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You who are envious, let me tell you that however often you may seek for the opportunity of injuring him whom you hate, you will never be able to do him so much harm as you do harm to yourselves.
St. Cyprian of Carthage

Half Notes

• When Harry Met Sally
• September 17, 2008

   

• 
  If you happened to see the movie "When Harry Met Sally," you may recall the diner scene when Sally essentially orders her entire meal "on the side."  Some of us do tend to be a bit more particular than others.  Hopefully, as you peruse this blog, you will perceive a benefit in my being, like Sally, the "high maintenance" type.
  In recent days, quite a number of new features have been added.  If there is something you especially like, or something you are not seeing that you would hope to find, do let me know: email
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Archives

• 2008
  • November (20)
    • Poison can come in many disguises
    • The Holy Souls Museum
    • The Divine Mercy - O my Jesus, transform me into Yourself, for You can do all things
    • The Divine Mercy - Mercy Turns Post-Abortive Pain into Healing, Hope
    • Sue Stone - God With Us
    • Home Enthronement of the Sacred Heart
    • St. Christina the Astonishing
    • Bible Promises: 1 Peter 1
    • An Unexpected Moment
    • Divine Mercy in My Soul - The King of Mercy
    • Chaplet for the Dead
    • Bible Promises: Psalm 5
    • Counsels of St. Padre Pio
    • A Prayer for the Dead
    • Act of Consecration to Christ the King
    • Bible Promises: 1 John 5
    • Sue Stone - Mercy
    • When The Saints Go Marching In, They Do So With 'Holy Souls'-- If We Pray Them In!
    • Today's Blessing - The Power of Prayer
    • The Traditional Latin Mass Explained
  • October (40)
    • Today's Blessing - Principle and Source
    • Why would anyone go to Purgatory?
    • Today's Blessing - Cast Your Cares Upon God
    • A Fervent Prayer for the Sick and Suffering
    • There Sure as Hell Is
    • Today's Blessing - A Higher Education in Humility
    • What is the Magisterium and Why Do We Need it?
    • Solemn Novena to Our Lady of Victory
    • What is the Magisterium and Why Do We Need it?
    • What is the Magisterium and Why Do We Need it?
    • Why God Gives Us Problems
    • What is the Magisterium and Why Do We Need it?
    • You Must Really Desire Perfection!
    • Witnesses To Glory Through The Eyes Of Tradition
    • Roman Cruelty, Christian Purity
    • The Thicket of The Cross
    • The Secret of Saint Margaret Mary
    • The Secret of Saint Margaret Mary
    • The Secret of Saint Margaret Mary
    • The More You Get
    • The Memorare
    • The Miraculous Image of Rosa Mystica
    • The Holy Mass is the Work of God
    • The Great Promise of St. Padre Pio
    • The Divine Mercy - Despite Suffering, Nun Sang of God's Mercy
    • The Divine Maternity of Mary
    • The Burning Truth About Purgatory
    • The Daily Practice of Adopting an Unknown Dying Soul
    • The Divine Mercy - Gethsemane Revisited
    • The Way of the Cross: A Higher Destiny
    • Light of Life - A Madonna and Child Icon for Our Age
    • Accepting the Embrace of God: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina
    • The Two Greatest Commandments
    • The "Sacrament" of Abortion
    • Ten Reasons to Choose Life
    • Our Lady of Silence
    • My Daily Eucharist - Healed at the Elevation
    • What next for Padre Pio?
    • Don Pelayo and the Reconquista of Spain
    • Act of Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
  • September (43)
    • My Daily Eucharist - Unbearable Trials Eventually Become Light
    • Rhythmical Prayer to the Sacred Members of Jesus Hanging on the Cross
    • I Need A Hug, Lord
    • Good works are more beautiful than good intentions
    • The Rosary: The Devil's Defeat
    • My Daily Eucharist - My Greatest and Only Comfort
    • A Prayer to God the Father
    • Hail Most Gracious Mother of Mercy
    • In the Holy Love and Fear of God
    • Divine Mercy in My Soul - Enlighten My Mind
    • Prayer of Protection - Bishop Roman Danylak
    • Miracles of Grace
    • Purgatory? Where's That in the Bible?
