New from T.O.

I was recently sent the link to this blog. Check out Tanya here.

New Addition

I've been very slow to update.

Here is our new member:

Pious Posers are writing from Alberta and Vancouver Island.


I also recently received an email from Neil Wedin who would like one of us to review this book:

Hello,

This April we are publishing a book on the life and art of Father Dunstan Massey. The book is called The Artist in the Cloister: The Life and Works of Father Dunstan. Father Massey lives at the Abbey in Mission, British Columbia where he studies and works on his incredible artwork.

I thought the book might be of interest to some of your bloggers. While there was a film made about Father Massey ,this is the first comprehensive book about him.  While the book will not be available for a couple of months, I could send you a PDF of the book for review purposes. The book will be available throughout North America and early response has been exceptional.

Thank you for your time; should you like more information or a copy of either the PDF or the finished book in April, please let me know. And please feel free to send my email or contact information to your bloggers.

Best regards,
Neil Wedin

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Neil Wedin
neil@heritagehouse.ca
Media + Marketing 
Heritage House 
250.370.9964

Pope Francis

I know next-to-nothing about our new shepherd, but I look forward to learning about him, and following and supporting his ministry on behalf of the Holy Church. I am excited, not for the trivial reasons journalists proffer: place of origin, etc., but because he seems like such a good man. No, not the theologian Benedict XVI was, but a holy man like Benedict? It appears so. Let us trust that that was what the Holy Spirit was up to with this choice.

I Like Cardinal Ouellet

Not my favourite source for Catholic reading, but like a dirty pearl in a rotten clam, John Allen has an informative column on this papabile today. Not a flattering column, but honest. Cardinal Ouellet is the man for me.

Read the article here.

An Amazing Catholic Evening

If you are planning to be in Ottawa Saturday, February 2nd (Presentation of the Lord, aka Groundhog Day) and want to have an amazing night, why not come to Maryvale Academy's Gala? Present will be His Grace, Archbishop Prendergast, and Brian Lilly - yes, that Brian Lilly! He will be the evening's emcee. I am so excited! To find out more about getting tickets to my school's major fundraiser, please call the school at 613-321-2186.

Two of My Favourite Things

I got this email from a friend this morning:


This is an easy way to support LifeSiteNews!

Amazon has good prices. They sell things in many areas, both big and small!

My wife needs to buy a laptop and Amazon prices were very competitive.
Depending on how many other people buy things throught the LifeSite
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Please forward to others!! Please share on social networks and with
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I imagine 100 parishes and pro-lifers could easily get LifeSite up to
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PS: You must use the LifeSite Amazon portal!

Here is the hyperlink.

Happy shopping!

Joy!

Melanie writes at Joy.