The Messenger – August 2014
PJ’s Page – Recently, a friend of mine participated in a mock disaster drill at Sea-Tac Airport. The exercise simulated an airport related disaster. The actors were given roles to play, including how they were wounded and what their emotional and physical responses were to be. They were dressed with very realistic looking wounds via make up and costume special…
The Messenger – July 2014
PJ’s Page In the liturgical year we have entered the season of Ordinary Time. Some call this time of year between Holy Trinity Sunday (which was June 15th) and Christ the King Sunday (the last Sunday before Advent) the season of rest. While the rest of the liturgical year propels us along with feasts and celebrations, Ordinary Time allows us to be in the blessing of…
Messenger – June 2014
PJ’s Page – Recently I opened a bottle of lemonade to find this phrase under the bottle top: “Consuming this product may cause joy!” While the lemonade was delicious, what caused my joy was the very subtle reminder of all of the reasons that I had reason to be filled with joy…and they weren’t necessarily related to the lemonade. Of course, it was a vocational certainty…