Call Me Kate by Molly Roe: A Book Review (Historical Fiction)

When you think back to what you learned in history class, what comes to mind?

Are strings of people, places and dates running through your brain?

Or, do you recall particular figures who’s story was so interesting that it captivated you?

I know that for me and many others, it is far more interesting to read about people who walked before us.  Even historical fiction, which takes historical events and people and embellishes to bring intriguing stories presents a more palatable way to expand our knowledge and appreciation of history.  Call Me Kate by Molly Roe meets the criteria of bringing historical events to life beyond a dry retelling in the history books.  I would even wager that many of us have little background or knowledge of the unrest among mining communities of Pennsylvania during the Civil War.

Call Me Kate illustrates the harsh living conditions many immigrant workers faced as well as the unsafe working environment for the boys and men who worked in the coal mines.  Kate is a young girl who finds her dreams of completing school thwarted after her father is in a mine accident.  While he does not meet the same fatal end as others, he is no longer able to work.  So, Kate begins her life as a servant to help the family survive.
At first, she works for a local man while he awaits the arrival of a female relative to tend to his needs around the house.  She misses the simplicity of life before employment, yet finds a balance between work and play as she becomes friends with sisters that live near her employers house.  And, she begins to transition into adulthood with feelings towards one neighborhood boy moving from friend to something else.

When that short term job ends, she is then faced with moving away from her family and all she knows.  Seeing anger in her one friend after his brother is seriously injured in the mine, she also brings her worries about what he might do and how he might be involved with the Molly Maguires.  Under the employment of a rich and powerful businessman’s vacation home, she makes the decision to take action to protect those she loves back home.  There’s plenty of action and tension as Ms. Roe weaves her tail of Kate infiltrating the Molly Maguires in an attempt to save her friend and ultimately save lives.

Throughout the story are references to faith, specifically Catholicism.  You can get a sense of the prejudices faced by the Irish Catholic immigrants in that area, especially when Kate is informed that ALL servants of her new employer must attend services with the employing family.  To her relief, the local priest provides counsel that she follow her employers wishes and come to Mass as frequently as she can attend.

Call Me Kate is inspired by the stories Ms. Roe’s aunt shared of the family members who came before them, yet pulls in facts from a variety of references to ensure authenticity with regard to events mentioned in the story.  Published by Tribute Books, Call Me Kate is available in hardback, paperback, or electronic format through the publisher or on Amazon. 

Enjoy the book trailer…


Read an excerpt of Call Me Kate…

And find out more about the author…

Molly Roe is the pen name of Mary Garrity Slaby, a veteran language arts & reading teacher at Lake-Lehman Junior Senior High School. Mary holds a Ph.D. in education from Temple University, and Pennsylvania teaching certification in six areas. She has pursued the hobby of genealogy for the past decade. Mary was born in Philadelphia, raised in Schuylkill County, and currently lives in Dallas, Pennsylvania with her husband, John. They are parents of two grown children, Melissa and John Garrett, cover illustrator of Call Me Kate. Digging into the past has given Mary newfound respect for her ancestors and a better understanding of history. Call Me Kate is the first in the author’s trilogy of historical novels loosely based on the lives of the strong women who preceded her.  You can find Molly Roe on Facebook or the Molly Roe blog.






Disclaimer ~ I was provided with a pdf copy of Call Me Kate for the purpose of completing this review.  No other compensation was provided and the opinions expressed are my own.


Guest Blogger, Laura O'Neill , is a Catholic Homeschooling mom that blogs at Day by Day in Our World. 
"A Catholic homeschool family with four boys sharing from their lives in Alaska as well as product reviews and giveaways."

Book Amazon buy link:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/098146193X?ie=UTF8&tag=tributebooks-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=098146193X

Excerpt:
http://www.tribute-books.com/callmekate10.pdf

Molly Roe Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1504351498&ref=search&sid=796917087.2918603515..1

Molly Roe Blog:http://conversationsfromthesideporch.blogspot.com/

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Wordless Wednesday: Our Happy Boy!

Blessings,
Mama Erika

Flightless Goose: VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR FOR CHILDREN'S BOOK - Is here!

