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More fun! The Wahoo parade!
Grandma Jisa & Great Aunt Alyce were our special guests
Neumann marching band

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Monsignor, Jenn, Sr. Karen Marie, & I celebrated the 10th anniversary of our trip to Europe. I can't believe it's been that long already! It was such an amazing experience in so many ways. Seeing Pope John Paul II, visiting the graves of so many saints (many of them incorruptible), having our hatchback fly open while driving down the autostrada, accidentally ordering anchovy pizza & having to choke it down, paying to use the WC, dancing in the rain in the gardens of Versailles... and SO many more hilarious incredible memories. Thank you for sharing it & remembering it with me!

Song of Bernadette

Darren & I just finished watching the movie "Song of Bernadette". It tells the story of the life of Bernadette Soubirous to whom Our Lady of Lourdes appeared 18 times in the mid-1880's. Even today Lourdes, France is a pilgrimage for many of faith who desire physical, emotional, or spiritual healing. What a beautiful telling of an amazingly humble life! I had the privilege of visiting Nevers, France back when I was a sophomore in college with two great friends & a fantastic priest. She was one of the first incorruptible saints I had ever seen . . . & is still the most amazing to me. Here is a photo of her body now over 100 years later as she lies in a glass casket in the Church there. Her incorruptibility is one of the many miracles that attributed to her sainthood. What a beautiful face . . . the face that looked upon Our Blessed Mother. I am inspired by her profound humility & her steadfast commitment to truth. She is just one of many saints that are such an inspiration to lead a holy life!

Here are a few good links to learn more about St. Bernadette & other incorruptibles.

http://www.catholicpilgrims.com/lourdes/ba_bernadette_intro.htm

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=147

http://www.marypages.com/IncorruptBodies.htm

St. Bernadette, pray for us!