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I was updating his site, and figured I should link to it. Clement Charles writes views on different topics including: Physical and Spiritual Well Being; Parenting; Master in Nature; and many others.

His new one titled Praying is very good.

Check it out at www.ClementCharles.com!

See everyone has a blog! Follow Catholic Archbishop of Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley on his latest visit to Rome. Lots of cool photos including a bunch from the Padre Pio celebration!

Visit CardinalSeansBlog.org!

My kids love Veggie Tales, I admit I enjoy watching them too, and the message is always good. NBC is airing them on Saturday mornings this fall, with some changes (no mention of God or bible verses) from the DVD's and VHS videos that some of us have grown to love.

The creator of the animated veggies Phil Vischer, has said that he would have never signed with NBC if he knew they would take out all references to God.

Some of the trash they allow on TV baffles me, but the mention of God or a bible verse in a kid's cartoon can't be shown?

Read Veggie Tales Spark Problems with NBC at the Celebrity Cafe
Read Sliced and diced 'Veggie Tales in the Washington Times

and here's an update from the Veggie Tales official site...

Read VeggieTales & NBC at BigIdea.com

I am still behind on posting photos to the Family Photo Gallery so here's a couple of recent shots...

These were taken on Labor Day at the final Beach Bums game!

Found this on the Leelanau Post. It's an article about the history of churches and religion in Leelanau County, including this about St. Mary of Lake Leelanau (our home parish)...

Holy Mass was offered up by Rev. Mrak in the home of Jacob and Margaret Schaub at the new settlement of Le Naro, later Provemont, and now Lake Leelanau. In 1864, a log structure was built by Rev. Mrak, and dedicated by Bishop Baraga. Originally, it was to be named Sts. Peter and Paul, but the promise of prayers answered changed that. Margaret Schaub, taking maple syrup and maple sugar for barter, and some other villagers made a trip by boat to Buffalo, New York to get money from friends and relatives for a statue of the Virgin Mary, a chalice, and church vestments. On the return trip, a storm came up on the Great Lakes, and the passengers prayed that if the people returned safely to their homes, they would name their new church St. Mary's. The storm subsided, and the promise was kept, calling it Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Prayer can be very powerful!

Read Religious History of Leelanau County at the Leelanau Post