Happy Feast Day – St. Leonie Aviat (Mother Aviat)


St. Leonie Aviat, founder of the Oblate Sisters of St. Francis de Sales, is a part of our Wreath V. She’s a favorite of mine (among many) as one of their schools is in my…

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Happy Birthday, St. Therese!


Here’s a wonderful article. At the bottom you will see a chance to win a book (if you have time in the next 1/2 hour or so and are on social media). https://www.ncregister.com/blog/150-years-of-the-little-flower As I…

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Ideas ahead of 2023


I hope your family are having a lovely Christmas (remember, it is still going on!). As we are on the cusp of 2023, I wanted to share a few thoughts – Please add Pope Benedict…

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Some thoughts on a garden and sainthood – Pope Benedict XVI


“Visiting a botanical nursery garden, one is amazed by the variety of plants and flowers, and often one is drawn to think of the imagination of the Creator who has given the earth a wonderful…

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Titles of Jesus – Do you know how many?


Just came across this amazing article/list from Msgr. Charles Pope (from 2019) on the “Many Titles of Jesus from Scripture”: https://cathstan.org/posts/many-titles-of-christ-from-scripture-2 How many? Over 150! 150! Sure, I knew Good Shepherd, Vine, Light, Son, Creator…

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Prayer for Little Flowers Girls


Did you know we do a monthly Zoom meeeting? We just got done with our August meeting which we called a “Deep Dive Into Wreath One”. Joan and I covered the basics of meetings, what…

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ZOOM! (almost forgot)


HAPPY SPRING! We are zoom-ing again this Friday, March 25, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST. I will be there! Or rather, here at my house and you at your house. I’ll be talking…

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Knock and the door will be opened…


Today’s gospel (Matt 7:7-12) has us considering Jesus’ words…“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” This reading is another example…

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Hey, Radio Friends!


Thanks for coming by, you can always find me here, where I blog irregularly but enthusiastically! ZOOM INFO – Rachel Watkins is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Little Flowers Girls’ ClubsTime: Feb…

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Time Correction on the Zoom meeting!!


Told you I was nervous! Our Zoom meeting is scheduled for 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., tomorrow, Feb. 25, 2022! Rachel Watkins is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Little Flowers Girls’ ClubsTime: Feb…

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