Pregnancy blessing

We went to a Christmas blessing for pregnant women, with Portugal's patriarch bishop! It was super exciting. Christmas is an exciting time to be pregnant. 

There he is! Giving us the blessing... Dom Manuel Clemente.  

So this is Christmas

... I hope you had fun. 

It was a real honor to host Christmas Eve dinner at our house this year. It was very special to have a house and, more importantly, a family, to invite our parents and family into. This year I've been thinking a lot about the adverse conditions Jesus, in all his vulnerability, was born into: weather, danger (Herod), etc. And how the families are families no matter what crazy/dangerous conditions we live in. 

 

Playing with Dolls

PLAYING WITH DOLLS AND DELAYED MOTHERHOOD

Julie Machado | 12-19-AD2013 

“Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.”
(Mk 10:15)

Children can be spiritual models for adults. The shepherd children of Fatima and child saints are proof of this, and generally speaking, children have many unique qualities adults should try to preserve.

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YOUCAT Minute

Guess what? I'm on TV! Ok, not really, I'm on Youtube:

This is the first of eight clips I participated in, answering questions from the YOUCAT. This one was: "Do we believe in one God or in three gods?" The videos are going to appear on this site: http://www.paulus.pt/youcat

Oh Christmas Tree

How lovely are your branches. This is the first year my Christmas tree has lights and I'm so happy about it. It's the coziest thing in the world.