About the Book:

'Gilbert the Goose is very much like the other geese of his pond, until one day, he has an accident, and ends up ice skating instead of flying South for the winter!' 
FLIGHTLESS GOOSE is a story based around a real goose which lived on a lake in Columbus, Ohio. Due to some unfortunate circumstances, the goose was unable to fly south for the winter with the other geese. Eric and Nataliya Goodman, after witnessing the incident, named the goose Gilbert, and envisioned a beautiful tale that would delight children, while subtly teaching them lessons about self worth, tolerance, and friendship. This book uses an original story and beautiful watercolors to teach a very important lesson to young children.

I was able to interview Eric D. Goodman, author of Flightless Goose who is doing a virtual book tour stop here at Raising (& Teaching) Little Saints.   What does this mean?  You will be able to post questions in the comment section for Eric to answer.  Here is my interview of this author.:

1. What made you select animal characters for your book? Why a Goose?

Most of my stories are not based on real characters. Believe it or not, Flightless Goose is based on a real goose! My wife and I used to live on a pond and geese made it their home. There really was a goose who was hit by a car and rendered unable to fly. The geese teased it, flying back and forth and making the goose swim after. And they left the goose behind for the winter. But when they returned, the flightless goose was accepted back into the flock. When I witnessed this, I thought it would make a great story, and perhaps be a good opportunity to teach a lesson about coping with disability, focusing on strengths in order to survive, and accepting others who are different.


2. I noticed that the illustrator shares your same last name, is Nataliya, your sister or your wife? Either case, how hard or easy was it to work with family on this project?

Nataliya and I have been married for 16 years. I think when two people who love one another share a passion about something, it makes it easy to work together. It was easy for us. Nataliya loves her art, I love my writing, and we both wanted to tell the story of this flightless goose. We didn't always agree on everything, but we certainly both agreed with the final product.


3. Do you think there will be a sequel for Flightless Goose? Another adventure?

I hope so! Before we work on a sequel, we're working on another children's book with a completely different set of characters. Then, we'd like to come back and give Gilbert a new adventure. I think Gilbert's friends may find a way to let him go south for the winter even though he can't fly. At a lot of school events, kids have said they think Gilbert should go to school with Johnny. Who knows, it could be a trilogy!


4. What made you decide a children's book over an adult book?

I actually do write adult fiction. In fact, I have a novel in stories being published this month: Tracks. Tracks is a collection of linked stories that takes place on a train. Each story is that of a passenger on the train, but they link together to form a novel. You can learn more about it at www.TracksNovel.com.

At one point, I did think Flightless Goose would make a good short story or a chapter book for young children. But the more I thought about it, it seemed to lend itself to the picture book format.


5. What was the main message you wanted to portray with this book?

First and foremost, I want readers to enjoy the story -- it's meant to be a fun book. But there are a number of lessons I hope will seep in. Everyone is different. Children should treat one another with respect and kindness. You should never bully another person for any reason. And no matter what difficulty you may face, focus on the positive and don't dwell on the negative. Everyone makes a difference.



6. My kids liked the word art in the book, was that your idea or the illustrators?

Actually, neither. That was the work of the designer hired by the publisher. We submitted the page-by-page text and matching illustrations as original paintings. The publisher took care of laying it all out and designing the book.


7. Do you have kids of your own?

We do. We have a daughter who is 13 and a son who is 6. I think reading childrens' books to them helped us to reconnect to storybooks and inspired us to write and illustrate Flightless Goose. We dedicated the book to them.

Again, thank you!

Tomorrow I will be posting my review of the book and one lucky winner will get a chance to have a copy of the book for themselves.  :)  In the meantime, please check out Flightless Goose on Facebook and meet Gilbert the Goose or if you are ready to own a copy of this great children's book, you can order it here.

Blessings,
Mama Erika

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR FOR CHILDREN'S BOOK - Tomorrow!

The Virtual book tour will stop by RLS tomorrow, July 15th, we will have an author, Eric D. Goodman, stop by to answer questions from his most recent book, Flightless Goose. I will be posting a review for this book in the morning with questions/answers I asked Eric.

In the meantime, you may want to check out the book's Facebook Page to get a sneek-peek at what this great children's book is all about.

