Bob McDonnell

Virgina's Governor Elect: a son of Notre Dame

Looks like he has quite a good record thus far. A future Laetare Medal candidate?

Governor Elect McDonnell is truly Pro-Life. He is also dedicated to supporting true marriage and the family and society founded upon it. His record on these foundational issues is clear, uncompromised and consistent. He ran an effective campaign speaking to the issues which are of deep concern to Virginians, such as jobs, good governance and expanding economic opportunity.

- K. Fournier for Catholic Online

And, speaking as a working women I have to agree with his '89 thesis (which, agreeing with CMR I hope he's not really running from). The only hitch is that I'm working because of necessity right now, since the Hubby's a full time grad student and some one has to pay the bills. But, regardless, the situation is detrimental...

"It is the same with all their machines. Their labour-saving devices multiply drudgery; their aphrodisiacs make them impotent: their amusements bore them: their rapid production of food leaves half of them starving, and their devices for saving time have banished leisure from their country. There will be no radical chang. And as for permanence - consider how quickly all machines are broken and obliterated."
- C.S. Lewis The Pilgrim's Regress

Assorted things

26. Saturday's pumkins

27. Having a good doctor

28. The recovery of my injured hand

29. C.S. Lewis's The Pilgrim's Regress

30. The (ex)Roommate

Hallowe'en Photos

Photo: me 10/31/09

I missed seeing them in person, but a handful of my Notre Dame friends had the best Halloween costumes of all!


Photo: Mary Z. (taken from facebook) 10/31/09

Happy All Saints Day, everyone!

SEASON 2 PREMIERE!

If the last post didn't tip you off: It's here! A 17 minute long DIVINE OFFICE, Season 2 Premiere.
Choir Directors, Anglicans and Bishops! Oh My!
Enjoy!

Call Me Tom

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Fall in Full

21. Fall Break - a change of pace

22. Friends in town for Football

23. Laughter over coffee

24. A blue sky when hope seemed lost

25. Sharing warm apple crisp

Even though I still have to work, Notre Dame's fall break is still a nice change for me. No choir, less rushing around, no classes for the hubby -and if he's relaxed, then I'll be more relaxed too. My year is still measured by academia. I still use an academic year day planner, and I still anticipate these markers in the year. Best part of all is the thought of being halfway though the semester - halfway to Christmas!

Wedding Pictures

16. The gift of music

17. Saturday's Rosary

18. New saints! Especially this one.

19. My wedding pictures & sharing them(see below)

20. Baby Gregory and Baby Peter and their happy parents!

Rosary Rally

On Saturday, the Children of Mary of the University of Notre Dame (a student group independent of the international organization of the same name) and Notre Dame Campus Ministry sponsored a beautiful Rosary Rally on campus.

The email announcement from Children of Mary was as follows:

The first of hopefully many annual Rosary Rallies: Saturday, October 10, 2pm at the Grotto. The prayer begins with the Living Rosary, a devotion zealously promoted by Fr. Patrick Peyton, CSC. 60-some people will each represent a bead of the Rosary, and we'll all join them to pray the Glorious Mysteries, with a sentence from Scripture before each Hail Mary. There will also be hymns to Our Lady after each decade. Then we'll process over to the Alumni Hall chapel for a 'Marian Hour' (or half-hour) of Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Rally was wonderful! Thanks to Fr. Neil Roy, beloved professor-priest and one of the most popular Canadians on campus, many of us learned a good number of very POD hymns. I think for the majority of the people present, Saturday's rally was their first living rosary. I remember members of the Blue Army coming and sponsoring one at my high school a few times, but it wasn't quite as involved as this Rally.

Unfortunately, due to midterms and the like, attendance wasn't quite as high as anticipated; but a respectable number of students and a few faculty members braved the chilly October weather to celebrate Our Lady's feast.















Photo Credits: me 10/10/09

Multitude Mondays

11. My silly little sister :-)

12. A warm cup of coffee

13. The engagement and betrothal of two friends

14. Adorable pictures of my friends' children on Facebook

15. My green scarf