    • A Strange Occurrence in a Persian Prison
    • The Bible is an Inexhaustible Spring of Life
    • Prayer against Satan and his rebellious angels
    • The Hour of Mercy
    • Love Her as He Loved Her
    • When Harry Met Sally
    • Joy and Prayer
    • Prayer for Society
    • Trust in God
    • Syncretism and the Authority of Scripture
    • Prayer Against Every Evil
    • A Faith of Waiting
    • CHILDREN: Living Sacrifices
    • Acts of Adoration and Thanksgiving
    • Rendering this space
    • St. John of the Cross
    • Beautiful Feet
    • Catechism on Suffering
    • A Strong Man
    • Mother Teresa, Padre Pio, and the cost of souls
    • The True Story of Fr. Steven Scheier
    • Love-motivated
    • When a Planet Becomes Your Sun
    • He sees our heart
    • Gratitude
    • Angels: Explained by Children
    • The Transformation of an Altar - something beautiful to behold
    • The Gift that Never Fades: A Spiritual Bouquet
    • Prayer for Unborn Life
    • Padre Pio and the Holy Souls
  • August (32)
    • A Sermon for Our Times
    • My Daily Eucharist - It will make all the branches of your life fruitful
    • Mother Nadine - Our Charism - Joy
    • The Holy Eucharist: A Right or a Gift?
    • Today's Blessing - A Calm of Consolation
    • My Daily Eucharist - Gethsemane and Calvary
    • My Daily Eucharist - One's example has eternal impact
    • His Chosen Friends
    • Marguerite: Holy Love of My God
    • I am with you
    • Leutfridus, Saint of Just and Holy Wrath
    • Interview With Fr Gabriele Amorth
    • A Simple Act of Christ-Kindness
    • A Reflection on St. Joseph
    • A Prayer for Trust and Confidence in God's Mercy
    • A Franciscan Benediction
    • Holy Postage is Live!
    • The Power of Indulgences
    • The Heart of a Mother
    • Be Gentle
    • Today's Blessing - A Sigh of Longing Aspiration
    • When Faith Is Exercised In All Things, Big Prayers Are Answered In A Very Big Way
    • When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
    • Today's Blessing - While you still have the time
    • Emergency Preparation of a Spiritual Nature
    • I Shall Return
    • His Love for Me
    • Chaplet of Protection
    • Abortion: The Devil's Masterpiece
    • My Daily Eucharist - For the Life of the World
    • Joe Garagiola: A man of great humor and deep faith
    • Love Your Enemies
  • July (79)
    • Little Prayers Offered from the Heart
    • Jesus is Master of the Impossible
    • A Prayer for Discernment
    • 0 if only you knew the gift of God!
    • All Time is His!
    • Bible Promises: Romans 12
    • Humane Vitae Encyclical - Pope Paul VI
    • Bible Promises: 1 Corinthians 15
    • Novena To Maria Rosa Mystica
    • The Bishop with 150 Wives
    • Sue Stone - Meditation on Luke 6 27-36
    • Sister Marie De Mandat-Grancey
    • Making Time for Mass
    • Mary, Our Jewish Mother
    • The Basis for Holiness and the Foundation of Goodness
    • Salutation to Mary
    • Prayer for Mercy for the Poor Souls in Purgatory
    • Prayer to be said at the Priest's Communion
    • The Spirituality of the Ancient Liturgy
    • When Mary 'takes over', obstacles large and small turn into grace and miracles
    • Rosary Confraternity Enrollment - Deposit graces to your heavenly bank account
    • Today's Blessing - My God and Lord
    • The Restful Enjoyment of His Riches
    • The Spirituality of the Ancient Liturgy
    • The Victory of "Emily Rose"
    • You may be suffering from pride if...
    • Today's Blessing - My Heart
    • Prayer for the Intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina
    • Sue Stone - When All Else Is Darkness
    • St. Margaret: Mother and Martyr
    • Hidden Tears
    • Prayer For The Departed
    • Our Lady of China
    • Divine Infant of Prague Novena Prayer
    • Prayer of Entrustment to the Divine Mercy
    • Bible Promises: Jeremiah 29
    • Prayer of Petition by Bishop Fulton Sheen
    • Prayer for those in their Last Agony
    • A Century Before Fatima, Providence Announced a Chastisement
    • The Divine Mercy Chaplet - Our 3 O'clock Prayer
    • Pro-life Quote of the Day
    • Prayer of Protection
    • Marguerite - Your Love is a Perpetual Martyrdom
    • A Prayer for Deliverance from an Unprovided Death
    • Prayers to Jesus and Mary for Mercy
    • Today's Blessing - Our Neighbor in Need
    • The Trinity Within
    • Prayer for Unborn Life
    • Prayer for the Consecration of the Family
    • Mary, Help of Christians
    • Sacred Tradition!
