Category Archives: Religion

Peace?

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Monkling

I am not terribly familiar with other Christian denominations & how their services are, so I’m not too sure how widespread the whole ‘sign of peace’ thing is. If there’s a lot of you out there who have no idea … Continue reading →

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The Hunting Lodge

Posted on July 12, 2008 by Monkling

Today we went out to Jersey (NEW Jersey for all of you non-NYers) for my cousin/Godson’s engagement party. It was oh, let’s say a bit over an hour away. Except that any time you drive into Jersey, you may as … Continue reading →

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Part I: The Mass

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Monkling

I suspect that people who normally attend the 1 p.m. Mass at our parish and had no clue what was going on were somewhat surprised when they saw the bishop walk out, along with our pastor, 5 additional priests and … Continue reading →

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More Partying

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Monkling

Two weeks ago we were in Kentucky for my friend’s wedding. Last weekend we were in D.C. for Stephen’s graduation. This weekend the party continues. Tonight’s blog post isn’t going to be funny but y’all will just have to suffer … Continue reading →

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Surprise Visitors

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Monkling

I thought after the girls had left on Saturday afternoon, our house would be empty. Then I woke up at 1 a.m. and found out it wasn’t. I saw Steve standing in his room. “What are you doing here?” “I … Continue reading →

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Good Friday Torture

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Monkling

This afternoon we went to the 3 p.m. service at Church. I wanted to get there early. I knew it would be packed but someone didn’t listen to me (I won’t mention his name but it’s that guy I’m married … Continue reading →

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Holy Thursday ’08

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Monkling

A first and a last. Tonight was the first time I was at Holy Thursday Mass all by myself. Okay, fine. I wasn’t exactly by myself but Stephen was waaaayyyy on the other side with the altar servers and deacons. … Continue reading →

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More Haiti Photos

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Monkling

I’m guessing not too many of you will be traveling to Haiti so I’m posting a couple more pictures. The sunset and the waterfalls were some of the really beautiful photos I stole from Steve (or whichever young man took … Continue reading →

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The Scary Phone Call

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Monkling

A few weeks after my article was published the phone rang. It was the vocations director for our diocese. He said they were doing a show on the diocesan TV station about vocations. He’d be on it and they would … Continue reading →

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Seven and a Half

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Monkling

My 15 minutes of fame have to be divided up into 2 separate incidents. Technically it was the first one that got me the attention. The second, luckily, went pretty much unnoticed. A bit over 3 years ago, I wrote … Continue reading →

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