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The second and third stacks contained various books for the fall semester or from the previous spring semester. 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I go through the arch to the East. Kathleen Brett photographed me at the Gateway Arch St. Louis on Monday, Aug. 11, 2014.2020-01-07T18:35:41+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2014/09/01/love-more/2020-01-06T20:13:44+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2020/01/06/scenic-route-to-nyc/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/marian-window-art.jpgMarian window artThe Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit (as the Dove) fly to each other at the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at The Shrine of Our Lady of the Island on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ferry-mary-ellen.jpgFerry Mary EllenThe ferry Mary Ellen pulls into the terminal at New London, Conn., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.2020-01-06T16:53:20+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/12/30/my-top-blog-themes-for-2019/2019-12-29T21:54:05+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/12/02/opera-reflection-akhnaten/2019-12-21T00:15:36+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/12/16/semester-reflection-guided-by-divine-providence/2019-12-18T01:10:17+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/12/04/prayer-requests-for-december-2019/2019-12-18T01:05:39+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/11/18/video-finds-why-is-prayer-so-hard/2019-11-18T16:41:36+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/11/04/video-finds-interruptions/2019-11-05T21:02:50+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/11/06/prayer-requests-for-november-2019/2019-11-05T21:00:09+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/10/21/poem-simply-mary/2019-10-19T18:57:21+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/10/02/prayer-requests-for-october-2019/2019-10-07T17:18:40+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/10/07/video-finds-rosary-mary-novena/2019-10-07T00:33:11+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/09/30/chaplet-of-venerable-bruno-lanteri/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lanteri-mary.jpgLanteri Maryhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lanteri-mary-cover.jpgLanteri Mary cover2019-09-30T00:46:43+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/09/16/poem-praying-to-mary/2019-09-14T20:06:04+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/09/02/audio-theology-of-the-body-suffering-lourdes/2019-09-08T15:23:55+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/08/19/summer-reflection-2019-so-much-in-socal/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/grotto.jpgGrottoToward the end of my Rosary walk, I would stop by this grotto dedicated to Lourdes in the Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Alhambra, Calif. I sometimes enjoyed watching the bubbles in the pool.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/chapel.jpgChapelThe words on the chapel at the Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Alhambra, Calif. spoke a sublime truth. https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/snow-white-castle.jpgsnow white castleI was surprised how small Snow White's castle is. Miggo said that everyone had commented on that.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/millennium-falcon.jpgmillennium falconSo that's how big the Millennium Falcon is? 2019-08-20T00:34:38+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/08/07/prayer-requests-for-august-2019/2019-08-05T19:55:49+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/08/05/summer-reflection-2019-visit-to-the-our-lady-of-guadalupe/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/fr.-craig-gospel-e1563761530446.jpgFr. Craig gospelFr. Craig proclaims the Gospel at the 10 a.m. Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Monday, July 15, 2019.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/fr.-craig-concelebrating-e1563761419823.jpgFr. Craig concelebratingFr. Craig concelebrates the 10 a.m. Mass at the main altar of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Monday, July 15, 2019.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/corn-vendor.jpgcorn vendorFrom left, I, Virginia, Alice, Elaine and Spring wait for our order of corn at a vendor outside the basilica gates on Saturday, July 13, 2019.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bent-cross.jpgbent crossFr. Craig took this photo of the cross bent in the 1921 bombing to destroy the tilma. The tilma was untouched.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/relics.jpgrelicsFrom left, Elaine, Virginia and Alice pray at the relics of Blessed Miguel Pro at Holy Family Church in Mexico City on Monday, July 15, 2019.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/airport.jpgairportI was recounting to Fr. Craig how I almost forgot my luggage at the security line at LAX on Friday, July 12, 2019. From left, Adonela, myself, Fr. Craig, Virginia and Spring.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/virgen.jpgvirgenThe tilma with the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe inside the basilica.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/random-group-shot.jpgrandom group shotFr. Craig took this candid shot. From left, Spring is behind Nap, Virginia, Adonela, me, Alice and Elaine.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/group-shot.jpggroup shotFrom left, Virginia, Fr. Craig, Adonela, Elaine, Spring, Alice and I posed for our last photo in front of the Basilica on Sunday, July 14, 2019.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/intentions.jpgintentionsFr. Craig and I wrote intentions for the heart.2019-08-05T16:02:45+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/07/15/movie-reflection-godzilla-king-of-monsters/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/godzilla-cover.jpgGodzilla coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/godzilla.jpgGodzilla2019-09-18T04:39:29+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/07/29/movie-reflection-yesterday/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yesterday-poster.jpgyesterday posterhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yesterday-cover.jpgyesterday cover2019-07-18T19:06:38+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/07/05/send-prayer-requests-to-guadalupe/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/our_lady_of_guadalupe.jpgour_lady_of_guadalupe2025-02-25T02:58:59+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/03/18/movie-reflection-captain-marvel/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/captain-marvel-cover.jpgCaptain-Marvel-coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/captain-marvel-2019.jpgCaptain-Marvel-20192019-06-20T21:37:30+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/06/17/video-finds-for-corpus-christi/2019-06-17T14:19:53+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/07/01/day-trip-marian-shrine/2019-07-01T11:59:28+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/07/03/prayer-requests-for-july-2019/2019-06-14T23:38:47+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/06/05/prayer-requests-for-june-2019/2019-05-24T23:30:20+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/06/03/movie-reflection-avengers-endgame/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/endgame-cover.jpgendgame coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/endgame-poster.jpgendgame poster2020-08-24T09:30:22+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/05/20/opera-reflection-dialogues-des-carmelites/2019-09-15T06:04:33+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/05/01/prayer-requests-for-may-2019/2019-05-01T22:13:51+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/05/06/video-find-mary-as-our-mother/2019-04-19T14:48:08+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/04/29/video-find-a-womans-advice-on-modesty/2019-04-19T14:36:11+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/04/01/audio-are-you-aware-of-the-holy-spirit/2019-04-15T14:25:31+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/04/15/audio-kolbe-mary-and-the-spirit/2019-04-15T14:12:26+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/04/03/prayer-requests-for-april-2019/2019-03-30T16:35:50+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/03/06/video-find-starting-the-conversation-is-more-than-you-realize/2019-03-05T15:23:39+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/02/14/lenten-goals-2018/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ashes-cover.jpgashes cover2019-03-03T19:37:33+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/03/04/prayer-requests-for-march-2019/2019-03-03T19:32:34+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2019/02/04/cheering-my-brothers-on/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ordination-cover.jpgordination coverBr. Rafael prostrates during the Litany of the Saints during his diaconate ordination on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019. 