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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:17:25 AM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art:
Vijaya said, "Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art by Madeleine L’Engle is a beautiful book to read during Advent when you are quietly waiting and assessing your writing life. L’Engle makes me question my motives. Am I being honest? I don’t just..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:13:38 AM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled On Waiting and Longing and Our Heart's Desire:
Vijaya said, "This beautiful poem by Frances Chesterton, copied from the front pages of her biography by Nancy Carpentier Brown conveys so much of the Advent longing. How far is it to Bethlehem? Not very far. Shall we find the stable..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 2:01:57 AM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Three Christmas Books for Kids:
Vijaya said, "For those who know me, you know I'm a sucker for letters. So look at these two beautiful Christmas books.Christmas Love Letters from God: Bible Stories written by Glenys Nellist and illustrated by Rachel Clowes traces the Christmas story..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 1:59:32 AM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Notes from the Marian Eucharistic Conference: Part III:
Vijaya said, "These are the last of my notes from the Marian Eucharistic conference. I'm sorry if some of these notes offend my Protestant friends. But not sorry for saying what we Catholics believe. Tim Staples comes from a Baptist and..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 1:58:43 AM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Thanksgiving and Local Beauty:
Vijaya said, "I hope everybody is having a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. It was so warm that we set up tables out on the porch. We're still enjoying the leftovers and beautiful weather. Some local scenery ... past the library, across the marsh is a beautiful..." more
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 1:51:17 AM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Sisters are the Best:
Vijaya said, " My sister and her husband came for a weekend visit. What fun!!! She hadn't seen my kids in over 5 yrs and they've grown quite a bit. They enjoyed the Lowcountry and have promised to come for a longer visit the next time.We walked through the..." more
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 6:50:08 PM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Art Show:
Vijaya said, "Yesterday evening, we went to the Fall Art Show. So many beautiful pieces. I love that my kids have had amazing art teachers. Although neither of them are thinking of a career in the arts just yet, art is feeding their soul. I hope they..." more
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 5:35:56 PM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Notes from the Marian Eucharistic Conference: Part II Family and Confession by Fr. Larry Richards:
Vijaya said, "Father Larry Richards – I bought BE A MAN for Max when he began high school. He is nearly there. And now he gets SURRENDER. Do yourself a favor and get his books and CDs for the men in your life. No Bible, no breakfast; no Bible,..." more
Monday, November 14, 2016 7:01:42 PM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Notes from the Marian Eucharistic Conference: Part 1 Museum and Divine Mercy:
Vijaya said, "What a week! I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to go to the Marian Eucharistic Conference in Greenville for the third time. This time, both kids had commitments so Michael and I went by ourselves. I fretted over leaving them, esp. Dagny,..." more
Thursday, November 3, 2016 10:01:09 AM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Stretching and Winning:
Vijaya said, "Tooting my own horn here: From the web archives: Stretching and Winning I’d never won anything in my life – the lottery, a door prize, or even the booby prize. I’ve come close in contests. When I was in graduate school, I won an honorable..." more
Thursday, October 27, 2016 6:10:24 PM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Catch a Judge's Eye:
Vijaya said, "It's only fitting I post a picture of myself with my best helper. Hmmm, I think here I was judging a school writing contest. From the web archive: Catch a Judge's Eye Last year (2007), I had the pleasure of serving as one of the judges for the..." more
Monday, October 24, 2016 8:21:48 PM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Story Genius by Lisa Cron:
Vijaya said, "STORY GENIUS: howto use brain science to go beyond outlining and write a riveting novel* [*beforeyou waste three years writing 327 pages that go nowhere] by Lisa Cron is a gem of a craft book. I think it’s the first book I’ve read where..." more
