Friday, September 17, 2010

Winner of challenge #120

The winner of the $25.00 gift certificate, kindly donated by Simon Says Stamp! is....

Janne! (Janne's Kortblogg)

here is Janne's stunning winning card...


Congratulations Janne! what a beautiful card :)
Please EMAIL ME so that I can pass on your email address, then Steph from SSS can let you know how you can claim your prize. Thank you.
Happy Shopping!

Jo xx

Good Evening

Happy Friday everyone! Each week it's so exciting to talk to everyone again, and to meet all the new bloggers who are posting. Charlotte made the tabs that are on top of our blog, so it makes it easier for you if your new to our blog just click on the one you want more information about. This blog is growing more each week and I feel that the Lord has blessed us. Please visit who you can but

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

WIDGET

Some of you have a Spiritual Sundays widget with the birdies at the top on your sidebar. We now have a code you can use that will eliminate the ads that pop up on the widget. Just click on "get widget" at the bottom of the one on the sidebar to get the new code. We encourage everyone to put one (or more) of the Spiritual Sunday widgets on your sidebar. - Charlotte


Another note: Besides the

Monday, September 13, 2010

The State Visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Scotland






The State Visit
of
Pope Benedict XVI

to Scotland
and
England.






The Transalpine Redemptorists
heartily welcome
Our Holy Father

Pope Benedict XVI.


Vatican City


We leave Papa Stronsay on Wednesday 15th
to be with the Vicar of Christ
in Glasgow
on Thursday 16th
the
Feast of St. Ninian
.


Scottish Royal Standard Scotland



+
A word on what one should think
about the radical dissent surrounding this historic State Visit:
spoken in another context
by the Pope himself:


It is important to recognize dissent for what it is,
and not to mistake it
for a mature contribution
to a balanced and wide-ranging debate.


It is the truth revealed through Scripture and Tradition
and articulated by the Church’s Magisterium
that sets us free.

Cardinal Newman realized this,
and he left us an outstanding example
of faithfulness to revealed truth
by following that 'kindly light' wherever it led him,
even at considerable personal cost.

Great writers and communicators
of his stature and integrity are needed in the Church today,
and it is my hope that devotion to him
will inspire many to follow in his footsteps.


— Pope Benedict XVI’s address to the Bishops of England and Wales
Visit “ad limina apostolorum,” January, 2010

Viva il Papa!

Saturday, September 11, 2010

#232 - Treatment

Such an ordinary sounding word,  but filled with layers of power.  Whether it is your treatment of someone or their treatment of you or whether it's treatment for a serious illness or to make you more beautiful or youthful or comfortable, treatment is never an ordinary word.

What do you make of treatment?

An eel on Stronsay

As we were getting off the boat this morning, having made our crossing to say Mass on Stronsay, we were walking up the pier and spotted a large eel. The tide was very low which made it very easy to see. I guess it was about 1.5 metres long (5 feet) and quite chunky. Here are a couple on photos I was able to get: