IF YOU HAVEN’T HEARD of Our Lady’s Children in Tasovcici Refugee Camp, Capljina, only 20 minutes from Medugorje, I want to introduce you to them now, in the hope that some of you might sponsor one of these lovely poor children for me! I have some children already sponsored but need more sponsors to [...]
Archive for April, 2009
INTRODUCING “MY” CHILDREN
Posted in Tasovicici Refugee Camp, tagged Mother's village, Tasovcici Refugee Camp on April 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
EASTER BUNNIES and EASTER EGGS
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Easter Bunnies, Easter Eggs on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
PIOUS LEGENDS
A pious legend among followers of Eastern Christianity says that Mary Magdalene was bringing cooked eggs to share with the other women at the tomb of Jesus, and the eggs in her basket miraculously turned brilliant red when she saw the risen Christ.
A different, but not necessarily conflicting, legend concerns Mary Magdalene’s efforts to [...]
NOT TOO LATE . .
Posted in Uncategorized on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
OUR CHURCH never seems to get tired of wishing everyone a Very Happy Easter! Because the Easter Season is more than just Easter Sunday. We go and on singing Alleluia! Alleluia! We are an Easter People, and Alleluia is our song. We just can’t stop reminding ourselves that Jesus rose from the dead on Easter [...]
HAPPY EASTER from MEDJUGORJE !
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Refugee Camp Capljina Medjugorje on April 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sr Helen and I are spending Holy Week in Medjugorje partly with the Refugees and the 24 very elderly who are absolutely delighted with their brand new bungalows.
We used the opportunity of being in Medjugorje to spend time attending the beautiful ceremonies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and, wonderfully, Easter Sunday.
Just imagine being [...]
THE DREAM REALLY CAME TRUE!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Dream came true as I told you last time, the week before Christmas, when we moved our 24 elderly people out of the refugee camp in
Capljina, into 12 beautiful little bungalows. What joy! It still lingers! Fifteen years in the camp without their own toilet! Terrible having only common loos! What would I have [...]