Marge Fenelon

I’ll be in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota April 29-May4. Ladies, please join us for the Mother’s Retreat Monday May 3 at Schoenstatt on the Lake. http://www.schoenstattmn.org

This past Saturday, we attended the ordination to the transitional deaconate of four high-caliber young men from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Between the joy that simply exploded from within them and the awesomeness of the sacrament itself, I was vacillating back and forth from tears to laughter to tears over and over again. One could consider the celebration and choose … Continue reading →

Today on my Facebook page, I asked, “If Spring Fever could be measured in degrees, what temperature would you be?” What temperature would you be? I’m pretty sure I’m past 105 degrees, which in terms of the human body is deadly. That seems like gross exaggeration, but if Spring Fever were a real illness, I’d be right about there. I’m … Continue reading →

There are wives fretting over husbands and mothers fretting over sons buried in coal mines in China and West Virgina. The streets of Bangkok are being ravaged by civil unrest. Yet another earthquake has hit – this time in Sumatra. A colleague’s brother-in-law lay in the ICU, near death. And I’m at home, fretting over a fever in my youngest … Continue reading →

This morning before Mass I took some treats over to the restaurant at which Monica works – a sampling from her Easter basket and a generous slice of my Grandma’s favorite coffee cake. We didn’t want her to miss out on our Easter Morning tradition just because she had to work! Coming out of the restaurant, I saw two groups … Continue reading →