"How You Live"

I just found this new song from Point of Grace called "How You Live" that I wanted to share. Enjoy!



Ps. Don't forget to go see Bella!!!! (See the post right below!)

Bella

From what I hear, this movie can be a life-changing experience... I hope you can see it!! Visit the website to see if it's in your city! If it's not... you can visit the website & see how you can get involved in brining it to your area. Also, you don't want to miss this interview (the interview begins at 17:55) with the lead actor Eduardo Verastegui about his life, his conversion and the promise to God that changed his life.

www.bellathemovie.com

novena to saint gianna

I just wanted to invite anyone out there who would like to join a few friends of mine in a novena to Saint Gianna Beretta Molla starting tomorrow (Wednesday) and ending on November 1st (which is also all Saint's Day!). On November 1st the Archbishop of Milan, Italy will inaugurate the Shrine of the Family dedicated to Saint Gianna, and this novena would be a great way to join in celebration on that day, and to ask for Saint Gianna's prayers and intercession as we honor her faithfulness and sanctity. (You can find the novena here.)

We pray especially for all families, for all children (especially those awaiting their birth), and especially for a young mom named Stacy who is pregnant and has brain cancer. She is stopping her treatment to give her baby a chance to make it to 28 weeks, when they can deliver the baby by C-section and we specifically pray that her tumor might stop growing while she stops her treatment.

Saint Gianna, pray for us~

"Holy Family"

Danielle sings "Holy Family" at Ben and Tisha's wedding this past May. (This song is on her new cd "I Thirst" and is based on the words of Mother Teresa's prayer for families.)

a little child shall lead them :-)

"small things with great love"

I was working on a wedding video today for my friends Tisha and Ben, and found some video of Danielle singing "Small Things with Great Love" (which is one of the songs on her new CD "I Thirst.") After Ben and Tisha's rehearsal dinner, Danielle wanted to share some of her new songs. I had my camera with me, and luckily got a lot of them on film! (The lights were already off in the church, which is why I had to film using "night vision.") I'll put the lyrics us soon, and more of the songs too... enjoy!!



(It might be a little hard to see, but I just received my first stethoscope, and had it engraved to say the same thing... "small things with great love." Thanks so much to Danielle's mom for sharing this photo with me!)

sister nirmala remembers mother teresa

It was such a blessing to attend the commemorative weekend for Mother Teresa that was held at Saint Vincent college this past weekend. I was able to video many of wonderful presentations made by those who knew her, and I thought I'd start by sharing a video of Sister Nirmala (Mother Teresa's successor as the leader of the Missionaries of Charity). She is the definition of beauty and humility!

mother teresa's prayer for our families

Prayer for our Family - Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Heavenly Father,
you have given us the model of life
in the Holy Family of Nazareth.
Help us, O Loving Father,
to make our family another Nazareth
where love, peace and joy reign.
May it be deeply contemplative,
intensely eucharistic,
revived with joy.

Help us to stay together in joy
and sorrow in family prayer.
Teach us to see Jesus in the members of our families,
especially in their distressing disguise.
May the eucharistic heart of Jesus
make our hearts humble like his
and help us to carry out our family duties
in a holy way.
May we love one another
as God loves each one of us,
more and more each day,
and forgive each other's faults
as you forgive our sins.
Help us, O Loving Father,
to take whatever you give
and give whatever you take with a big smile.

Immaculate Heart of Mary,
cause of our joy, pray for us.

St. Joseph, pray for us.

Holy Guardian Angels,
be always with us,
guide and protect us.

Amen.

looking forward to this weekend...

Today Danielle's mom is flying in, and we are heading to Saint Vincent College for a special weekend celebration of Blessed Mother Teresa. The conference is being held at St. Vincent's because the president of the school, Jim Towey, a devoted friend of Mother Teresa's, has organized this in her honor. (There is a great article about how their friendship began here.) I am so excited to see Danielle's mom, and to attend this conference! My good friend Dr. Tish Kelly Holmes will be there is well, and I can't wait to see her too!! I will be sure to post lots of photos and stories when I get back. In the meantime, I think the conference will be broadcast on EWTN for anyone who would like to tune in...


In other news, a few weeks ago Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon Professor with terminal pancreatic cancer, gave his last lecture called "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" that was videotaped, and now being shared around the world. If you'd like to see any or all of it, the full video of his talk is here.