    • Mother Nadine - Heart Piercings
    • Minute Meditation - Love Your Enemies
    • Novena in Honor of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament
    • Today's Blessing - Utter Darkness
    • The Near Occasion of Sin
    • A Miracle in Bogota
    • A Prayer for Wisdom
    • A Devotion in Honour of the Sorrowful Heart of Mary
    • 12 Steps to Avoid Purgatory
    • Communion in the Hand?
    • Bible Promises: Romans 15
    • He Always Held His Soul in His Hands
    • Don't We All?
    • A blessing for a (small?) boat
    • Blessing and Thanking Thee Forever
    • The Divine Mercy - Strength and Energy Through Prayer
    • The Way of the Fathers: Chants Encounters
    • Today's Blessing - Virtues are formed by prayer
    • Do You Do Ceilings?
    • Ancient Celtic Blessing - Grace of Love be Yours
    • Communion-in-the-Hand: An Historical View
    • Nine
    • Communion in the Hand
    • God Our Father
    • Minute Meditation - Holy Obedience
    • Today I Believe
    • Walking with One Another
    • Today's Blessing - The Language of Love
  • June (70)
    • Twelve Biblical Reasons For Wanting To Spend One Hour With Jesus In The Blessed Sacrament
    • What Confession Really Does for You
    • What Has Jesus Changed?
    • When your child is critically ill...
    • Witness to St. Faustina Kowalska at the Deathbed of My Sister
    • Voice of Thy Holy Cross
    • Novena of Confidence to the Sacred Heart
    • Did Mary die?
    • Comportment at Holy Mass and Afterwards
    • Calling Priests "father"
    • The Christ Life
    • Bible Promises: 2 Timothy 2
    • Blessed Mother Teresa: My Favorite Quotes
    • Formed by His Grace
    • Culture of Life Quote for Today
    • Every Spiritual Blessing!
    • Novena to honor St. Augustine
    • Holy Souls - Anointing the dying - Apostolic Pardon
    • Mother Nadine - Contemplation - To Experience God
    • My Daily Eucharist - Crowning Humility and Love
    • Gate of Heaven
    • Holy Spirit
    • God's View on Sodom and Gomorrah
    • Litany of Humility
    • Compassion
    • Bible Promises: Psalm 37
    • Ancient Celtic Blessing - God's Peace be to You
    • A True Pro-Life Story of Inspiration: Therese Marie, Sweet Child of Jesus
    • Bread of Life
    • Breathe in Me, O Holy Spirit
    • The Eucharist: The Sacred Adventure of Life
    • The Divine Mercy - Merciful Music
    • The Express Novena
    • The Grunt Padre
    • The Little Arab Mariam Baouardy - Blessed Mary of Christ Crucified
    • The Road to Christ
    • The Sacredness of Life and the Real Presence
    • The Way of the Cross for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
    • Top 100 Catholics of the Century: Mother Teresa
    • The Divine Mercy - God's Mercy is a Genuine Pearl
    • What are we going to do about it?
    • Top 100 Catholics of the Century: Mother Teresa
    • Masses for Fr. Corapi - update
    • What Do You Hear?
    • Today's Blessing - The Glory of God
    • Divine Mercy - The Wonderful Mercy of God is Inexhaustible
    • The Hands and Feet of Christ
    • The Divine Mercy - 'Approach the Fount of Life'
    • The Successful Homeschool: Some Key Ingredients
    • Things to do with Holy Water
    • Satan Discovers the Sun
    • Peace begins in the womb
    • The Holy Mass explained to Catalina by Jesus and Mary
    • The Marks Of The Church
    • The recourse we have to Mary in prayer
    • The Rosary, A Weapon To Save Us From Destruction
    • The Sanctity of Human Life
    • The Star that still leads us
    • The Divine Mercy - A Day in Which I Saw How God Moves
    • The Mothers of Priests
    • The Queen of the Holy Rosary
    • The Right Approach
    • God is My Father
    • Today's Blessing - All Things Work Together For Good
    • Titles of Our Lady, Our Blessed Mother
    • Morning Offering with the Brown Scapular Indulgence
    • Why am I Catholic?
