Tuesday, April 7, 2015

TUESDAY QUOTE OF THE WEEK CCCCII

FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND:  "You don't give a gift to shape someone into the person you want him to be.  You give a gift because it's something you couldn't bear to be without, but it's even more unthinkable for the other person to be without it." from Will Chancellor's "A Brave Man Seven Stories Tall"
 
QUOTE II:  "You can get away with just about anything in this world until it costs people money." same source
 
IN OTHER NEWS:
 
Eric Armusik who painted several pictures for St. Sebastian has won some competitions.  HERE is the story.

On Easter morning some astute parishioners noticed what looked like a halo over St. Sebastian church!  It lasted quite a long while.  How very, very cool.  Fortunately phones are now cameras and several people took pictures and sent them in.  This from Carey:

 This from Tom
 Fr. Kovacina took a picture and then photoshopped it in order for you to be able to see what it looked like.
 
 
A Cleveland seminarian, David Stavarz, has written an article that appeared on Word on Fire.  You can read it HERE.  His home parish is St. Francis de Sales though I think the picture of him at the end of the article is from the bell tower at St. Sebastian.
 
Pat sent THIS in about King Richard III
 
Jason sent this 5 minute video in:

2 comments:

Cathyjm said...

I think the sun halo is called a sun dog...I think.

Cathy said...

That rainbow was quite remarkable, particularly on Easter Sunday morning. Wow!

From the book of Revelation
4:1-11
The vision of God

I, John, had another vision: above me there was an open door to heaven, and I heard the trumpetlike voice which had spoken to me before. It said, “Come up here and I will show you what must take place in time to come.”

At once I was caught up in ecstasy. A throne was standing there in heaven, and on the throne was seated One whose appearance had a gemlike sparkle as of jasper and carnelian. Around the throne was a RAINBOW as brilliant as emerald...