Of course, we will also be giving away a copy of the book to one lucky blessed RLS reader!  So please stay tuned. 
Blessings,
Mama Erika

Save a Life: 31 year old, mother of two young children with Stage IV Colon Cancer

Dear friends,
Angela was just diagnosed this past Spring with State IV Colon Cancer.  I know Angela because her husband Chris was the youth minister at our Parish for some time.  They have two beautiful little children.  I am posting this information on here so that we can help spread their story and try to get them as much help as possible.  I ask:
1.  Please pray for her healing.
2.  Help spread the word and repost and tweet this as much as possible.
3.  If you can contribute monitarily, that would be great!

Here is more information.
God bless you all,
Mama Erika

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Save a Life: Support Angela Faddis' Advanced Cancer Treatments, 31 year old, mother of two young children with Stage IV Colon Cancer

Our Story

On April 24 of this year (Easter Sunday), we learned that my wife, Angela Faddis, had a large mass growing in her colon and tumors on her liver. Later tests would confirm that she has Stage IV Colorectal Cancer which has spread to the liver. (read more about our story here)

Her cancer is extremely advanced and doctors have informed us that it is considered "incurable". They hoped that with some aggressive chemotherapy they would be able to shrink the tumors enough to operate and bring her to a "curative" state. Their hope was to achieve this ambitious goal after 8 weeks of treatment. 

On July 1st, we found out that this aggressive protocol of three chemotherapy drugs gave a mixed result. The tumors in the liver had shrunk slightly, but the tumor in the colon had actually grown and was now pressing in on the bladder and ureter. The doctor said that the news was "not good, not bad, just different." The problem of course is that for us, “just different” is still not good.

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A New Approach

This news has helped us realize that we need to do even more. We firmly believe that a more comprehensive and integrative approach is what Angela needs to survive this cancer. We were home in Phoenix last week and met with doctors to discuss other options.

We were excited to learn of some aggressive protocols and advanced treatments along with targeted radiation and chemotherapy that would give Angela a much better chance for survival. We have heard countless stories of survivors and even have a family friend who survived late stage cancer using these same protocols. We believe that with an integrated approach, we can give Angela the best course of treatment possible and in turn give her the best chance of survival.

We are now trying to raise funds to get Angela these treatments so that she continue to be a mother to our two children, a wife to me, a daughter, a sister, and a friend to those who love her. Some of the treatments will exceed our insurance limits and therefore insurance will only be able to cover some of the costs. We are praying that you will partner with us to raise these funds. 

What we need:

We estimate that our ultimate financial need will be around $65,000. However, in order to at least begin this aggressive protocol - we need to raise approximately $30,000. This will pay for the treatments that are not covered by insurance. We need to raise this money quickly because it is essential that Angela begins treatment right away. 

We will have to move our family to Phoenix during treatment and our prayers have already been answered in that we were offered a free home for the next four months to allow us time to transition and get the treatment that Angela needs. Now we can focus on raising the funds that we need to move forward.

This is Possible

While our goal of raising $30,000 is ambitious, I believe it is fully possible. Back in January of 2010, I was a part of launching a campaign called "Fast for Haiti" which was launched through my blog site and FB page. In that campaign we raised over $8,000 in direct contributions for aid to Haiti and several high schools and universities also led their own versions of the campaign. I've estimated that we raised over $10k in that simple campaign. 

Later that year, when our dear friend, Melanie Pritchard, suffered an Amniotic Fluid Embolism while giving birth, doctors had told her family to say goodbye. Many prayers were being lifted up through Twitter and Facebook. I felt the need to tell Melanie's story and posted a blog about her need for prayers. By the next day 10,000 people had visited my site and over 2400 people shared her story on Facebook, resulting in well over 150,000 people seeing Melanie's story through Facebook. Melanie is alive today because of the countless prayers that were voiced all over the world. It wasn't just me spreading the word, but many people tweeted, and posted Facebook statuses that led to a firestorm of prayer on her behalf. 

These stories give me hope that we can find the support we need. 

Why Give to Us?

We often see people raising money to find a "cure" for cancer. There are tons of great organizations out there that you can give your time, your talent, and your treasure to for this great cause. What we are asking for is help for our immediate need. Your money will not go to finding a cure for cancer, but it will go towards trying to cure my wife's cancer. Obviously I think a lot of people would beg the question, "why should we give money to you?" It is a fair question.

All I can say is that as Angela's husband I am desperate for a way to help her heal from this cancer. I desperately desire for her to be cured of this. We have two children, Gianna, who is four and Augustine who is two. The reasons why our children need their mother are many. We all need her. We can't imagine life without her.