    • The Divine Mercy - Mercy, Revealed Through John Paul II
    • Our Lady of Surprises
    • Novena to God the Father
  • May (95)
    • To The Spirit Of Light And Love
    • Today's Blessing - Source
    • Veni Sancte Spiritus
    • What we do or fail to do
    • When A Mother-In-Law Committed Suicide
    • The Divine Mercy - Passion of Jesus
    • Novena to St. Dymphna
    • Christ of Divine Mercy and His Apostle Saint Faustina
    • St. Joseph, Husband of Mary, Patron and Model for Fathers
    • Prayer after Mass and Communion
    • Minute Meditiation - Believe in His Goodness
    • Our Lady of Holy Hope
    • The Sign of the Cross
    • The Divine Mercy - The Refuge in His Sacred Wounds
    • Quem vis, ipse salvus erit, O Salus te invocantium!
    • Mother Angelica: His Pain Like Mine
    • St. Faustina and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
    • Today's Blessing - In His Arms
    • Latin Mass meditated by St. John Eymard
    • A miracle at this altar before the image of Our Lady
    • The Divine Mercy - Meet Momma, This Woman Who Radiates Christ
    • Mark Mallett - When Feelings Don't Follow
    • Mother Angelica: His Pain Like Mine
    • Sue Stone - Meditation on Malachi 6:8
    • St. Joseph's Intercession for the Faithful Departed
    • Mother Angelica: His Pain Like Mine
    • St. Maxmilian Kolbe: Crosses both crush and exalt us
    • Protestants can and ought to make the Sign of The Cross
    • Prayer of St. Therese of the Child Jesus for Priests
    • Mother Angelica: His Pain Like Mine
    • Pro-life Quote of the Day
    • Our Lady of Olives
    • My Daily Eucharist - His Real Presence Revealed
    • Mother Angelica: His Pain Like Mine
    • Prayer for Peace
    • My Daily Eucharist - He Meant What He Said
    • St. Dymphna - Comfort for Shattered Pilgrims
    • The Divine Mercy - Prayer as an Act of Mercy
    • The Danger of Criticizing Bishops and Priests
    • Our Debt to The Dead
    • Mother Angelica: His Pain Like Mine
    • Prayers Honoring the Seven Times Jesus Spilled His Precious Blood for Us
    • Bible Promises: 2 Corinthians 4
    • My Daily Eucharist - Christ Himself
    • My Daily Eucharist - At All the Masses in the World
    • Marguerite - My Weakness is a Prayer
    • Bible Promises: John 6
    • Mary, Mother of God
    • Use every minute well
    • Today's Blessing - Remedy Them
    • Prayer for Vocations by Ven. Pope Pius XII
    • Minute Meditation: Pray and Forgive
    • Mary - The Passion of The Christ
    • Bible Promises: Exodus 23
    • The Chaplet of the Holy Spirit
    • Today's Blessing - The Secrecy of the Soul
    • Virgin Most Powerful
    • Mother Teresa: Smile at Jesus
    • The Divine Mercy - Imagine, Walking in Their Shoes
    • Prayer for protection against demons
    • My Daily Eucharist - Everything is Paid For
    • Our Lady of Laus - Refuge of Sinners
    • Mary: Our Heritage
    • Bible Promises: Psalm 9
    • Communicating with the Holy Spirit
    • Our Lady of Laus - Refuge of Sinners
    • My Daily Eucharist - Offer yourself to Me with all your heart
    • America's Secret Weapon: The Holy Souls Mass Apostolate
    • Bible Promises: Deuteronomy 28
    • Our Lady of Laus - Refuge of Sinners
    • Prayer to Our Lady of Hidden Things - Grant me the hidden way
    • Pray for The Suffering Souls
    • My Daily Eucharist - The Reality of Christ Among Us
    • Our Lady of Laus - Refuge of Sinners
    • Meditations by Padre Pio
    • Fr. Rutler on The Priesthood
    • Mary: Mother of God
    • Favorite Quotes from John Paul II, The Great
    • The Lifelong Contest
    • The Mother Who Loves Me
    • The Rule of St. Benedict: A Guide for Daily Living
    • The School of Suffering
    • The Holy Sacrament of Confession
    • Novena of the Seven Gifts [May 2-10]
    • Marcelino, pan y vino
