The Sheepfold
Happy and Blessed Triduum!
The Holy Triduum, meaning 3 days, starts at sundown on Holy Thursday, with the Mass of the Last Supper, continuing on Friday with the Good Friday Service and on to Holy Saturday Mass of the Resurrection, after sundown and ends with Easter Sunday evening prayer. While...
Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ; 1st Joyful Mystery
Today we celebrated the Solemnity of the Annunciation! In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,27to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.l28And coming to...
Consecrated Life part II
In June 2009 I set up the non profit as The Family of the Good Shepherd, this would be the ministry for the children. On July 16 2009 (the day I would renew my vows) I was released from SOLT. The Holy Spirit guided me to the Grand Island diocese in central NE. Bishop...
Consecrated Life
This is part 1 of how the Trinity and our Holy Mother Mary formed me to live Consecrated Life. In this month of February we celebrate Consecrated Life in all forms. There are Religious Brothers and Sisters, the most common form. There are also Consecrated Virgins and...
Merry Chrsitmas!
O Come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant! The Christmas Season has just begun! As Catholics we celebrate until Epiphany, January 6! We had an enjoyable Christmas at our house, which started with the Christmas Vigil Mass at the Cathedral! Miss E and I went back...
4th Sunday of Advent
Advent/Christmas 2020 And she gave birth to her first-born[a] son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. (Luke 2:7) I pray this letter finds you in good health! This has been a different year...
Adoption
November is the month to celebrate Adoptions and I thought I would share some of my experiences with adoption. Adoption is mentioned in Scripture a few times. Moses was adopted by the daughter of Pharaoh. We are called God’s children in the New Testament by Adoption....
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Hello everyone! We are already at the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time. October is also the month of the Rosary! We have been praying a decade each evening. October is also Right to Life month! Many places have had life chain earlier in the month. Gospel MT 22:15-21 The...