Comments on: Welcome, new readers!

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:18:00 +0000

Hi Jennifer,
Beautiful blog! I have to admit, I started reading because I was intrigued by your scorpion stories! (I think you commented on Dawn Eden’s site, that’s how I found you). I loved your conversion posts and how you are very thoughtful and faithful. I also like how you are joyfully sharing your thoughts and also open and considerate to others who may have a diversity of opinions. Great site!
Anne

By: EtichettaItalia.it

EtichettaItalia.it — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:28:00 +0000

I'd like to offer this story on my application that brings the prayer on iPhone.
I believe that prayer is Christian and Catholic from spreading. You wonder why you can publish the news and if you can spread it to your friends on your blog.

thanks

fr. Paolo Padrini

Vatican. iBreviary: Church pray with iPhone

Dear Sirs,
Editing and Friends of iBreviary,

iBreviary, as you know, it's a new application for iPhone,
available from immediately in Spanish, French, English, Latin and Italian.
iBreviary offers the possibility, in a simple way and in a perfect "Apple
style", to pray in mobility with the prayer of the Breviary.
It offers besides the readings of the Mass of the Day (Missal), as well as the
principal Catholic prayers.
The application, realized by me together with the technician and
developer Dimitri Giani, has got the applause and the encouragement
of the Vatican.

iBreviary has now reached its third updating.
This updating brings important changes:
- available application in version Italian and English
- available readings in English, French, Spanish, Latin and in Ambrosian Rite
- possibility to pray with the Compieta of the previous day

The application is available inside the app store to the price of
support for the developers of 0,79 cents (Euro), destinate to charity (www.dimix.it/ibreviary)

Besides, also Facebook will have his "digital Breviary". Its name is
"Praybook" and it's an available application on the most important social
network of the world.
The application allows to pray on line with the same prayers of iBreviary.

Thanks for everything.

father Paolo Padrini
www.dimix.it/ibreviary

http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&id=B229A854-1321-AEAA-D3C7465D8C8B5E1C

By: martha

martha — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:47:00 +0000

Jenn,
Your blog is incredible. I have read many comments that say that others have "stumbled" across your blog....I was "led" to your blog while "stumbling" among other "diary related" blogs.
I guess you could say, I don't believe that we "stumble" anywhere. We, I believe, are drawn spiritually to helping hands and hearts. But WHAT DO I KNOW...right?...LOL.
Anyway, after reading and enjoying much of your blog...my eyes are tired...;o) but I felt led to ask you and your readers to pray for my son, daughter in law and their precious children.

They are drifting and have lost sight of God in their lives and consequently are having problems in their marriage. There are issues that I am confident they will resolve in a positive GOD centered manner if they turn yet again to Christ.
I ask your help in praying them to that point...

It is my prayer that they focus their lives and the lives of the gifts they have been given...that of each other and their precious children on Christ,

So, without mentioning names,for God knows who they are... will you please add them to your prayer list, as I have, and pray for them daily. Specifically that they will turn back to Christ and lead a Christ centered life, getting their children headed in that direction as well. Thank you for your prayers and those of the prayer warriors on your blog.

God Bless.

By: Mrs. B

Mrs. B — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:49:00 +0000

Hi Jen,
I was just refered to your blog from facebook's NFP board. I'll be adding you to my google reader!

About me: i'm a late-20's newely-wed in the mid-west. We were both raised public schools Catholics. As an adult I made to choice to be Catholic and I LOVE IT!

God Bless!

By: Marc Aupiais (South African Catholic)

Marc Aupiais (South African Catholic) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:29:00 +0000

Your site has been added to the rss of some sites I have control of, hope to see what you have. if it is good, I may add it to a Catholic search engine.

By: RTS

RTS — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:28:00 +0000

This blog is so nice.Not only is your conversion story moving, but you are very good writer.
You’ve gained another regular reader.

By: leysis

leysis — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:52:00 +0000

Hello, I’m glad to read this kind of blogs.
I’m a student and I need some help. Would you mind writing about pro-life, but especially, about euthanasia. I’ll be very grateful.
My e-mail is leysis10@yahoo.com

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:42:00 +0000

My name's Elizabeth. I'm 38, have been married for 11 years and I have one daughter, the world's most beautiful, crazy-intelligent and funny child. I fear she'll be our only child. Years of birth control use, postponing starting a family because I was too busy working and having fun, then undiagnosed infertility. A genuine medical issue? Waited too long? God's punishment for my sinful ways? These are the things that keep me up at night.

I'm a recent revert to Catholicism. I'm a cradle Catholic who rejected the Church nearly my entire life because I used to be too smart for it. I'm the victim of the horrendous cathechizing that once took place in the United States. Lots of talk of values and making felt banners, but no real instruction about the teachings of the Church. Probably why it never "took."

I now find myself in the Bible Belt and, miraculously, in the epicenter of the "new Catholicism." I still can't believe my amazing good fortune to find my way back to the Church only to find some of the leading lights in Catholic orthodoxy right here at my parish. What I did to deserve this I'll never know. I'm simply grateful.

And grateful to find Jen's blog. I'm a former newspaper editor, and if I were still gainfully employed I'd hire Jen as a freelance writer right quick.

By: Smockity Frocks

Smockity Frocks — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:12:00 +0000

I’m a new reader. I was first introduced to you by Rocks in my Dryer when she linked to your “pro-life” post, which, I, in turn, linked to.

I’m glad I came.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:57:00 +0000

I often wish I had more time to blog, and more time to come here, because every single time I read a post of yours, I feel like you have said exactly how I feel or what I’ve been thinking. And your living my life, except I have four kiddos…I did the three in three year thing already. LOL. I was reading the link about mommyhood and blogging and community and this is the single most thing I struggle with in regards to my vocation as a mother at home and a homeschooling mother. THERE IS NO ONE TO TALK TO! Whenever someone calls, I jump to see who it is. I always check my comments box on my blog for comments, because I love them! I crave social interaction, and didn’t realize just how much I needed it until recently. Just today, too, I took the kids for a walk after lunch, and there was noooooo one around. Just the kids and I. It made me so sad that there are no moms, no other kids for my kids to play with. No one. Some days I’m tempted to throw the kids in school just so we can all get out and socialize, but I know it’s not the right answer. Anyway, sorry for my long and lame comment. LOL Have a great day!