Author: megbski
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What is best…
From Words of Love for Mom: Loving a child doesn’t mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to what what is difficult. –Nadia Boulanger
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Mark 2:22-30 A Divided House
Mk 2:22-30 “If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand”. Upon first reflection of this gospel passage, I examined in fear any time I may have blasphemed against the Holy Spirit, since this passage ends with the warning that that is the unforgiveable…
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Paris 36
I caught a flick today (actually yesterday and today, divided among the folding of about 12 loads of laundry). Knowing very little about the movie “Paris 36”, which was in fact in French with English subtitles, I had little expectation on selecting it from our “On-Demand” list, except a slight hope of…
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Jane on Virtue
“And what would you say Mr. Darcy, would you consider pride a fault or a virtue?” Continuing with Jane Austen month reflections, we must begin at the beginning. Pride. Pride is considered a virtue in so many ways. We have pride for our country, pride for our home (name a…
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Pride and Prejudice Press
I love the movie Pride and Prejudice. The latest film version of this amazing classic novel by Jane Austin offers me a small taste of simplicity. Perhaps even bordering on a vice, the escape from the present day “Culture of Mean” (something isn’t considered funny unless it hurts someone else) has…
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12 Blessings of Christmas
My first reflection in a while. There is a game idea in here adaptable for youth groups or families!
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Grateful to Contribute
Grammy’s Thanksgiving has always been a bit special. It is the catch-all dinner. By that, I don’t mean a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving where we eat popcorn, toast, and whatever else the cupboard has to offer–no, I mean it is the place where every lonely heart is welcome. It has become a slow-grown…
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A Feast Fit for Christ the King
A prayer meeting the other day began with a brief bit of formation on Christ the King. This beautiful feast day which takes place the last Sunday of Ordinary Time before Advent in the Catholic church, was instituted in 1925 by Pope Pius XI. Ironically, 80+years ago he felt that the…
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Mom’s Movie Night
When I get the chance to pop in a favorite flick of mine, there is a certain list I return to again and again. They are some of your typical “chick flicks”, but also on occasion something a little different catches my eye. I cannot determine why, but certain moods…
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind
My cupboards reflect my moods. When things are tougher in our home, like recently with busy schedules and several bouts of illness, my pantry is a banquet-to-be of “non-food”. I don’t mean paper products, I mean highly processed stuff full of carbs, fat, salt, sugar and such. The greatest solution…
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The Purple Present
When I was a youth minister, I took some time getting to know the kids on my leadership team. We would have meetings and talk and sometimes they would drop by after school and hang out in my office, telling me about their day. They accepted whatever it was that…
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Little Bosco Wisdom
LB sets the standard in our home. He is the one who will gently correct with the most righteous answer to a problem, and coerce a little brother or sister to do his or her job without a fuss, and offer reward (“I will play Mariokart with you if you…
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Queen for a Day…
Jeanne checked in at the conference hotel a few hours early. She wanted to unload her luggage and freshen up after the long drive. As she checked Jeanne into her room, the front desk clerk squealed with excitement “OOHH! You are our 1000th guest! You have won a free room upgrade, free breakfast…
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Reflect on Pslam 141
Take some time to think about the gift of free speech and how to use it to serve the Lord. Here are some thoughts: “May the spoken words of my mouth, the thoughts of my heart, win favor in your sight, O Lord.” (Ps 19:15) “We can use our treasured…
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Jeanne the Archangle Earns Her Wings
New to the neighborhood, a zealous Jeanne skimmed the church bulletin looking for opportunities to become involved. Alas! An opportunity that sounded perfect for her vibrant spirit and excellent communication skills. The parish was in need of small group leaders. These leaders would help coordinate services from different parish groups. The…
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A lesson in Trust and Faith
I was a youth minister for almost four years. Four wonderful, faith-filled, warm-hearted years. Those years taught me more about my faith than I think I taught those junior and senior high school students about their Catholic faith. I have several friends (even a few of the kids from my…
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All Saints/All Souls
The beginning of November marks a special time in the Catholic church. We remember and appreciate all “holy men and women of every time and every place”, as our wonderful priest explained during the homily at mass this evening. We also remember all the souls of our faithfully departed. For all of you trivia…
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Domestic Church Of Bosco
Blogs are mind-boggling to me. I never saw myself starting one. But one day, while sitting on a couch having coffee and some good conversation with a friend of faith, I felt so inspired; like I could explode with inspiration. I told her I had so many ideas and no…
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Humble Eyes; How to be Kind-Hearted
My husband rubbed at the deep wrinkles in my forehead, between my eyes. “You always look mad”, he laughed. I realized that I had been carrying some tension in my forehead, presumably the Ohio allergy season effect on sinus pressure. But no, this was different; a worrisome crinkle, permanent and deep.…
The Domestic Church of Bosco 