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 6:56:44 AM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled On Generational Spirits:
Vijaya said, "I spent a most enjoyable hour petting the kittens as I listened to Fr. Chad Rippenger (sorry, but I can't seem to make a direct audio link)expand upon the article he'd written a couple of years ago in the Latin Mass Magazine on generational..." more
Sunday, October 16, 2016 7:48:06 AM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled On Voting, Conscience, and Holy Communion:
Vijaya said, "I have refrained from discussing politics here mostly because I found a new avenue: Facebook :) But I want to share a homily from a Catholic priest, who concerned with our souls, tells us not to present ourselves to receive the most Holy..." more
Friday, October 14, 2016 12:48:17 PM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Football:
Vijaya said, "About a month ago, fathers and sons gathered for a meal. They each shared letters with one another. Yesterday evening, mothers and sons shared dinner catered by Iacofanos. I am so proud of Max for sticking with football. I still remember the..." more
Monday, October 10, 2016 8:11:36 PM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Greater than Gold:
Vijaya said, "GREATER THAN GOLD: From Olympic Heartbreak toUltimate Redemption by David Boudia and Tim Ellsworth was such a joy to read, especially since we watched some of the 2016 Olympics, including diving. It is astonishing to me that someone would choose to..." more
Saturday, October 8, 2016 11:29:06 AM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Hanging Out at Home with Hurricane Matthew Raging Outside:
Vijaya said, "The cooler waters of the Carolinas lessened Matthew's impact. Water level got to the grass yesterday evening but even with high tide at 1 pm today, with the wind direction changing, it looks much like yesterday. Water is being pushed out to..." more
Thursday, October 6, 2016 4:07:09 PM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Hurricane Matthew:
Vijaya said, "The calm before the storm. Hello, my bloggy friends. You might appreciate a break from all that I post ... thanks to Matthew :) We are preparing as best as we can. Michael is grilling some chicken and after another lovely meal..." more
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 9:50:25 AM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Reading and Writing:
Vijaya said, "I've been reading a LOT of great books: DAD IS FAT by Jim Gaffigan is such a hoot. I was thinking, the guy is crazy living in NYC with his big family, but he loves it. I propose you get this for the fathers in your..." more
Friday, September 30, 2016 9:30:48 AM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Pets in Heaven?:
Vijaya said, " I've been thinking about this a lot. I've often thought that I could never be happy without a cat, so I assume that our dearly beloved pets will be in heaven to greet us when we finally get there. I think of the passage about..." more
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 7:18:28 AM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled September Birthday Celebrations:
Vijaya said, "We have a lot of Sept. birthdays in both our families. This is Michael as a 4 mo. old. Reminds me a lot of Max with his rolls of fat! Love, love, love the gift of old pictures. My beautiful mother-in-law sent these as a gift. It was..." more
Monday, September 26, 2016 12:25:18 PM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Feast of our North American Martyrs:
Vijaya said, "We were first introduced to the traditional Latin Mass at the North American Martyrs FSSP parish in Seattle. I love how they've grown! Check out their new website and beautiful photographs. If you keep scrolling down, you'll see a brief history of..." more
Saturday, September 24, 2016 3:39:01 PM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Writing with Kittens:
Vijaya said, "Many of you have seen these pictures on FB given that I cannot resist sharing kitten pictures, but I know many of you don't have FB accts (and it's probably a good thing because there's a lot of stuff that comes into the feed and I'm still..." more
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 11:46:35 AM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Chautauqua Musings:
Vijaya said, "Update: The Highlights Foundation holds all its workshops in Honesdale, PA now. I had the wonderful opportunity to attend Sharing our Hope workshop with Kristi Holl and Paula Morrow three years ago but what I learned at Chautauqua still holds..." more
Saturday, December 24, 2016 8:30:00 AM
Vijaya Bodach wrote a blog post titled Christmas Blessings:
Vijaya said, "Adoration of the Shepherds by Ludovico Cardi, 1599 ADI will never forget our first Midnight Mass at St. Jude's -- snowy outside, candlelight inside, a cantor singing O Holy Night. The children were sleepy but excited to be woken up to..." more