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Can I see all the letters of the alphabet?https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/fountain-pens.jpgFountain pensMy two fountain pens are the Pilot Metropolitan and the Pilot Varsity. I started with the Varsity because it has an ink cartridge.2018-12-17T18:28:21+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/12/03/first-saturday-reflection-3-pillars-of-unlimited-marian-consecration/2018-12-03T20:56:29+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/12/05/prayer-requests-for-december-2018/2018-12-01T17:33:27+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/11/19/day-of-recollection-intimacy-with-jesus/2018-11-19T20:20:51+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/11/07/prayer-requests-for-november-2018/2018-11-07T00:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/10/08/want-more-out-of-your-prayer-life/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/emmaus-cover.jpgemmaus cover2018-10-05T15:41:13+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/10/01/__trashed/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/orient-heights-view.jpgOrient Heights viewFrom the shrine, I could see the Boston skyline, airport and surrounding neighborhood.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/main-church.jpgmain churchThe main church at the Madonna, Queen of the Universe shrinehttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/madonna-chapel.jpgmadonna chapelI did my meditation at the Madonna, Queen of the Universe chapel.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/crucifix-madonna.jpgcrucifix madonnaThe crucifix at the outdoor plaza at Madonna, Queen of the Universe Shrine on Orient Heights in East Boston on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/madonna-queen-of-the-universe.jpgMadonna Queen of the UniverseWhen I was told about the 30-foot statue of Mary, I wanted to go to Madonna, Queen of the Universe Shrine on Orient Heights.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/madonna-cover.jpgmadonna cover2018-09-30T21:38:54+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/10/03/prayer-requests-for-october-2018/2018-09-30T20:47:40+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/09/21/friday-blog-find-new-ending-makeitultra/2018-09-19T00:38:07+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/09/10/summer-assignment-2018-part-2-clean-and-listen/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ironed-altar-linens.jpgIroned altar linensThis is a regular weekly supply of altar linens I had ironed for Holy Ghost Church on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018holyghost75thanniv-1.jpg2018HolyGhost75thAnniv-1I was ready to talk about the Oblates of the Virgin Mary during Holy Ghost Church's 75th anniversary celebration on Sunday, July 8, 2018.2018-09-17T18:12:01+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/09/17/summer-assignment-2018-part-3-outdoors/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/deers1.jpgdeersThese deers were eating right next to the main chapel at the Mother Cabrini Shrine on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cattle1.jpgCattleThe Benedictine nuns even pinned the names of the cattle onto the ears.2018-09-18T00:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/09/05/prayer-requests-for-september-2018/2018-09-09T21:45:14+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/05/21/movie-reflection-avengers-infinity-war/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/avengers-original.jpgavengers original2018-08-21T01:13:07+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/08/01/prayer-requests-for-august-2018/2018-08-09T21:54:12+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/07/03/movie-reflection-incredibles-2/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/incredibles-2-poster.jpgincredibles 2 poster2018-07-03T00:51:06+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/07/04/prayer-requests-for-july-2018/2018-07-02T19:31:48+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/06/29/friday-blog-find-five-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-liturgy/2018-06-29T18:55:03+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/06/25/day-trip-lancaster-county-pennsylvania-again/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sight-sound-cover.jpgsight-sound-coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dutch-haven.jpgdutch havenThe sample of shoo fly pie was yummy at Dutch Haven.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/coffee-signs.jpgcoffee signsI found these funny coffee signs at one of the Amish stores.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dienners.jpgdienner'sWe had a nice lunch buffet at Dienner's Country Restaurant in Lancaster County, Penn., on Saturday, June 23, 2018.2018-06-29T18:46:18+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/07/02/2018-summer-vacation-reflection-cat-and-mouse/2018-06-27T15:19:46+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/06/18/day-trip-museum-of-the-bible/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/museum-bible-cover1.jpgmuseum bible coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/teddy-bears.jpgteddy bearsDon't you want to pick one up?https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/musuem-of-the-bible.jpgmusuem of the bibleThe exterior of the museum of the Bible.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mary-poster.jpgmary posterI found this poster of Mary. It makes me wonder if anyone knows the person in the silhouette.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/floors-of-bible-musuem.jpgfloors of bible musuemI liked the symmetrical view of the floors.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/capitol-and-me.jpgcapitol and meThe sixth floor had a great view of the Washington skyline. I couldn't resist getting a picture of me and The Capitol building.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/trinity-dome.jpgTrinity DomeThe Immaculate Conception and the Evangelist John at the Trinity Dome at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mom_thelma_saint.jpgmom_thelma_saintMy mother, left, and her friend Thelma stands next to the statue of St. John Paul II.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/me_saint.jpgme_saintThis is what happened when my mother tried to photograph me with my digital camera.2025-05-03T11:50:27+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/06/11/day-trip-kateri-and-martyrs-shrines/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kateri-shrine-cover1.jpgkateri shrine coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/second-shrine.jpgsecond shrineI prayed my meditation at this second chapel for the martyrs on June 9, 2018, in Auriesville, NY. The giant Coliseum Church would replace this chapel as the official shrine in 1931.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/peace-grove.jpgpeace groveThe sayings on the sign remind me of the sayings in the Wisdom books of the Bible.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kolbe-pavillion.jpgkolbe pavillionI can't quite get away from Kolbe. My mother and I had lunch at the St. Maximilian Kolbe Pavilion.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kateri-shrine.jpgkateri shrineSt. Peter's Chapel in the St. Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine in Fonda, NY.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kateri-shrine-cover.jpgkateri shrine coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/crosses-2.jpgcrosses 2The crosses for the martyrs mark the entrance to the shrine grounds.