Computers are boring . . . from a kitten's viewpoint!

 After insisting that she must 'help' me with my correspondence, the cat realized the errors of her ways and promptly fell asleep on the computer keyboard . . . which did not contribute to my productivity for the day.

Careful shopping . . .

 It's true! You can find things in your store-bought products that do not belong! Actually, our kitten found a hole in the plastic over bag and put it to good advantage. It was a bit disconcerting to reach for a roll of paper towel and discover a non-paper product inhabiting the storage bag.

Definitely a quote to ponder . . .

So you stopped eating at Chick-Fil-A because the owner of the company thinks homosexuality is wrong - - -

Tell me, when are you going to stop buying gasoline because the owners of OPEC put homsexuals to death?

Rosa Mystica . . .

The rose is a mystery - where is it found?
Is it anything true? Does it grow upon ground?
It was made of earth's mould, but it went from men's eyes,
And its place is a secret and shut in the skies.
In the gardens of God, in the daylight divine,
Find me a place by thee, Mother of mine.
G. M. Hopkins: Rosa Mystica (14th century)

August 15th - Assumption of the Blessed Mother into Heaven . . .

A day late but still important to make mention of one of the Church's great feast day - the Assumption of the Blessed Mother into Heaven. People would be hard put to deny that Mary was not deserving of this recognition. As our pastor said in his sermon, yesterday, we should not have envy of what was given to Mary but to use her example to one day, also, to be brought wholly into Heaven, too.

"The festival of this day is venerable to us, O Lord, to which the holy Mother of God succumbed to earthly death; but she could not be held by the bonds of death, who bore of her own flesh Thine incarnate Son our Lord."
Gregorian Sacramentary, Collect for the Feast. (17th century)