Good Friday

So yesterday Fr. Burns had a wonderful homily on the institution of the Eucharist and priesthood and did a beautiful feet washing.

Today I woke up and realized that just as Holy Thursday is a reminder for all priest of their servitude, Good Friday is a reminder to me of my role at the foot of the cross and the special role that my husband has.

The first verse that came to my mind was "Who though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross. (Phil 2:7-8)

This is what Christ endured out of humility for us and in return he tells all husbands and wives to "Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is head of his wife just as Christ is head of the church, he himself the savior of the body. As the church is subordinate to Christ, so wives should be subordinate to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church and handed himself over for her to sanctify her , cleansing her by the bath of water with the word.

I rejoice in this day that serves as a reminder of my role to sit at the foot of the cross in willful obedience just as Mary did so many years ago watching her only Son be sacrificed and crucified for the sake of His Church. I pray that all woman may have the grace to sit in obedience and admiration of their spouse and then all married men will have the strength to endure the wood of the cross.

Shower of Roses

Everyday God has something new to teach me and yet my trust still fails. Now as he slowly reveals His plans, I await my shower of roses on the Feast of St. Therese.

CPSIA again....

Tweek it to suit your needs and send it on to your Senator: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm You can do it via email, so what is your excuse??? :)

Dear Senator Lugar,
I have been a small business retailer of specialty baby items for 6 years, however all of that is about to change because of the CPSIA standard. This standard was a reaction to toxic levels of lead being slipped into items manufactured in certain Asian countries, as a result some of my best manufacturers will be unable to afford the component testing prices required of all toys (included wooden toys with water based paint) that are well above and beyond those requirements necessary for sale in all of Europe. These are respectable companies that have never had lead recalls but they are the ones being penalized for a mistake that was not theirs as they have always put the safety of children above their bottom line. I fear that in the next year our children will not be able to have wooden blocks from respectable companies like Selecta Spielzeug and many handmade in American brands but will be completely able to buy another plastic pre-mold from China b/c the testing is cheaper there and their bulk sales are higher. Rep. Weiner from Virgina wrote a fantastic letter expressing his concerns to the CPSA and I encourage you to research this issue and do the same. You can find more information at: http://www.handmadetoyalliance.org/

Sincerely,
Kathleen Field
Mother of 3 young boys
Owner of Little Ants Inc in Evansville, IN

Katie