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/crosses-1.jpgcrosses 1The crosses sit next to the Candle Chapel in Auriesville.2018-06-11T15:06:50+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/06/07/2017-2018-school-reflections-part-3-prison/2018-06-07T19:49:31+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/06/06/prayer-requests-for-june-2018/2018-06-06T13:40:24+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/06/05/2017-2018-school-reflections-part-2-classes/2018-06-05T18:38:50+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/06/04/2017-2018-school-reflections-part-1-thesis/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kolbe-books-cover.jpgKolbe books coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/kolbe-books.jpgKolbe booksI received these Kolbe volumes, bookmark and prayer card on Thursday, May 31, 2018, the Feast of the Visitation.2018-06-05T02:00:30+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/11/20/saturday-reflection-anxiety-abuse-god-mary/2018-05-20T20:38:36+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/10/16/saturday-reflection-lumpia-fatima-mary/2018-05-20T20:38:14+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/04/16/saturday-reflection-god-calms-all-our-fears/2018-05-20T20:36:48+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/04/30/videos-here-comes-the-gala/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/gala-videos-cover.jpggala videos cover2018-04-30T00:03:43+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/04/02/happy-easter-lets-review-those-goals/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/flower-in-curb-cover.jpgflower in curb cover2018-04-03T23:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/04/04/prayer-requests-for-april-2018/2018-04-03T23:02:48+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/03/07/prayer-requests-for-march-2018/2018-04-03T23:02:26+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/03/26/could-you-make-me-one/2018-03-30T14:29:26+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/03/19/a-colorful-virgin-mary/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/mary-statue-web.jpgMary statue webThe angels and the lily were features that I hadn't noticed before.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/mary-statue-cover.jpgMary statue coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/mary-statue-below-web.jpgMary statue below webFather Peter said that there were words underneath the statue. The words say: "Under Mary's protection, everything flourishes."2018-03-19T19:19:58+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/03/05/farewell-father-greg/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/father-greg-and-mary-cover.jpgFather Greg and Mary coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/father-greg-and-mary.jpgFather Greg and Maryhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fr-greg.jpgFr. GregFather Greg Staab, OMV was always eager to help hear confessions. (Photo courtesy of Father Shawn Monahan, OMV)2018-03-05T21:29:17+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/06/13/immaculate-heart-of-mary/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/marys-heart.jpgmary's heartIn my childhood church of St. Anthony of Padua, Mary with her heart is surrounded by pictures of the Divine Mercy and Sister Faustina (left) and Our Lady of Guadalupe.2018-03-05T21:19:20+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/02/07/prayer-requests-for-february-2018/2018-02-08T01:50:12+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/02/05/baptism-graces/2018-02-08T01:41:04+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/01/29/foster-hope-for-heaven-introduction/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/berries_cover.jpgberries_coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/all-things-new-cover.jpgall things new cover2018-01-16T20:33:59+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/01/15/cozy-prayer-space/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chapel-feature.jpgchapel featurehttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chapel-tabernacle.jpgchapel tabernacleI liked the setup for the tabernacle and the altar.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chapel-rear.jpgchapel rearThe chairs were set to prevent anyone from going through the wrong door.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chapel-door.jpgchapel doorSomeone added a holy water font and cross at the door to the new chapel.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chapel-closet.jpgchapel closetThe credence table fits perfectly in the closet.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chapel-altar.jpgchapel altarJust in case, there is a box of tissue.2018-01-12T19:07:12+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/01/03/prayer-requests-for-january-2018/2018-01-12T14:02:38+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/01/11/aspirations-on-my-birthday-2018/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/forward-looking.jpgforward lookingIt's so warm on my birthday that I can replicate this summer photo on the Mass. Ave. bridge.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/forward-looking-cover.jpgforward looking cover2018-03-29T03:48:48+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/01/01/looking-back-at-2017-with-gratitude/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/first-profession-cover.jpgfirst profession coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/monstrance.jpgmonstranceFather Shawn holds monstrance in the novice chapel at St. Clement Eucharist Shrine on April 25, 2017.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/first-profession.jpgfirst professionMe in my new habit at the Profession of First Vows at St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine in Boston on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017.2018-01-08T00:13:28+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2018/01/05/friday-blog-find-turning-things-around/2018-01-05T17:32:40+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/12/06/prayer-requests-for-december-2017/2018-01-02T15:27:28+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/12/26/movie-reflection-star-wars-the-last-jedi-the-good/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/last-jedi-promo-image.jpgLast-Jedi-promo-imagehttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/last-jedi-good-feature.jpglast jedi good feature2017-12-30T02:18:21+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/12/29/movie-reflection-star-wars-the-last-jedi-the-bad/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/last-jedi-fathiers.jpglast jedi fathiershttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/last-jedi-bad-raw.jpglast jedi bad rawhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/last-jedi-bad-feature.jpglast jedi bad feature2017-12-30T02:17:12+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/12/22/friday-blog-find-what-mary-knew/2017-12-22T16:09:49+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/12/04/movie-reflection-justice-league/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/justice-league-cover.jpgjustice league coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/justice-league-original.jpgjustice league original2017-12-04T01:25:08+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/12/01/friday-blog-find-work-and-exhaustion/2017-12-02T18:18:49+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/12/18/overexposed-on-your-blog/2017-11-28T01:21:42+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/11/06/a-splash-of-red/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/berries_cover.jpgberries_coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/berries.jpgberriesAmid the drab colors, I found this splash of red on my walk in Biddeford Pool, Maine, on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017.2017-11-07T00:52:43+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/11/01/prayer-requests-for-november-2017/2017-11-07T00:49:11+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/10/04/prayer-requests-for-october-2017/2017-10-05T00:26:00+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/10/02/hope-amid-evil/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/bible_verse_cover.jpgBible_verse_coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/bible_verse_blog.jpgBible_verse_blogWhen I saw the box stand in the gym at St. Clement, it was an encouragement for my exercises. After the shooting in Las Vegas, the verse points to our true help. 2017-10-03T00:39:57+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/09/18/odometer-perfection/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/odometer_cover.jpgodometer_coverhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/odometer_blog.jpgodometer_blogLet's start counting. My fellow seminarians and I were amazed at the odometer reading on Sept. 13, 2017.2017-09-18T19:25:51+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/09/08/bonus-friday-lets-sing-of-mercy/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/lyrics-cover.jpglyrics cover2017-09-09T00:22:29+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/09/06/prayer-requests-for-september-2017/2017-09-08T23:34:34+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/09/01/day-trip-lancaster-county-pennsylvania/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/st-mary-banner.jpgst mary bannerhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sight-sound.jpgsight soundSight and Sound theater is in Ronks, Penn., outside Lancaster.