tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post8722901293664658761..comments2023-07-05T08:17:21.505-04:00Comments on Getting to the Point: Not a Devotion, But a RealityFr. Denis Lemieuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01049723287624178155noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-9433019923336633062015-03-28T08:38:35.862-04:002015-03-28T08:38:35.862-04:00Not a devotion but a reality!... well said.
paxNot a devotion but a reality!... well said. <br />paxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18029578666641742515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-43263990064558715832015-03-25T18:30:06.159-04:002015-03-25T18:30:06.159-04:00Thanks very much - and comments like this help me ...Thanks very much - and comments like this help me - more than people may realize - to persevere in the blogging. God bless you.Fr. Denis Lemieuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049723287624178155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-9792038340727591222015-03-25T16:18:43.010-04:002015-03-25T16:18:43.010-04:00"...She gives us courage when the way is dark..."...She gives us courage when the way is dark, guidance when the way is twisted and confusing, joy when the way is sorrowful. She whispers in our ears, constantly, the word of hope and consolation that we need if we are to persevere in our own fiat. She can do this because she walked every step of this way, knows every inch of it, and knows the glory to which it leads." <br /><br />This is what makes reading your blog such a wonderful gift. Thank you for answering the hard call of being the blog slave. :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-67086105986657375092015-03-25T10:42:02.909-04:002015-03-25T10:42:02.909-04:00Yes, although the immediate quote is Catherine her...Yes, although the immediate quote is Catherine herself quoting that poem in response to a question about Our Lady's role in her life. "What can I say about the air I breathe?" was her answer.Fr. Denis Lemieuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049723287624178155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-57556709248166410662015-03-25T10:31:18.690-04:002015-03-25T10:31:18.690-04:00Thank you, Fr. Denis, for writing this beautiful p...Thank you, Fr. Denis, for writing this beautiful piece. Is "the air we breathe" from the book title a quotation of the Hopkins poem "The Virgin Mary Compared to the Air We Breathe"?Sarah Johnsonnoreply@blogger.com