I was born with a “let’s go” gene. I would sit in a chair at my grandparents’ house with a view of the driveway. If I heard my mom’s car or my dad’s pickup start, I was out the door like a shot. I asked the destination only once we were en route. True, the [...]
Archive for the ‘Grace’ Category
St. Augustine on love
February 16, 2010
Once and for all, a short rule is laid down for you: Love, and do what you will. If you keep silence, do it out of love. If you cry out, do it out of love. If you refrain from punishing, do it out of love. Let the root of love be within. From such [...]
Prayers for Haiti: ePrayerbook
January 22, 2010
Download this free prayerbook with prayers in English and French for the people of Haiti Prayers for Haiti: A World on Its Knees or from Pauline Books & Media (I wrote: Night Prayer for Haiti) Sister Kathrn Hermes, FSP, who edited the book, explains: “Now, more than ever, we need to stand with our Haitian [...]
The Art Spirit
November 18, 2009
A friend gave me a copy of Robert Henri’s 1923 book “The Art Spirit”. I found this quote on page 145. It made me think that art and grace go hand in hand. “I am always sorry for the Puritan, for he has guided his life against desire and against nature, He found that he [...]
Lucky me! Adventures on my journey home from Thailand
October 31, 2009
I arrived back home from SIGNIS (www.signis.net) in Thailand last Saturday and jetlag is a bit of a challenge. However, I wrote about a wonderful encounter on my trip home on my NCReporter blog: Lucky Me! All my photos are on Facebook (Rose Pacatte) but here are a couple of my favorites. Blessings! The temple cat [...]
Jamie’s story: growing in grace
October 9, 2009
Here is a photo of actor Mark Derwin, my niece Jamie, and actress Robin Riker at the Catholics in Media Awards earlier this year. Jamie has just been accepted into Georgetown University’s nursing program. I asked her if I could post the essay that she sent them as part of the admissions process. I found [...]
There go I
September 24, 2009
I had some sad news this morning. It came out of nowhere. Someone I have known for several years, someone very talented and genuinely good, entered rehab for a gambling addiction. For several moments, I was stunned. As I try to wrap my head around this information, clichés drop in an out of my consciousness [...]
