Contrariwise

Maura sent me a link to the homily “Holy Familiarity.” She found it when she was searching for an online version of “The Glorification of the Virgin,” a painting Fr. Ferguson mentions in his homily. I love the images of the child Jesus he describes, though. It’s fun and weird at once to think about the child Jesus.

One of my favorite moments from The Passion of the Christ happens when Jesus is carrying the cross through the streets of Jerusalem. He falls for the first time, and Mary sees him from an alley. We then get a flashback to see the child Jesus falling, and Mary rushing over to comfort him. Back in the present, Mary again rushes up to comfort her son. (It’s been over a year and I still remember the movie this vividly.) She behaves like any mother would toward her son, wanting to comfort him and to love him.

I can never quite grasp daily life for the Holy Family, though. Read the rest…

I would go through and review month by month, but I plan to summarize the semester already, and that would take time I’d rather spend in other ways, so a meme it is.

Did anyone close to you give birth?
No.

Did anyone close to you die?
No.

What was your favorite book in 2006?
Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis. All Christians should read that book. Anyone interested in Christianity should read that book. Measure for Measure, by Shakespeare of course, was also great.

What was your favorite movie in 2006?
Cars. Disney/Pixar will always hold a special place in my heart.

What was your favorite song in 2006?
Ooh. I have too many favorite songs to limit myself! I’ll say “So Long Self,” by MercyMe (which I just got on CD) and “Faust, Midas, and Myself,” from Switchfoot’s new CD Oh! Gravity., which I love dearly after less than two weeks.

What date from 2006 will remain etched upon your memory?
Let’s not talk about my memory. Saturday during Fall Retreat was pretty awesome. What day was that? (checks assignment book) November 11.
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