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/st-mary-altar.jpgst mary altarI can spend hours meditating on the intricate artwork around the altar at St. Mary's in Lancaster, Penn. Quiz: Can you find the four symbols for the four Gospels?https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/st-mary.jpgst marySt. Mary's in downtown Lancaster, Penn., is the fourth oldest Catholic church in the original 13 colonies. 2017-09-04T15:08:46+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2017/09/04/2017-summer-reflection-faces-familiar-and-inspiring/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sisters-cecilia-and-virginia-and-me.jpgSisters Cecilia and Virginia and meThis is what happens when 2 Sisters of Life and an Oblate try to take a selfie. I visited Sisters Cecilia Rose, left, and Virginia Joy at the Sisters of Life convent in the West Side in N.Y. on Aug. 24, 2017.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sister-mariana-and-me.jpgSister Mariana and meI visited Sister Mariana Benedicta at the Sisters of Life convent in the Upper East Side in N.Y. on Aug. 28, 2017.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/me-and-cupcake.jpgme and cupcakeI received a cupcake to celebrate my first vows.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/st-rose-of-lima.jpgSt. rose of limaSt. Rose of Lima in Rockaway Beach, N.Y., with the rectory to the left.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/st-rose-altar.jpgSt Rose altarThe altar in the main church of St. Rose of Lima in Rockaway Beach, N.Y.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/father-james-and-me.jpgfather james and meFather James Kuroly and I graduated from St. Anthony of Padua School in 1994.2017-09-04T15:07:22+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/blog/2017-08-25T20:42:30+00:00weekly0.6https://livetheessentials.blog/2017/08/21/eclipsed-by-the-sun/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/pinhole-effect.jpgpinhole effectThe willow tree outside my family's house created a pinhole effect of multiple crescent suns to view the partial solar eclipse in New York on Aug. 21, 2017. https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eclipse-fail.jpgeclipse failThe sun stymied my attempt to capture the partial eclipse on an iPad mini at maximum coverage at 2:44 p.m. EDT in New York. It's interesting how much light the sun cranks out with 71% of it blocked.2017-08-21T23:55:22+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/08/01/one-year-hiatus/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/close-sign.jpgclose signhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/close-horizontal.jpgclose horizontal2016-07-30T20:40:19+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/07/30/2016-summer-reflection-movie-mania/2016-07-30T19:08:02+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/07/31/2016-summer-reflection-conclusion-looking-back/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chip-diaper.jpgchip diaperYes, Chip wore a diaper at my family's house in New York on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. Chip tolerated the diaper.2016-07-30T14:11:56+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/07/29/2016-summer-reflection-sweetly-artful/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/space-modulator.jpgspace modulatorThe shadows caught my eye in this Space Modulator by Moholy-Nagy in the Guggenheim in New York on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/guggenheim-rotunda.jpgGuggenheim rotundaI could look down the spiral floors of the Guggenheim rotunda for hours on end.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/spider-woman.jpgspider womanThere were several of these Spider Women sculptures throughout the Mirror Cells exhibit at the Whitney Museum in New York on Thursday, July 7, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lifelike.jpglifelikeThis lifelike sculpture received plenty of stares in the Human Interests exhibit at the Whitney Museum in New York on Thursday, July 7, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/whitney.jpgwhitneyThe Whitney Museum of American Art towers over the High Line in Lower Manhattan in New York on Thursday, July 7, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/guggenheim.jpgGuggenheimThe Guggenheim Museum stands out among the squares and rectangles of New York at 89th Street and 5th Avenue in New York on Friday, July 26, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/gold-portrait.jpggold portraitThis is a reproduction of the Bloch-Bauer portrait in the lower level of the Neue Galerie in New York on Friday, July 22, 2016. The galerie prohibits photography in the main exhibit floors.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/neue-galerie.jpgneue galerieThe Neue Galerie is a few blocks away from the Guggenheim on 86th Street and 5th Avenue.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/candy-display.jpgcandy displayThis picture captures only part of the candy display case at Dylan's Candy Bar in New York on Friday, July 22, 2016. My favorite brand candies were displayed: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Milky Way.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/bulk-candy.jpgbulk candyOh, it looks so tempting to take just one piece. The bulk candy greets visitors upon entry into Dylan's Candy Bar in New York on Friday, July 22, 2016.2016-07-29T14:15:58+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/07/28/2016-summer-reflection-me-mother-and-mobility/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/buick.jpgBuickIt was fun driving my mother's Buick with all its latest gadgets. But I had to rely on the user manual to figure out how all this stuff works.2016-07-28T13:26:25+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/07/27/2016-summer-reflection-summertime-reads/2016-07-27T20:38:30+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/07/26/2016-summer-reflection-intro-relaxation/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/relaxation.jpgrelaxationhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/relaxation-horizontal.jpgrelaxation horizontal2016-07-26T14:40:29+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/07/25/reminiscing-on-copy-editing/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pencil-text.jpgpencil texthttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pencil-text-horizontal.jpgpencil text horizontal2016-07-26T01:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/08/14/finding-divine-mercy/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/st-patricks-cathedral.jpgSt. Patrick's CathedralHoly Hour before the Young Adult Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral on Aug. 5.