November 2010 Archives

I don't usually watch Oprah but for the Sisters, I am happy to make an exception.

From The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist

Dear Friends,

The Dominican Sisters of Mary will be featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show on Tuesday, November 23rd.

This is a new show that includes interviews with Mother Assumpta, Sr. Joseph Andrew, Sr. Mary Samuel, Sr. John Dominic and other Sisters; as well as on-site filming of the First and Final Profession Masses and this year's Entrance Day, during which we welcomed 22 Aspirants.

The show will feature the experience of a Sister entering religious life and the meaning of religious profession as being 'married' to Christ.

You may recall that Oprah first reached out to our community on February 9th of this year due to an interest in the hidden aspects of religious life. Click here to watch an excerpt from that program.

The response from the first show was so positive that the Sisters were asked if we would be open to another opportunity to share our life. We have accepted this invitation in the hopes of reaching an audience we might not otherwise reach with the witness of our life and the Gospel. Please join us in praying that the show will be for the good of souls and the honor of God.

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, let us give thanks to God for His bountiful goodness. May God bless you and your families during this holiday season.

In Jesus and Mary,

The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist

This morning my sister forwarded me an email from Holy Heroes' Advent Adventures. It sounded interesting so I signed up. Check it out for yourself. Here is a copy of the email.

If your family life is anything like ours, it seems that Advent comes at the most hectic time of the year. It is easy for our children to get caught up in the commercialism, materialism, and the me-ism of the culture's pre-Christmas (or should I say "holiday"?) frenzy.

Instead of the frantic activity of "Only XX shopping days left until Christmas!" the Church prescribes something different: prayerful, conscientious, joyful preparation for the days approaching our celebration of birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

But, you're really busy.

You have a lot to do to prepare for the wonder of Christmas Day.

So, this year, here's how you can prevent your Advent plans from being overcome by the hub-bub of what the world tells you is the proper way to spend "the Christmas season:"

Take your family on the fun, free, and easy "Holy Heroes Advent Adventure!"

It's free, it costs you nothing, nada, zilch. And you'll get almost daily fun, easy, free--and time-saving!--activities for Advent.

You'll find that we have done all the work for you, so you can also enjoy the Advent Adventure with your family. And you will all--from youngest to oldest--actually learn something during Advent which (we pray) will help you on your way to heaven.

It's free. Click here to sign up.

Nearly every day during Advent, we will send you an email with a link that takes you to that day's activities.

You'll see short videos, listen to short audio selections, download coloring pictures, word searches and games, take quizzes to see what you've learned, and more.

NEW IN ADVENT ADVENTURE 2010:

***New Jesse Tree videos and printable, colorable ornaments (complete with Scripture citations) plus--BONUS!--a video and ornament for every "O Antiphon" which we pray the last 7 days of Advent

***More quizzes suitable for all ages and abilities to reinforce what you've learned

***New coloring pages and fun based on Glory Stories artwork and audio recordings

***A new discount code for all Adventur-ers which not only gets you discounts on every order, but also some surprise free stuff, too

***Now available for purchase: our year-after-year re-useable Jesse Tree DVD! Yes, ma'am: it can be used EVERY Advent, year-after-year, because we added EXTRA videos and EXTRA printable, colorable ornaments which you won't see online in our free Advent Adventure...so although Advent changes in length every year, you'll always have enough content to fill your Jesse Tree (and no excuses for not finishing the tree you started--the kids can pop in the video every day whether you're too tired or not!)

It's free, it's for children of all ages, it's fun AND educational, and all you have to do every day is open the email we'll send. Enroll your own family, or forward this email to your grandkids, nieces and nephews, and friends.

May God bless you and yours,

Your Advent Adventure Guides

It's been busy, busy, busy here with the last phase of the house remodel finally coming to a close, everyday family life, being preggers, and getting ready for a family trip. There has been no extra time! One good thing, however, is that it has forced me to take out my slow cooker and try out some new recipes. The other day I made Slow Cooker Carnitas from the A Year of Slow-Cooking Blog. It was sooo tasty and the family loved it! I'll definitely be making this again!

I never posted the kid's pics for Halloween so here's a quick peek in case you were curious. :-)