A Litany for OUR Time...

This is a wonderful Litany to pray until the election. We have been praying it with our night prayers.

You can read what our Bishop, Francis Malooly said about it here.

	Litany of St. Thomas More, Martyr and Patron Saint of Statesmen, Politicians and Lawyers V. Lord, have mercy R. Lord have mercy V. Christ, have mercy R. Christ have mercy V. Lord, have mercy R. Lord have mercy V. Christ hear us R. Christ, graciously hear us V. St. Thomas More, Saint and Martyr, R. Pray for us (Repeat after each invocation) St. Thomas More, Patron of Statesmen, Politicians and Lawyers St. Thomas More, Patron of Justices, Judges and Magistrates St. Thomas More, Model of Integrity and Virtue in Public and Private Life St. Thomas More, Servant of the Word of God and the Body and Blood of Christ St. Thomas More, Model of Holiness in the Sacrament of Marriage St. Thomas More, Teacher of his Children in the Catholic Faith St. Thomas More, Defender of the Weak and the Poor St. Thomas More, Promoter of Human Life and Dignity V.Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world R.Spare us O Lord V.Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world R.Graciously hear us O Lord V.Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world R.Have mercy on us Let us pray: O Glorious St. Thomas More, Patron of Statesmen, Politicians, Judges and Lawyers, your life of prayer and penance and your zeal for justice, integrity and firm principle in public and family life led you to the path of martyrdom and sainthood. Intercede for our Statesmen, Politicians, Judges and Lawyers, that they may be courageous and effective in their defense and promotion of the sanctity of human life - the foundation of all other human rights. We ask this through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.

Maybe not...

OK, I have to correct myself on my last post.
I have been reading blogs and articles and watching videos on YouTube.
I have found many, many sources that are showing me that there is a large contingent of young and very determined people in this country that still love it and want to preserve the vision of the Founding Fathers. To name a few:

Thomas Peters at American Papist.



Creative Minority Report A blog I read regularly.

And this guy, who's name I have missed.



And there are lots more!

No matter who is elected, we are still a country with a basis of belief. There are many, many of us who are not going to just sit back and become the UK, with all due respect to the UK.
The American vision lives in hearts, not on a whim. It is much deeper than the left can imagine.

America's Chickens...

Jeremiah Wright did have one point, he was just making it about the wrong issue.
America's chickens are coming home to roost. Well maybe America's chicks.

Every time I hear or read a warning about the dangers of Socialism (or redistributing wealth), I wonder who the target audience is. If anyone is raising an alarm by trying to warn young working people away from Socialism, they should realize that no one is listening.

Most of the population of this country, under the age of 40, has no clue about what Socialism really is, where it leads, or the implications for the whole world if America falls to it. Why should they? For the last 20-30 years, the American System of government, economics and social policy has been under attack at every level of the educational system. Why should voters in this age bracket have a desire to preserve a system that has been vilified in the classroom and the media for decades, and deny themselves the opportunity to rise to the heights of what they have been told, year after year, is the most responsible, fair and economically sound system?

What has been sown is about to be reaped. How can we expect anything else?
People think they should have anything they want, right now, and if it's not possible then it must be time for "change".

There is going to be some surprise amongst the ranks when the wealth is redistributed and the pot goes dry.
Gonna be some pretty confused and angry chickens out there.

Homeschoolers for McCain/Palin!

Saturday

Today was a rainy, blustery, stay-at-home-and-bake kind of day.
How did we spend it?
Hopping from one Soccer field to the next, being blown about and soaked to the skin!
Well, that's a Saturday in October.

Brendan had to be at his field at 8:30 this morning, and actually we were sure when we got up that we would be getting "the phone call" telling us that the games had been canceled. I guess the end of the season is just too close.
Brendan's team got a severe beating. 9-2. Ugh. Well I think it may be the only game they have lost so maybe they needed it for their humility and to sharpen them up for the tournament.
Paul's game was actually canceled, but we didn't know it until Tim got all the way down to Aberdeen and there was no one there.
John's game was looking like it might actually be played without rain, but that was NOT the way it turned out. The wind picked up, the rain was blowing and the field was a muddy mess!
They won though, so that was great for them. I think John had a good time.

After soccer was over we came home for a couple of hours and Tim and I took turns hauling stuff up to the community center to be dumped. This is all the stuff that can't be put out on the regular garbage day. We had a bunch of the old windows and some junk from the garden shed. It's really nice to have that taken care of! Johnny was there on the job, and he was so nice!
Now we have lots more space in the shed for odds and ends that need storage.

We wanted to get to Confession before Mass so we left early. Good thing too. The line was really long! Father Jay had to get out to say Mass, so Tim had to go after.
We went to Mass tonight because tomorrow we are going to some of the churches up in Cecil County to put leaflets on cars for one of the candidates that is running for Congress. I think the boys will enjoy this little part of the process.
I considered going to VA on Monday to see Sarah Palin, but it would be about a four hour drive and we would have to be there by 7:00 am! I can't see that happening.
Sure would be good for the boys to have that experience though.
Tonight they went somewhere with Tim and I had a bit of time alone at home. That's rare enough. It's funny though. I enjoy the quiet sometimes, but I never feel like I need it. I guess the boys are growing up and they are really nice to have around. I don't feel like I need a break the way I used to when they were younger. I enjoy our school time and I enjoy the weekends. Family time is really a pleasure.
So they are home.
I guess I'll go up and see how the adventure was.
I'll take my camera tomorrow and get some pictures.

Brick Makeover

Well, last weekend we painted the chimney in the new room. Actually Tim painted it and I gave him moral support. I had bought a wreath but I also wanted to paint the bricks and I knew that if I hung the wreath, I would never get around to the painting, so it was a good motivator. The wreath will finally be hung this weekend! Just one more job to check off the list. Next weekend the last of the new windows will be in so that we can do our room before it gets really cold. I'll probably blog that too!

My Vote- Part 6

This is so much bigger than raising taxes and new healthcare plans...