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Easter

Throughout the years of his active ministry, Jesus revealed the divine power at work in him through earthly parables and shared meals.  After his Resurrection from the dead, the disciples came to recognize him in the stranger who spoke to them of the Scriptures along the way when he broke bread with them.  In these post-Resurrection days, Jesus wants us to know him in the same way.  Every Mass follows the same pattern: we hear God's wisdom in the Liturgy of the Word; we taste God's love in the Liturgy of the Eucharist.



We continue to celebrate Easter.  I feel so special that Jesus gave his life for me.  My challenge now is what I can do for Him after he paid such a price for me to have the opportunity to go to heaven.  have you thought about what you might do?

Crystal Prisms

Remember that scene in Pollyanna, when Polly meets the town's grumpy old man and they end up stringing hundreds of crystal chandelier prisms in the windows? And then the whole entire room is filled with sunlight and rainbows? It's a moment of science, art and happiness... all rolled up in one! Now you can have rainbows on your walls, too!

Daisy

 

D - Delightfully 

A - Awesome 

 I - Incrediable 

S - Spectacular 

Y - You

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Kites in the Sky

Fly a kite during National Kite Month

Kite History
1749
Alexander Wilson flew a kite train to record air temperatures at different altitudes.
1752
Ben Franklin proved there was electricity in lightning.
1804
George Cayley developed the concept of heavier-than-air flight. His glider was a modified arch top kite.
1827
George Pocock used kites to pull a horseless carriage.
1847
A kite flown by Homan Walsh, age 10, aided in the construction of a suspension bridge across the Niagara River.
1893
The Eddy Diamond and the Hargraves Box raised scientific instruments for weather research.
1899
The Wright Brothers used kites to test their theories for the first flying machine (airplane).
1901
Guglielmo Marconi used a kite to lift an aerial to make his historical radio link between North America and Europe.
1902
The French Military (Conyne) Kite raised military observers.
1903
The Wright Brothers flew the first manned flying machine. A kite train towed S.F.Cody across the English Channel.
1906
Kites carried a camera aloft to take aerial photographs of the damage caused by the San Francisco earthquake.
1907
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell flew a man carrying kite made up of over 3,000 tetrahedral cells.
1919
A German flew a kite train to an altitude of 31,955 feet.
1939 - 1945
The Gibson Girl Box, Garber's Target Kite and Saul's Barrage Kite were all used in World War II.
1948
Francis Rogallo patented his Flexi-wing kite. It was the forerunner of the hang glider and delta kite.
1954
William Allison, Dayton, Ohio, received a patent on HIS "Flexible Flyer", which we now call the SLED Kite and reproduce by the housands in kite workshops all over the world. Ed Graeul called it a Basic Kite Form. (one of only 7)
1964
Domina Jalbert designed the parafoil. His concepts have been adapted for parachutes and kites.
1975
Peter Powell introduced his dual line stunt kite.
1978
Kuzuhiko Asaba flew 4,128 kites on a single line.
1989
Kite flying becomes a sport with the establishment of a National Stunt Kite Circuit. The "California Swept Wing" Stunt Kite has had the greatest influence on stunt flying.

International Earth Day

March 20th is International Earth Day

International Earth Day was initiated to make earth inhabitants aware of their responsibility to care for the planet. This care includes environmental and natural resources. International Earth Day was founded by John McConnell, of Davis City, Iowa. In September, 1969, he proposed  the establishment of Earth Day to the San Francisco, California Board of Supervisors. After approval, he gained support from many others, including then UN General Secretary, U Thant.
In 1970, McConnell wrote an Earth Day Proclamation which was ultimately signed by UN Secretary General U Thant on March 21, 1971.

This day is also called Sun-Earth Day

NOTE: International Earth Day is different from the U.S. Earth Day, April 22nd.

Legend of the Shamrock

Symbol of the Holy Trinity

Legend of the Shamrock

The shamrock is a symbol of the Trinity and the Cross for most Irish-Catholics. This is due to the most famous shamrock legend, starring St. Patrick. The story basically says that he used the shamrock to help the pagan Druid High Priests and their followers comprehend the Holy Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - All in One Almighty God.

But we know the shamrock was already considered a sacred plant to the Druids long before St. Patrick arrived in Ireland. Perhaps that is why, according to the shamrock legend, he chose this common little clover to illustrate the Trinity concept to them.

The wisdom of St. Patrick's mission was to take ancient pagan Celtic ideas and beliefs and use them to explain the concepts of Christianity in such a way that the Druids and their followers would embrace Christ and the Trinity.

Knowing that it was considered a sacred plant to them already, the shamrock legend says he plucked one right out of the ground he was standing upon. Then he held it up high so everyone could see, and proclaimed,

"Do you not see how in this wildflower three leaves are united on one stalk, and will you then believe that there are indeed three persons and yet one God?"

According to Irish folklore, this effective demonstration secured the approval of the Druid High Priests of St. Patrick's missionary work in Ireland, and even led many of them to convert to Christianity and become Bishops themselves

Butterfly

"Butterflies can't see their wings. They can't see how truly beautiful they are but everyone else can. People are like that as well."

Happy Anniversary Pope Francis!

 

 

Pope Francis marks the first anniversary of his papacy, March 13, 2014.

Please let's say a special prayer for our pope.

Anything is Possible

Matthew 19:26 -

 "And Jesus beholding, said to them: With men this is impossible: but with God all things are possible."