tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post2005554273360625875..comments2024-03-10T10:36:09.923+00:00Comments on Gem of The Ocean: Karen has two mommiesgemoftheoceanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post-9153411048452720552009-03-26T01:06:00.000+00:002009-03-26T01:06:00.000+00:00:-D Thanks ukok. I think may good people come to...:-D Thanks ukok. I think may good people come to the Blessed Mother later in life, some converts, and some who just didnt necessarily get it at home, even if their parents were catholics (a dear friend of mine and ferverent Catholic's mother was not particularly devoted to Mary, so she came to it late, ditto the rosary - but many are drawn to her.<BR/><BR/>As for the longest sentence...well, I don't know if you've ever heard that bloviating fool Ted Kennedy. "A VERB, senator, we need a VERB."gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post-82400244212059116582009-03-25T23:22:00.000+00:002009-03-25T23:22:00.000+00:00okay, that is possibly the longest sentence in his...okay, that is possibly the longest sentence in history!ukokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676940507604813998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post-69221404543800446222009-03-25T23:21:00.000+00:002009-03-25T23:21:00.000+00:00what a wonderful photo of you and your mum. Karen,...what a wonderful photo of you and your mum. Karen, so often i have had it said to me that Catholic converts have a passion for the faith and breathe new life into their parishes etc, and that may well be true to some extent, but i tell you, i know it wasn't meant to be for me, but i greatly admire that you grew up knowing the prayers of the Church, the Liturgy etc, even though oftentimes catholics take a hike for a while..they have a strong foundation already planted, something, perhaps hidden inside, but something that can not be taken from them.ukokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11676940507604813998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post-90501884623293252042009-03-25T21:55:00.000+00:002009-03-25T21:55:00.000+00:00I love it when I am in church, and I see some moth...I love it when I am in church, and I see some mother holding her under school aged child quietly whispering prayers with her youngster, or explaining things in sanctuary. I mentioned before once when I was at adoration, a young child pointed to the monstrance and said "Is that Jesus in there?" and mommy, delighted said "yes." Best memories of earliest days are praying with my mother. I enjoyed and loved it then, but I had no idea how very lucky I was. For a while I thought *everyone's* mother did this, but sadly, among my own contemporaries, I found it was not always the case. PArticularly with devotion to the Blessed Mother. Which saddens me.gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499957141699011933.post-5477131421491408672009-03-25T20:57:00.000+00:002009-03-25T20:57:00.000+00:00Awwwwww - what a sweet story!Awwwwww - what a sweet story!Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.com