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To: AnAmericanMother
Any symptoms of whiplash there?

Plenty.

But she's been married to my practicing Catholic brother for five years and attending Mass every Sunday for that time - even during the almost three years he's been away in Iraq.

The thing that really appealed to her, that really brought her over the wall, is the full doctrine of the Eucharist. It was completely alien to her tradition, but it intutively made sense to her.

And the fact that her parish has many other military wives her age who do things together - wholesome outings for the children, volunteer work, etc., has created a real feeling of community for her in the parish as well.

I also met and spoke with the Monsignor there when I stood godfather to my niece: a very solid, orthodox, no-nonsense guy - affable and sensitive to the concerns of young families.

37 posted on 04/13/2007 8:11:35 AM PDT by wideawake
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To: wideawake
Bless her heart! She's got plenty of company for the trip.

Our Monsignor is a darling too. . . . a no-nonsense Irishman of the gruff but genial variety.

40 posted on 04/13/2007 8:16:31 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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