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/father-faller.jpgFather FallerFather Faller gives his homily at Our Lady of Fatima in Elmhurst. (Sorry for the bad photo. But this is what happens when my phone was dying and my hands are shaking.)https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/flower-in-curb.jpgflower in curbWhen the world is mostly concrete, it's pleasant to see how color and vitality breaks through. That's the love of Jesus.2016-07-19T13:54:08+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/07/18/day-trip-washington-d-c/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/holylandfestival-horizontal.jpgholylandfestival horizontal2016-07-18T14:27:57+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/07/06/prayer-requests-for-july-2016/2016-07-15T21:01:25+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/07/14/finally-a-toastmasters-speech/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/speech-horizontal.jpgspeech horizontal2016-07-14T23:18:05+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/07/11/day-trip-shrine-of-our-lady-of-the-island/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/unborn-statue.jpgunborn statueThe imagery of Isaiah 49:16 has a special place for me. I found it captured in stone in this statue for the unborn at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island in Manorville, N.Y., on Sunday, July 10, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/outdoor-shrine-1.jpgoutdoor shrine (1)The Rock is the outdoor shrine at at Our Lady of the Island in Manorville, N.Y., on Sunday, July 10, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/mary-statue.jpgmary statueMary and Jesus stand atop of the boulder at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island in Manorville, N.Y., on Sunday, July 10, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/avenue-of-saints.jpgavenue of saintsPadre Pio and Mother Teresa are some of the statues at the start of this trail. But I expected that there would be more spread out at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island in Manorville, N.Y., on Sunday, July 10, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/mary-statue-horizontal.jpgmary statue horizontal2016-07-11T16:04:00+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/06/01/prayer-requests-for-june-2016/2016-07-04T23:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/07/04/reflection-on-independence-day-2016/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/flag-horizontal.pngflag horizontalhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/flag-text.jpgflag text2016-07-04T17:39:44+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/06/27/day-trip-divine-mercy-shrine/2016-06-27T20:21:33+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/08/15/summertime-reads-2015/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/books.jpgbooksThese books are going with me back to Boston. Most of them are from Sister Lou Ella Hickman. A few on the lower right-hand corner are the remnants of my personal book collection. (Aug. 12, 2015)2016-06-27T19:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/06/20/summertime-sickness/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/air-conditioner-2.jpgair conditioner 2This air conditioner in my room in New York always need to be taken care of.2016-06-20T14:35:22+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/06/13/movie-reflection-love-friendship/2016-06-14T15:51:53+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/06/06/movie-reflection-eye-in-the-sky/2023-05-25T01:28:44+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/05/30/learning-about-goodbyes-part-2-not-yet/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/chip-horiztonal.jpgchip horiztonal2016-05-30T13:39:53+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/05/23/learning-about-goodbyes-part-1-a-stupendous-failure/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/goodbye-main.jpggoodbye mainhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/goodbye-horizontal.jpggoodbye horizontal2016-05-29T18:30:27+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/05/16/guitar-nostalgia-part-4-of-4-do-you-remember/2016-05-14T18:10:48+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/08/31/maine-retreat/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/waves.jpgwavesThe sound of the water crashing or lapping on the shore was soothing. Waves were crashing on the rocks near Biddeford, Maine, on Aug. 28.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sunset-waves.jpgsunset wavesThe sunset at the beach in Biddeford, Maine, on Aug. 26, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sunset-house.jpgsunset houseI enjoyed the sunset colors in the windows of this house in Biddeford, Maine, on Aug. 26, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/spiritual-center.jpgspiritual centerThe Marie Joseph Spiritual Center in Biddeford, Maine, on Aug. 26, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sign-smile.jpgsign smileMaine is so friendly that signs even have smiles.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/seal.jpgsealThis baby seal climbed onto the beach behind the Marie Joseph Spiritual Center in Beddeford, Maine, on Aug. 27, 2015. It eventually swam off later that night.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/rock-stacks.jpgrock stacksWhat do you with a bunch of rocks on a beach? Stack them.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/rock.jpgrockI spent some time praying and reflecting on this rock in Biddeford, Maine.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/house.jpghouseA house near the Marie Joseph Spiritual Center in Biddeford, Maine, on Aug. 26, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/flower1.jpgflower1Sometimes, even small things intrigue me. For example, a bee in this flower along the road caught my attention.2016-05-14T18:09:23+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/05/09/guitar-nostalgia-part-3-of-4-a-wannabe-guitar-hero-lays-down-his-guitar/2016-05-09T13:27:37+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/05/04/prayer-requests-for-may-2016/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/rosary-words-horizontal.jpgrosary words horizontal2016-05-27T21:32:02+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/04/06/prayer-requests-for-april-2016/2016-05-05T00:13:25+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/05/02/guitar-nostalgia-part-2-of-4-tangled-up-on-chords-and-notes/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/me_and_guitar.jpgMe_and_guitarI was smiling then, but did I really knew what I was playing?2016-04-23T20:08:34+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/04/25/guitar-nostalgia-part-1-of-3-a-view-into-greatness-andrew-york/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/andrew-york.jpgandrew yorkClassical guitar player Andrew York (Photo courtesy of www.andrewyork.net)https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/me_performing.jpgMe_performingI sang my only song at my friend Heather's place in north Georgia in 2007 before heading west.2016-05-30T22:15:46+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/04/18/3030-challenge-day-7/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3030-challenge-day-71.jpgwomen's devotional bible #3030challenge2023-08-22T13:38:47+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/04/11/hope-is-not-an-emotion/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/child002.jpgChild002https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/niedergedrueckt.jpgNiedergedrueckt2016-04-11T20:47:00+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/04/04/blog-shoutout-witty-n-pretty/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/witty-n-pretty-horizontal.pngwitty n pretty horizontalhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/witty-n-pretty-2.jpgwitty n pretty 22016-04-04T19:30:59+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/03/28/slow-growing-fruit-holy-week-2016/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/risen-jesus.jpgrisen jesusThe altar at St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine in Boston is decorated with Easter flowers and a statue of the Risen Jesus on Sunday, March 27, 2016.. https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/risen-jesus-horizontal1.jpgrisen jesus horizontalhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/fatima-words.jpgfatima wordsTweeted on March 23.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/marys-words.jpgMary's wordsTweeted on March 2.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/marys-candle-words.jpgMary's candle wordsTweeted on Feb. 24.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cloister-mary-words.jpgCloister Mary wordsTweeted on Feb. 17.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/our-lady-of-china-words.jpgour lady of china wordsTweeted on March 16.