Christmas cookies

Chef Frankie with Sous Chef Teresa, not licking fingers of course! Giving it the old college try at least...

Sharing a moment

"Yeah, haha, Rose, the water's perfect. Come in!"

"Mommy? He's teasing me. And also, I'm stuck."

Lord, hear our prayer

Console those families, dear Jesus.

Happy Feast Day

There is so much to unpack from the historical record of this miracle. I keep finding out things I didn't know! I wish I could attach audio file of our family friend Fr. Hudgins' homily today. He talks about the huge bump in conversions (we're talking millions of people) right after this apparition took place, when previous efforts to convert the Aztecs had been fairly fruitless. All the Aztec imagery that is part of Mary's appearance apparently made quite an impact. And you could say there was a certain urgency in obtaining Aztec converts, given their systematic, grisly and frequent use of human sacrifice. Anyway, fascinating. 

Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.

Poor Rose

This is Rose's impression of Mommy over the past few months... hard to get a good nap around these parts!