I am a convert. A convert named after a character in the movie called Gone With the Wind. Now my mother loved the good, kind, sweet Melanie as much as she loved the name. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When I looked up my name as a teenager, I was not too impressed with the root meaning though . Melanie \m(e)-la-nie\ as a…… Continue reading 7QT Friday: Discovering My Namesake Saint !!
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Oct. 13: Pope Francis Consecrates the World to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
painting by_mysamsara Why has he chosen October 13? October 13 was the final day of our Lady’s apparitions to the three children of Fatima, a day on which the extraordinary “Miracle of the Sun” took place with 70,000 witnesses. As you may recall, Mary revealed to the three children that one of the reasons she came…… Continue reading Oct. 13: Pope Francis Consecrates the World to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Visual Moments of Grace
With Jenny at Suscipio. Moments of Grace can be found not only in words, or the work of God in our life but in art, any art but for me especially in religious paintings, icons and stained glass. This painting of the Trinity, represented as a ‘Mercy Seat’ is found in the refectory of Santa…… Continue reading Visual Moments of Grace
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