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/seat-of-wisdom-meme.jpgseat of wisdom memeTweeted on Feb. 10.2016-04-04T00:09:56+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/03/21/palm-crosses-for-palm-sunday/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/palm-crosses.jpgpalm crossesMy palm crosses sit on the table of palm fronds before the 8 p.m. Mass at St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine in Boston, Mass., on March, 20, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/palm-crosses-horizontal.jpgpalm crosses horizontal2016-03-22T20:32:10+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/03/02/prayer-requests-for-march-2016/2016-03-15T01:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/03/14/into-the-hills/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/stream.jpgstreamA flowing mountain stream outside Jackson, N.H., on March 9, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/muddy-road.jpgmuddy roadWhere did all the snow go?https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/falls.jpgfallsA small waterfall outside Jackson, N.H., on March 9, 2016.2016-03-14T00:30:28+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/03/07/movie-reflection-risen/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/risen_poster_horizontal.jpgrisen_poster_horizontalhttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/risen_poster.jpgrisen_poster2016-03-07T04:10:02+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/02/29/being-stabbed-in-the-neck-while-motorcycling/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/motorcycle.jpgmotorcycleI owned this Triumph Bonneville from 2005-14. We had many adventures and misadventures during that time.2016-03-03T00:46:09+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/02/22/down-to-the-korean-parish/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/daveluy-altar.jpgDaveluy altarThe altar of St. Antoine Daveluy Parish at Corpus Christi Church in Auburndale, MA.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/korean-buffet.jpgKorean buffetThe Korean buffet was delicious.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/korean-choir.jpgKorean choirThe Korean choir practices before the 4 p.m. young adult Mass on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/korean-group-picture.jpgKorean group pictureFrom left: Brenden, Father Damien, Jonas, Monica and Jeremy after the Korean dinner on Sunda, Feb. 21, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/st-antoine-daveluy-parish.jpgSt. Antoine Daveluy ParishSt. Antoine Daveluy Parish at Corpus Christi in Auburndale, MA is the Korean parish for the Archdiocese of Boston.2016-02-22T02:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/02/15/lenten-goals-2016/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/desert-trail-meme.jpgdesert trail meme2016-02-15T01:40:17+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/02/08/repairs-man-your-stations/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/10th-station.jpg10th stationThis 10th station of the cross would be the first of three to fall off the wall.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/stations-of-the-cross.jpgstations of the crossAll the stations hang proudly in the private chapel at St. Clement's.2016-02-11T02:16:43+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/02/03/prayer-requests-for-february-2016/2016-02-03T02:19:18+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/02/01/a-visit-by-father-tim/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/workshop-feature.jpgworkshop featurehttps://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/workshop3.jpgworkshop3Father Tim Gallagher talks about the Rules of Discernment at the workshop at St. Clement's on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. (Photo courtesy of Alex Peacher)https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/workshop2.jpgworkshop2Father Tim Gallagher talks about the Rules of Discernment at the workshop at St. Clement's on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. (Photo courtesy of Alex Peacher)https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/workshop1.jpgworkshop1Father Jeremy introduces Father Tim at the start of the workshop on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. I'm at the bottom of the picture working the registration table next to the "R to Y" sign.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/father_tim.jpgFather_TimFather Tim Gallagher, OMV hosts a talk about Father Lanteri's writings at St. Clement's on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016.2016-02-02T03:14:31+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/01/25/where-the-dominoes-fall/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/domino.jpgdominoThis domino would teach me some ugly truths about myself. All I needed was a domino that had one half with a one. But that would be a long time before I received one.2016-01-26T05:49:48+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/01/18/merciful-days-in-duxbury/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/landing-road-1.jpglanding road 1A view of Kingston Bay from Landing Road in Duxbury, Mass., on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/prayer-room.jpgprayer roomPrayer room at the Miramar Retreat Center.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/miramar-retreat-center.jpgMiramar Retreat CenterSnow fell Tuesday night to give the Miramar Retreat Center a wintry look on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/shoreline.jpgshorelineA view of Kingston Bay from Bay Farm in Duxbury, Mass., on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/deeper-cross.jpgdeeper crossBetter have this thought when you go on retreat.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mile-marker.jpgmile markerA mile marker at Bay Farm in Duxbury, Mass., on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/red-bush.jpgred bushI found this colorful burst along Bay Road in Duxbury, Mass., on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/landing-road-2.jpglanding road 2Joel stood along the beach near Landing Road in Duxbury, Mass., on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/main-chapel.jpgmain chapelThe main chapel at the Miramar Retreat Center in Duxbury, Mass.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/snow-on-beach.jpgsnow on beachI found this long strip of snow on Duxbury Beach by Powder Point Bridge on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016.2016-01-18T21:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/06/29/film-love-mercy/2016-01-11T03:21:05+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/06/01/texas-road-trip-friends/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tc-group-picture.jpgTC group pictureLunch in Town and Country in Corpus Christi. In the back: Greg, Liza, me, Diane and Father Varghese. In the front, Christy and Sarah.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kathryn-and-me.jpgKathryn and meFrom left: me, Gus and Kathryn at Kathryn's house in Knoxville.2016-01-11T03:01:28+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/01/11/reflections-on-my-birthday-2016/2016-01-18T01:12:04+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/01/07/home-again-part-2-another-christmas-break-for-a-seminarian/2016-01-08T01:09:24+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/01/04/movie-reflection-the-danish-girl/2016-01-04T20:32:33+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/12/02/prayer-requests-for-december-2015/2016-01-04T17:11:23+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2016/01/06/prayer-requests-for-january-2016/2016-01-04T17:10:08+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/11/30/a-weekend-jaunt-to-nyc/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/virgin-and-child.jpgVirgin and ChildA statue of Virgin and Child in the Cloisters in New York on Nov. 28, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cloisters-view.jpgcloisters viewA view of the George Washington Bridge from the East Terrace of the Cloisters in Fort Tyron Park in New York on Nov. 28, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/skaters.jpgskatersSkaters race back onto the ice at Rockefeller Center in New York on Nov. 27, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/firetruck.jpgfiretruckWreckage of Ladder 3 truck at the 9/11 museum in New York on Nov. 27, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/buffet.jpgbuffetFrom left, my mother, Liza, Jeremy, Brenden, Joel, Juan, Colin, Leland and I eat ate Century Super Buffet in Queens Village on Nov. 28, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Jeremy Lee)https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/st-anthonys.jpgSt. Anthony'sColin (from left), Juan, Brenden, Joel, I and Leland stand outside my childhood parish St. Anthony's in South Ozone Park, N.Y., on Nov. 28, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Jeremy Lee)https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tour.jpgtourI pointed out the history of the neighborhood and sites linked to my childhood in South Ozone Park, N.Y., on Nov. 28, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Jeremy Lee)https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/home.jpghomeI talked with my mother in the background with Colin, Teddy (blurry dog), Liza holding Chip and Joel in the foreground at my family's house on Nov. 28, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Jeremy Lee)2015-12-30T21:43:44+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/12/30/award-for-me/2025-02-25T06:03:34+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/12/28/lets-review-my-blogging-in-2015/2015-12-28T22:08:37+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/12/25/my-christmas-gift-to-you-year-of-mercy-suggestions/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/crucified_jesus_text.jpgcrucified_jesus_text2015-12-24T17:44:31+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/12/21/stack-of-cards/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/christmas-cards.jpgChristmas cardsTime to send these cards to the post office.2015-12-21T17:22:09+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/12/17/stressed-out-build-a-house/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gingerbread_house.jpggingerbread_houseI built this gingerbread house on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, at St. Clement's.2015-12-18T02:35:41+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/12/14/among-angelic-voices/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/programs.jpgprogramsPrograms from Christmas concert of the St. Paul boys choir.2015-12-14T21:43:57+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/12/07/state-of-my-life-for-the-next-2-weeks/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/desk-2.jpgdesk 2Yes, it's blurry because I'm still trying to make sense of everything for finals and papers.2015-12-07T00:43:38+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/11/04/prayer-requests-november-2015/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/menu-bar1.jpgmenu bar2023-08-27T13:09:28+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/11/23/teaching-headache/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/white-board.jpgwhite board2015-11-23T18:29:19+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/11/16/climbing-upward/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rock-climbing.jpgrock climbingI almost reached the top of this course in September 2015. But I was stymied many times. Brenden, a fellow seminarian, was belaying me.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rock-climbing-panoramic.jpgrock climbing panoramicFellow seminarians Brother Rafael (from left), Joel and I tackle a rock climbing wall in September 2015.2015-11-16T13:53:46+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/11/09/dr-strange-mater-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-raw-tomato/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tomato.jpgtomatoA raw tomato has been my nemesis for years. 2015-11-10T12:25:15+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/11/02/prayer-requests-intro/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/menu-bar.jpgmenu bar2015-11-04T18:32:16+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/10/26/karaoke-surprises/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/karaoke.jpgkaraokeColin, Rafael, Jeremy and Paul hang out the karaoke lounge on Friday, Oct. 25, 2015.2015-10-26T16:29:06+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/10/28/profit-lessons/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/the-profit.jpgThe ProfitMarcus Lemonis congratulates Tonnie, owner of a cupcake shop, in marketing deal. (Courtesy of CNBC)https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/the-profit-promo.pngThe Profit PromoPhoto courtesy of CNBC2015-10-24T15:54:25+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/10/19/maronites-day-of-recollection/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/woods.jpgwoods"Is there a way out of these woods?" I wondered outside the Most Holy Trinity Monastery near Petersham, Mass.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/autumn-trees.jpgautumn treesTrees near the Most Holy Trinity Monastery outside Petersham, Mass.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/maronite-chapel.jpgmaronite chapelThe chapel at the Most Holy Trinity Monastery outside Petersham. Photo courtesy of Jeremy Lee.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/maronite-monastery.jpgmaronite monasteryThe Most Holy Trinity Monastery outside Petersham, Mass.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/gallagher-books.jpggallagher booksThe monastery were offering books by Father Timothy Gallagher, OMV.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/jeremy-reading.jpgJeremy readingJeremy reads one of the books at the visitors' center at the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Petersham, Mass. (Photo courtesy of Leland Thorpe)2015-10-20T13:43:48+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/10/12/audio-books-playlists/2015-10-14T19:21:47+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/10/05/philadephia-road-trip-friendly-faces/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/jeremy-jacob-monica.jpgJeremy Jacob MonicaJeremy Lee has dinner with Monica Hyun and Jacob Huh in Philadelphia on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Jeremy Lee)https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/jeremy-and-father-lee.jpgjeremy and father leePostulant Jeremy Lee and Father Jaehwa Lee played huge roles in making the Philadelphia road trip to see Pope Francis a success.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/breakfast.jpgbreakfastLeland, Brenden, Colin and I are ready for a hearty breakfast at Monica and Jacob's apartment on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. (Photo courtesy of Jeremy Lee)https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/selfie.jpgselfieStarting from the back left: Leland, Joel, Colin, Brenden, me and Jeremy. (Photo courtesy of Jeremy Lee)2015-10-05T01:08:57+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/09/28/philadelphia-photographing-pope-francis/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pope-franics-independence-hall.jpgPope Franics Independence HallPope Francis comes out of Independence Hall in Philadelphia to give his speech on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pope-francis-arrival.jpgPope Francis arrivalPope Francis arrives for his speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pope-franics-homily.jpgPope Franics homilyPope Francis gives his homily at the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/joel-in-tree.jpgjoel in treeJoel Ament had climbed up this tree for Pope Francis' arrival at the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia on Sept. 27, 2015.2015-10-20T02:40:33+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/09/21/reading-hamster-wheel/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/book-stack.jpgbook stackHere are some of my reading in September 2015: Greek vocabulary cards, John Paul II's "Theology of the Body," "The Mindful Way through Depression" and "The Lord of the Rings."2015-09-21T17:47:13+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/09/14/messy-desk/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/desk.jpgdeskThe books I'm using for the Fall 2015 semester: John Paul II's "Theology of the Body," "The Lord of the Rings," "New Testament Greek" and a teacher's manual for a catechism textbook.2015-09-14T01:38:02+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/09/07/poem-yellow-dress/2015-09-07T22:21:05+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/08/24/film-reflection-assassination/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/assassination.jpgassassinationMovie poster for the Korean film "Assassination."2015-08-24T00:53:37+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/08/17/so-long-ny/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/air-conditioner.jpgair conditionerI was enjoying every bit of coolness with the A/C in New York. But I will have to go without in my room in the seminary.2015-08-14T15:27:28+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/08/16/glitz-potholes-nyc/2015-08-13T23:42:28+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/08/13/job-hunt/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/mail-on-step.jpgmail on stepAnd I thought I was done with shredding for the summer.