    • My Daily Eucharist - Speechless and Struck with Awe
    • Favorite Quotes from John Paul II, The Great
    • The Divine Mercy - Contemplate My Wounds
    • O Master, Teach us to pray the Our Father for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
    • The Holy Cloak Novena
    • The unification of the Easter celebration date
    • The Sin of Partial Obedience
    • The Morality of Tattoos and Body Piercing
    • The Hand That Won't Let Go
    • St. Joseph's special protection against all harm
  • April (153)
    • Sue Stone - Prayer for Mercy
    • Power of the Holy Name of Jesus
    • On Chastity
    • Minute Meditation
    • Favorite Quotes from Pope John Paul II, The Great
    • Bible Promises: Proverbs 4
    • To Obtain the Grace of all World's Masses
    • Today's Blessing - With All Your Heart
    • When the Thought of You Wakens in Us
    • St. Thomas Aquinas: Adoro Te Devote
    • Prayer for Financial Aid
    • MI Consecration Prayer
    • Magnificat
    • Bible Promises: 1 John 3
    • 2008 Worldwide Pentecost Novena Prayer
    • Devout Exercises of Preparation and Thanksgiving for Holy Communion
    • Let Christ be formed in you
    • Bible Promises: Mark 9
    • At the tomb of St. Padre Pio
    • A Promise Fulfilled
    • Adoration Prayer
    • Saint Padre Pio, the priest with the stigmata
    • Seven Offerings of the Precious Blood of Jesus
    • The New Morality
    • The Way of the Fathers: Virgin Territory
    • Today's Blessing - Practice Love
    • Two Ladders
    • Words of Wisdom from Kids
    • Your Life is Jesus to Someone
    • Fr. Ragheed Ganni - Martyr
    • The Holy Face of Jesus
    • The Lord Looks at the Heart
    • The Mystery of Mary: In Her End, the Promise of Our Beginning
    • The miracles of St. Padre Pio
    • The Martyrs of Nowogrodek
    • The Precious Blood of Jesus
    • Bible Promises: Isaiah 61
    • You possess nothing that you have not received
    • Love Bears Fruit: The Triumph of Mother Angelica
    • When You Miss One Holy Communion
    • Whatever comes tomorrow
    • The Chaplet of Divine Mercy & Storms
    • Best Friends
    • Jesus, immerse me in You
    • Love Bears Fruit: The Triumph of Mother Angelica
    • Give Me a Child Or I Shall Die
    • Litany of Reparation
    • Prayer to overcome Bitterness and Resentment
    • STABAT MATER
    • The Forgiveness Project
    • A Holy Soul Raised from the Dead
    • Love Bears Fruit: The Triumph of Mother Angelica
    • The Immense Power of The Spirit and The Solitary Road
    • The Five Types of Prayer
    • Sunday Humor
    • Sue Stone - Amazing
    • My Daily Eucharist - Jesus Himself communicated
    • 'Rosary Lady' seeks more beads to fix
    • Love Bears Fruit: The Triumph of Mother Angelica
    • My Daily Eucharist - Lord, Come Quickly to Help Us
    • I Hold the Keys to the Gates of Purgatory
    • Miracle through the intercession of Mary
    • There are just and unjust choices: Church teaching helps
    • Today's Blessing - A Drop in the Ocean
    • What If No One Cared About You?
    • The Most Important Person
    • The Humble Power of Mary
    • The Fruit of a Mass
    • The Pilgrim's Story: A Tale of Old Russia
    • The True Meaning of Love
    • Bible Promises: Job 5
    • The Golden Arrow
    • Bible Promises: Ephesians 6
    • Quotes from Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
    • Prayer of St. Richard of Chichester
    • Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus
    • My Father, Myself
    • Mary's Station
    • Bible Promises: 1 John 4
    • Prayer for Family Life
    • Our Lady of Vocations
    • On Praying For Our Priests
    • My Jesus, I do not wish to die without loving You
    • My Daily Eucharist - For Love of Us
    • Jesus and Blessed Josefa Menendez
    • Bible Promises: 1 Peter 4
    • Maria del Carmen Gonzales-Valerio