PRAYER TO WELCOME IMMIGRANTS (US)

LCWR REGION 6

O God,  You welcome all your children,

And embrace even the prodigal ones,
Help us open our hearts
And welcome all who come, searching
As our ancestors did,
For the promise of a new land, a new life.
Root out fear from our souls;
Help us form the words
"Sister" and "Brother"
As we greet the newcomers.
Let us remember that,
With your grace,
There are enough loaves and fishes
To go around
If we come together
As your family.         
Give us the courage
And the compassion
To respect the rights of all
In this country of abundance,
To embrace all in
The name of Your love.

Quotes 60 - Life

"And in the end it's not the years in your
life that count. It's the life in your years."

- Abraham Lincoln

The Mother with one eye - Story

My mom only had one eye. I hated her… She was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to support the family.
There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed.

Advent 4 C - Dec 23 - Homilies (2)

4 Advent Sunday C - Homilies

Background:

The Gospel of Luke, above all books of the New Testament, is about women. It reads as if a woman might have written it. It contains intimate details which hardly would have occurred to a man. It begins with the birth of John the Baptist, focusing on Elizabeth, his mother. The next major section is Mary's story. To her we will shortly return. There follows the prophecy of an old woman named Anna. When the boy Jesus went to the temple to debate the learned doctors, the only person Luke quotes is his mother.

Quotes 59 - Prudence

"The young do not know enough to
be prudent, and therefore they attempt
the impossible -- and achieve it,
generation after generation."

- Pearl S. Buck

Christmas Gifts and Songs - Old and New

Dear Santa,  I don't want much for Christmas, I just want the person reading this to be happy.  Friends are the fruit cake of life - some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet - but mix them together and they're my friends, MY fruit-cakes !

Here's your personal X'mas Juke-box .... just CLICK & enjoy ! !

Christmas  Songs A Holly Jolly ChristmasBurl Ives Away In A MangerLoretta Lynn Christmas AlphabetThe McGuire Sisters Christmas Country ChristmasThe Statler Brothers Christmas In My HometownSonny James Christmas SongAlvin & The Chipmunks Christmas Times A ComingBill Monroe & The  Boys Christmas WaltzFrank Sinatra Christmas Without YouKenny & Dolly Parton Frosty The SnowmanGene Autry Grandma Got Run Over By A ReindeerElmo & Patsy Hard Rock Candy ChristmasDolly Parton Hark The Herald Angels SingNat King Cole Have Yourself A Very Merry ChristmasRosemary Clooney Home For The HolidaysPerry Como Its Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas  I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa ClausJimmy Boyd Its a Most Wonderful Time Of The YearJohnny Mathis Jingle Bell RockBobby Helms Jingle Bells Roy S Jingle BellsPerry Como Jingle BellsThe Jingle  Piggie Joy To The WorldNat King Cole Leroy, the Redneck ReindeerJoe Diffie Let It SnowAndy Williams Lets Put Christ Back Into ChristmasTammy Wynette Little Drummer BoyNeil Diamond O Christmas TreeNat King Cole Please Come HomeThe Platters Pretty PaperRoy Orbison Rocking Around The Christmas TreeBrenda Rudolph The Red Nose ReindeerGene Autry Rudolph The Red Nose ReindeerUnknown Group Santa BabyCynthia Basinet Santa Claus Is Coming To TownBing Crosby Santa Claus Is Watching YouRay N S Silver BellsBing Crosby/Peggy Silent NightDean Martin Sleigh RideJohnny Mathis The First NoelAndy Williams Up On The HousetopGene Autry White ChristmasBing Crosby White ChristmasThe Drifters (1954) Winter WonderlandBrenda Christmas with Elvis

Advent - Christmas Dec 24 Monday

No Room For Them

It’s hard to decide about Christmas cards. They’ve begun to feel a bit old-fashioned in our electronic world; and there  is a triteness about them sometimes. But the real problem is deciding who to send them to. You’d like to be sure of including those who are likely to send you a card, so the lines get blurred and the list expands. in the end, you can find yourself including everybody who might be suspected of sending you their seasonal greetings. The lists never match and there is a last minute rush to fill the gaps. But whatever the defects of the cards, the thought behind it is undeniably good.