. We will continue to pray for all of you.

]]> Comment on Stabat Mater… by Lisa Hoosier Reser http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2011/12/31/stabat-mater/#comment-6853 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:05:15 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/?p=3734#comment-6853 So beautiful, yet heartbreaking, Kimberly. We are continuing to pray for all of you.

]]> Comment on Stabat Mater… by Kathy http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2011/12/31/stabat-mater/#comment-6851 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:54:49 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/?p=3734#comment-6851 That was so beautiful, Kimberly. Praying through tears for you this morning, dear friend. I pray that Meredith will see the wisdom in staying with you for as long as possible, so that she will be stronger and more healed by the time she returns to Kentucky. I also pray for you, and your family, as you help her in her healing process. ((((Kimberly))))

]]> Comment on Stabat Mater… by J.C. http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2011/12/31/stabat-mater/#comment-6850 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:37:25 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/?p=3734#comment-6850 Oh, Kimberly, this brought me to tears. I know that God will use your suffering and answer your prayers. Praying for consolation and strength for you and healing in every way for your dear daughter.

]]> Comment on There and back again… by Kimberly http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/2011/12/29/there-and-back-again/#comment-6849 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:36:54 +0000 http://catholicfamilyvignettes.com/?p=3730#comment-6849 Kristen! It’s so lovely to see your name in the combox! I’ve been meaning to put those lovely cards on “display” on the blog…perhaps as things wind down a bit. Thank you so much for your kind words and prayers!

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