Monthly Archives: November 2012

Welcome to Mater Ecclesiae College, where life is busy almost everyday of the year. For 29 days of the month, students deal with the activities of an ordinary, busy life: attending classes every morning, doing the cleaning of the house … Continue reading →

“Perhaps people today fail to perceive the beauty, greatness and profound consolation contained in the word “father” with which we can turn to God in prayer because today the father figure is often not sufficiently present and all too often … Continue reading →

“We must sometimes bear with little defects in others, as we have, against our will, to bear with natural defects in ourselves. If we wish to keep peace with our neighbor, we should never remind anyone of his natural defects.” … Continue reading →

“You are what you eat” so they say.  Your heart becomes like what you see.  Your thinking becomes like that to which you have listened.  Your passions long for what they have touched.  Your body is driven by what it … Continue reading →

This is a Thanksgiving blog, but it starts with a Christmas dinner. It was not a dark and stormy night, but a pleasant Christmas Day several years ago.  The Fair Family gathered about the table for a variety of sumptuous … Continue reading →

  Alive today? What a grace! Lucid eyes to see this place, Healthy legs to keep the pace, Active minds to read God’s trace, Tomorrow…the gift of taste! Best of all, our Catholic Faith, To persevere, win the race!!

“Intense love does not measure . . . it just gives.” — Blessed Mother Teresa  Family vacation meant golf for my dad and my 2 brothers and I. My mom resisted at first, but she eventually took the plunge when … Continue reading →

The pope’s mission intention for November is that the pilgrim church on earth may shine as a light to the nations. As members of this pilgrim church, we know we are sojourners in a strange land, journeying on our way … Continue reading →

“We can believe what we choose. We are answerable for what we choose to believe.” — Blessed John Henry Newman  Some Catholics pick and choose (“Cafeteria Catholics”) and others adhere to the full truth of the Catholic Church. Before you … Continue reading →

“Thank you, Lord for the gift of life, (and for my mom’s openness to life at 40 years old after two hard miscarriages)…what an amazing thing to be alive and functioning in this world! Thank you for the incredible gift … Continue reading →