Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Over 40 years ago today, my brother-in-law, Lenard Moeggenborg, was killed in Viet Nam. Seventeen years ago today, our last baby, Joseph, was delivered after dying in utero. Thirteen years ago today, Richard Packer, another brother-in-law and one of my favorite people, was killed on a Sunday morning while getting the newspaper out of his mailbox.



Word of the day:
Saint Bartholomew, apostle - Feast
Today the Church celebrates : St. Bartholomew, Apostle - Feast
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 1:45-51.

Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth." But Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see." Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Here is a true Israelite. There is no duplicity in him." Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered and said to him, "Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree." Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel." Jesus answered and said to him, "Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this." And he said to him, "Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see the sky opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."