While we are certainly going to trust God with whatever He allows to happen, we also believe that we are called to hope in all things. Our hope is that Angela can live through this cancer. Our hope today is that you will help us meet our financial need so that we can give her the best treatment possible. Our hope is that you will help spread the word and be our advocates to raise these funds.

What We Need & What You Get

Our starting goal for this campaign is $30,000. We are asking that each donor give a gift of $30 or more. 

This goal is lofty, but if you break it down it looks like this:

(based on our 1,000 supporters on FB)

1000 gifts of $30 = $30,000

500 gifts of $60 = $30,000

50 gifts of $600 = $30,000

IndieGoGo encourages that we give some perk to donors. All we can really offer is our prayers of thankgiving for any act of generosity. We will hold a Mass of Thanksgiving in the Phoenix Area for all of those how have helped us on this road. You will be invited and you will be prayed for. I hope that is benefit enough.

Other Ways You Can Help

SPREAD THE WORD: I know what you're saying "what if I can't give that much?" Well what if you could help raise it? We are asking for either your own support or for your help in raising the funds that we need. Would you consider setting a goal of how much you can raise? Maybe it's $30, or maybe it's $600 - either way it will help tremendously.

There are many share tools on this page to help you spread the word. We would love it if you could commit in the comments section below to raise a certain amount. This will only help to get others involved.

You can also connect with us on our Support Angela Faddis page on Facebook.

PLEASE PRAY:

We ask that regardless of your ability to give, you might pray for us. We have been so grateful for the countless prayers on our behalf and we humbly ask that you join us in prayer. God is bigger than cancer and we trust in him.

MixBook Photo Book for 3 Boys & a Dog

My father died when I was about to turn six, that was in 1979. My mom was 25, in a new country, with three small girls ages five, three, and one. My dad was a military hero in my country, my mom was our hero in our lives . My dad died for our freedom and choose wisely (he told her this three years before he died) when he selected her to be our mother, his wife. To honor her on her birthday and for her to have a wonderful memory of our kids, her 12 granchildren, I've made a photo book for her.

I posted a review and Giveaway for 3 Boys and a Dog. Since I couldn't post it on her blog, I'm posting it here. Enjoy! If you want to try to win a 20-page photo book, please visit me over at Kelli's blog, 3 Boys and a Dog. Here's my mom's birthday book of the grand kids:

| View Sample Photo Books | Create your own Photo Book

Love you Mommy!

Update by {Father} Corapi: Unleashed, a reply to the "Bombshell" Announcement

Let's keep on praying.  He sounds good, same {Father} Corapi. 

Listen here.

Happy Father's Day to The Principal of the School

In honor of all Fathers {the Principals of our Schools} on Father's Day, we introduce Mama Jen in her first Guest Blog on Raising {& Teaching} Little Saints, discussing the crucial role that fathers play in the success of the home schools.  

Welcome Mama Jen to RLS!  ~ Mama Erika

Interested in being a guest blogger on RLS?  

e-mail me, raisinglittlesaints {at} gmail.com

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The Principal of the School
When I first brought up the topic of home education to my husband, his initial reaction was "no way, our kids will be weird and they will miss all kinds of normal stuff!". Thankfully, we've come a long way baby! Now my husband is our biggest cheerleader and supporter of our home education journey.

Husbands can be such an integral part of the day, whether or not they are actively involved in teaching a class. Some dads are responsible for science, others for math, maybe some are in charge of the history lessons for the day. In our house, Dad isn't responsible for a particular subject. He takes on a much broader role. He's more like the superintendent, because he is also responsible for funding, maintenance, coach, and cheerleader.

Maybe some home educating moms desire a husband who will take charge of math, or science, or whatever. But my husband has a job that keeps him more than busy, I would prefer his time with us to be spent on more relaxed family activities like reading aloud, nature walks, bike rides, etc

What he does do is vitally important to the success of our day/month/year. He is a tremendous source of encouragement for all of us. Just the mere fact that I know he prays for us during the day is extremely uplifting.

He has gone from thinking home education was odd and our kids would be "weird", to seeing it as been a great opportunity for our family. Sometimes the kids will say something throughout the course of dinner or anywhere really and he will catch my eye and say "see they do remember stuff!".

