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.

"I thirst"

I have some great news to share... Danielle Rose's new CD "I Thirst" is now available!!!!! (The press release is available here.)