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shredding-station.jpgshredding stationMy summertime workstation: Shredding my sister's old mail.2015-08-13T15:14:26+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/08/12/summer-reflection-networking-friends/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/minion.jpgminionSee one? Expect many more. A stuffed Minion at Target in Queens Center on July 24, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/train-station.jpgtrain stationAt the start of the A train at 207 Street in Inwood at the tip of Manhattan on July 24, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cupcake.jpgcupcakeMy red velvet cupcake with lemon frosting with Skittles, walnut and coconut flakes with a passion fruit/mango iced tea. (July 24, 2015)2015-08-12T21:44:10+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/08/11/dinner-etiquette/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/salad.jpgsaladThe knife and fork are the wrong side? It makes sense for southpaw.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/book.jpgbookEven browsing through Patricia's book, I found it very engaging and helpful on etiquette.2015-08-11T15:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/08/10/welcome-back-jonas/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lobster.jpglobsterAt least, there is one place to get fresh lobster in New York. (Jordan's Lobster Dock in Sheepshead Bay, July 22).2015-08-10T20:43:00+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/08/06/stumbling-future/2015-08-12T10:51:20+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/08/03/favorites-travel/2015-08-01T23:25:55+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/07/25/blog-schedule-feature/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/highligted-box.jpghighligted boxThis is where you will find my list of blogs that I like. Check out a different list every Monday.2025-03-04T08:43:15+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/07/30/3-blogging-mistakes-ive-learned-in-the-first-3-months/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_0766.jpgFeatured Image -- 2012015-08-03T22:59:02+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/07/27/fashion-blogs/2015-07-28T01:41:45+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/07/23/play-to-win/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/red-echo-date.jpgred-echo-date2015-07-25T00:54:04+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/07/21/commiserating-bittersweet-memories/2015-07-21T16:59:14+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/07/20/memory-box/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/memories.jpgmemoriesOne simple postcard can bring plenty of sad memories.2015-07-20T16:12:34+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/07/19/pluto-shines-summer-wanes/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tn-p_lorri_fullframe_color.jpgtn-p_lorri_fullframe_colorPluto proudly shows its heart. (Courtesy of NASA/APL/SwRI)2015-07-20T00:50:03+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/07/16/mockingbird-film-book-reflection/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mockingbird-photo.jpgmockingbird photoWill we look at Gregory Peck's Atticus Finch the same way ever again? (Courtesy of movieposter.com)2015-07-17T00:07:09+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/07/15/blog-commentary/2015-07-15T18:43:45+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/07/09/beauty-dress-laudato-si/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/laudato-si.pnglaudato siCourtesy of FOCUS2015-07-09T20:33:57+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/07/06/a-jaunt-to-the-catskills/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/waterfalls-2.jpgwaterfalls 2I can listen to those waterfalls all day.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/waterfalls.jpgwaterfallsHoward and Marge said that the waterfalls were dry a few months ago. It took a few storms to get these beautiful waterfalls.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/liza-and-boss-at-cabin.jpgliza and boss at cabinLiza and her boss, Howard, talk at the cabin on July 2,2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/liza-and-me-at-cabin.jpgliza and me at cabinLiza and I relax at the cabin on July 2, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cabin.jpgcabinThis cabin near Phoenicia, NY looks inviting to relax and chill the summer away.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/esopus-creek.jpgesopus creekMaybe I could go tubing down the Esopus Creek in Phoenicia, NY, on July 2, 2015.2015-07-06T20:35:44+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/07/06/blog-mission-statement/2015-07-07T00:37:40+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/07/03/film-inside-out/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/inside-out-poster.jpginside-out-posterDisney promotional image for "Inside Out"2015-07-03T16:14:05+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/06/20/madding-crowd/2017-06-18T14:50:20+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/06/07/triple-crown-memories/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/citation.jpgcitationThis glass is similar to what my family had years ago. Citation won the Triple Crown in 1948.2015-06-08T01:41:02+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/06/05/road-trip-texas-stuff/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/stuff.jpgstuffFinally, my storage bins and guitar are back in my family's place for safekeeping.2015-06-05T18:37:11+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/06/04/texas-road-trip-rain/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buc-ees.jpgbuc-eesIt was a welcoming sight to see the original Buc-ee's on U.S. 59 in Wharton. Of course, a bag of cinnamon pecans is still awesome.2015-06-04T15:57:53+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/05/31/marian-consecration/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/scapular.jpgscapularFather Greg Staab, OMV imposed this scapular on me during Holy Week 2014. Mary has stayed close to me ever since.2015-05-31T21:34:44+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/02/16/another-contribution-to-the-seminarians-blog/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/abbey.jpgabbeySt. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Ma.2015-02-17T02:27:33+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/01/11/reflections-on-my-birthday-2015/2015-01-12T04:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2015/01/05/home-again-christmas-break-for-a-seminarian/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/stpatrick_renovation.jpgstpatrick_renovationScaffolding hides St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York on Jan. 1, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/stjoseph_ladyofchina.jpgstjoseph_ladyofchinaA ceiling painting of Our Lady of China in the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, on Jan. 1, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/stjoseph_fatima.jpgstjoseph_fatimaA mural of Our Lady of Fatima in the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, on Jan. 1, 2015.https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/chipteddy.jpgChip and TeddyChip (left) and Teddy prepare to sleep at the old family homestead in New York on Jan. 3, 2015.2015-01-06T15:13:08+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2014/12/27/revival-of-the-oblates-seminarian-blog/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/blog_photo.jpgblog_photoCheck out the seminarians blog on Oblates' U.S. website.2014-12-28T02:16:52+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2014/12/22/not-just-for-a-good-grade/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/grade-photo.jpggrade photoI'm grateful that I didn't anything worse.2014-12-22T23:06:14+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2014/11/27/deadlines/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/clock.jpgclockIn another place, 10:15 would create panic because the newspaper deadline is less than an hour away.2014-11-27T15:24:44+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/2014/11/15/misadventures-in-selling-a-car/https://livetheessentials.blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/rav4.jpgRAV4After 11 years, my RAV4 returned to where it all started in NY. Little did I know that selling it would be a headache.2014-11-15T19:21:28+00:00monthlyhttps://livetheessentials.blog/about/2022-12-20T05:46:09+00:00weekly0.6https://livetheessentials.blogdaily1.02026-03-22T09:54:10+00:00