My husband is a great sounding board for curriculum choices. He and I know our children best and he sometimes has a different insight into a particular child. He often can see the whole picture and not be consumed by the nitty gritty of daily tasks. Many times he can see progress in a particular area that I have missed.

Plain and simple, I couldn't do this home education journey without his support, encouragement, and laughter!

How has your husband enriched your home education journey?

~ Mama Jen

ABOUT MAMA JEN
Jen is a wife to one amazing husband and mom to six energetic kids.  Visit Forever, For Always, No Matter What where she blogs about their Catholic faith, homeschooling and adoption.

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A Catholic Prayer for Earthly Fathers

Most gracious Heavenly Father,

We thank you for our earthly fathers,

those to whom you have entrusted the responsibility

to provide loving protection of their families

and guidance of their children.

We thank you, also,

for our priests and bishops,

whose spiritual fatherhood is so vital to the faith of your people.

May our earthly fathers imitate the manly courage of Abraham,

Jesse and Joseph,

and all the holy fathers of the past

in providing wise counsel to the children

you have given to their care.

And may our spiritual fathers be guided

by the examples of Saints Peter and Paul,

all the Apostles and their saintly successors.

Give them valiant faith in the face of confusion and conflict,

hope in time of trouble and sorrow,

and steadfast love for you,

for their families,

and for all your people throughout the world.

Assist all fathers of families,

all spiritual fathers,

and all Christian men,

that through your Grace they may steadily grow in holiness

and in knowledge and understanding of your Truth.

May they generously impart this knowledge to those who rely on them.

As you, our Heavenly Father, so loved the world,

sending your only Son to be our Savior and Redeemer,

we ask you to help all men to imitate His fatherly gentleness

and mercy toward those who are weak;

His humility, perfect obedience to your Will,

and fearless witness to your Truth.

May their lives be examples to all of heroic faithfulness to you.

We ask your blessing on all those to whom

you have entrusted fatherhood.

May your Holy Spirit constantly inspire them with justice and mercy,

wisdom and strength,

fidelity and self-giving love.

May they receive your Grace abundantly in this earthly life,

and may they look forward to eternal joy

in your presence in the life to come.

We ask this through Jesus Christ,

your Son and Our Lord.

Amen.

Thank you, my beloved, for being the BEST Father to our beautiful little blessings!  Your love for me is evident in your love for them!  Thank you!

Happy Father's Day to all Dads who are Raising {& Teaching} Little Saints!

Father John Corapi, The Black SheepDog and the Sacrament of Holy Orders

Third Update (July 12th, 2011):  Again from Bishop Gracida's blog, here is a Well Reasoned and balanced appraisal of the Father John Corapi Case.  Each point that Mr. Stevens expresses here will help you fully understand this whole situation a little better (I wish the Catholic reporting agencies would have taken a more similar approach, possibly gone to prayer about this before posting their rash judgement about this man).  Father Corapi, we love you for all the hard work you did for 20 years of service to our Holy Mother Church!  Thank you for all the souls you brought home and for speaking the truth always!  God bless you and keep you and may the Blessed Mother protect you during this time of trial.  Mr. Stevens ends his post on the good Bishop's blog the best way: "Let’s just pray for the eternal salvation of everyone involved. Ultimately, that is the only thing that counts."



Second Update (July 5th, 2011):  After reading everything SOLT had to say on this matter I will have to still go with what Bishop Gracida says, NO ONE, ESPECIALLY A RELIGIOUS SUPERIOR, IS ALLOWED TO PRACTICE DETRACTION AND CALUMNY!

UPDATE (June 19th, 2011):  Please read Bishop Emeritus Garcida's reflection on this which has caused so much confusion and sadness (and division).  Please continue to pray for all priests.  I'm praying that Father Corapi has a change of heart since his SOLT superior is allowing him an opportunity to change his mind.  Pray with me.

