Housekeeping, blogs, scheduling & God

Posted by admin on July 11, 2007

Yesterday, was housecleaning day - not for my brick/mortar home, mind you, but for our handmade Catholic jewelry business, Handmaid For The Lord.  We updated our menu to make surfing the site easier and I pared down a bit on our offerings to those things that are perennial sellers and our latest additions.  I tweaked […]

 Lambs Amidst the Wolves

Posted by admin on July 8, 2007

He said to them,
“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;
so ask the master of the harvest
to send out laborers for his harvest.
Go on your way;
behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves….
Today’s Gospel reading got me thinking about this question: How often do we feel like lambs at our workplaces.   I know, […]

 DIY Ignatian Retreat

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Creighton University sponsors this 34 day “Online Retreat in Everyday Life“.   The retreat is based upon the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.  On the website you will find the weekly guides, reflections, music, readings, prayers, and more!  If you, like me, find yourself tied to the computer, this is a wonderful way to use technology […]

 Organizational Products

Posted by admin on July 6, 2007

Catholic Women’s Daily Planner - A beautiful planner that is totally Catholic.  This wonderful tool includes the Mass Readings for each day, information from the liturgical calendar (ex: notes to abstain from mean on Fridays in Lent), saint’s feast days, and plenty of room for your own notations.  Each planner includes weekly and monthly layouts with […]

 4th of July - Celebrate “Dependence” Day!

Posted by admin on July 4, 2007

The concept is totally counter-cultural (American), but let’s celebrate the Christian challenge to “Dependence”. 
Politics aside, consider some of the definitions of “independent”:

not looking to others for one’s opinions or for guidance in conduct
not requiring or relying on others (as for care or livelihood)

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 Now consider some antonyms:

Contingent on another
Relying on or requiring the aid of another for […]