In addition, since the news has spread like wildfire, I went about reading some really well written posts on this issue, most very charitable asking for prayers (which, I believe is the most important thing we can do), and other just being very sinful in their words.  I think this blog post over at The Rosary Trail, states it best as to what we ALL need to do about this situation:

"The worst thing that could possibly happen with this Father Corapi news that everyone is buzzing about is that an occasion of evil could occur in which the Devil will take full advantage of the adverse situation at hand and use it to pull people out of a state of peacefulness and into a state of chaos. After all, he is the master of deceit, lies and trickery and will stop at nothing when it comes to ruining a soul.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with expressing opinions on the Father Corapi news and discussing the reasons he chose to do what he did and say what he said. There isn’t even anything wrong with completely disagreeing with his choice of words, manner or conduct! It’s okay to be disappointed, confused, bewildered, sad, disheartened, abandoned – all of these are normal human emotions and it would be strange not to be feeling something here. But keeping these emotions in check and not allowing oneself to lose control is the secret of how Mary lived her life. She felt pain all of her life from the prophecy of Simeon to the burial of Jesus. She, too, experienced sadness and disappointment, abandonment and fear and everything adverse all of us have ever felt and more adversity than we will ever feel. But she didn’t fly off the handle in attack mode when adversity struck; what she did do was pray.

Please place your trust in the Lord and don’t allow the Devil to infuse his poisons into the cracks of openings you are giving him by letting this Father Corapi news break you down. Seal the cracks and say the prayers and the Devil won’t have a fleeting chance because you didn’t give it to him."

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Here's my original post from last Saturday:
Let me start with this.....a CATHOLIC FACT: Once a man's hands are consecrated he is always a priest...because it is a SACRAMENT....priestly faculties can be taken from them or they can choose to leave but the fact of the matter is that he is a priest! In addition, the Sacrament of Holy Orders (like Baptism and Confirmation) leaves an imprint in your SOUL. He can be dispensed of his obligations as a priest (or even forbidden to act as a priest); but he remains a priest forever.

If you haven't read or heard Father John Corapi's statement {see the youtube video below}, please do and then come back so we can chat about this.

"Fr. John Corapi's much anticipated announcement, proclaiming the introduction of "The Black SheepDog." Within this announcement is an update regarding the most-recent accusations, his response, his mission, as well as his gratitude for all who have supported his priesthood. For more information please visit his blog-site: www.TheBlackSheepDog.us ! As always, God Love You, and God Bless You!"

Friends, I've read people compare this to what happened to Padre Pio but also use it to accuse Father Corapi of not being humble and of being disobedient. I humbly must disagree. I think that he is acting in obedience. Obedience takes many forms, and in an age of disobedient bishops, failing their Apostolic mandate, it is unjust to brand obedience to the Truth, to the Church, to the Faith, as disobedience.

As his new motto says: Truth. Hope. Unleashed.

Father Corapi is left in an untenable situation. My beloved calls it being "black-holed." He will be left on indefinite suspension with little or no hope to be exonerated. Todd has known two priests who were black-holed where he used to live in Syracuse, and we knew (all too briefly) Father Andrew Dowgeirt in Miami, and went to confession with him. He made the mistake of detailing improprieties of his pastor, and then the pastor after that, and instead of him being treated with respect for detailing misdeeds, he was black-holed by the Archbishop at the time. Now we see Father Corapi made to forsake his active priesthood so that he can continue to preach.

He has said he will speak more broadly than just the Church. Good!

As my Beloved worded it best:

"I think that the age of the laity is now taking hold in earnest. We will not be silenced. We will not be silent. Shepherds can ignore us, can try to silence us, can neglect us, but we can no longer be silent. God gave Himself for our salvation. He gave us one Church. He gave us one faith, one fold, one shepherd. And the Modernists and Liberals and crypto-Protestants that would seek to take our Faith, our Sacraments, our holy priests, and our parishes from us will no longer be allowed to do it. Error will be fought, it will be cut down, and it will be cast out. You can remove the collar from the priest, but you cannot remove the Sacrament from his soul. Ad multos annos, Father Corapi. Ad multos annos."

I also invite you to read Father Z's blog post on this situation, he invites us to be charitable and to pray: 

About Fr. John Corapi with observations about our times

and last, but not least, I invite you to join me in prayer for our Bishops!

Here are way to keep in touch with him:



(Father) John Corapi's blog, and his new moniker, is The Black Sheepdog.

No matter how you feel about {Father} Corapi's decision, you must agree with me that this is one sad day in our beautiful Church!  My heart aches...but at the same time it makes me want to run out and receive the Sacraments more often and to drop on my knees and pray even harder!

Blessings,

- Erika (and Todd)