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Alice Gunther
I am a Catholic wife and mother of nine.
Interests: Catholic education and devotion, literature, teatime, crafts for children, poetry, nature study, Traditional Latin Mass
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Absolutely incredible! I just purchased the book and cannot wait to read and see the perfect illustrations.
Commented Nov 27, 2013 on Saint Felix and the Spider! (illustrated by Lydia Grace) at Pondered In My Heart
Saint Felix and the Spider! (illustrated by Lydia Grace)
Subtitled: If you give a girl a paint box... Here is the 'big project' that Lydia has been working on! Some time ago, Lydia was asked if she would like to illustrate a picture book! Written by Dessi Jackson, Saint Felix and the Spider is a sweet story about a third century saint and his unus...
This is tremendously beautiful! Happy birthday, dear friend. Xoxo
Commented Nov 27, 2013 on {pretty, happy, funny, real} - Birthday Edition at Pondered In My Heart
{pretty, happy, funny, real} - Birthday Edition
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ Linking up with Leila at Like Mother, Like Daughter for {pretty, happy, funny, real}! So we celebrated my birthday last week! {pretty} Lydia gifted me with this lovely bookmark of a sweet phoebe, one of my fa...
No, unfortunately, I cannot. It was on a holy card, but I do not recall seeing an artists name.
Good luck finding the artist. It is a lovely painting.
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Commented Aug 4, 2011 on Mother of God, Star of the Sea at Cottage Blessings
Mother of God, Star of the Sea
"As sailors are guided by a star to the port, so Christians are guided to heaven by Mary." --St. Thomas Aquinas In True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, St. Louis de Montfort advocates complete Consecration to Jesus through Mary. This stalwart Marian saint sets forth a series of prayers and prac...
Genevieve, thank you from the bottom of my heart for this beautiful comment. It is better than a Christmas present! :)
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Commented Dec 12, 2010 on The balcony at Cottage Blessings
The balcony
Here is a photo from the balcony scene in The Front Lawn Players' production of Romeo and Juliet. Did you know there is no balcony written into the original Shakespeare play? The stage direction calls for Juliet to be at a window. The famous balcony developed over time and may well be the mos...
Love it!
Commented Oct 14, 2010 on A few words about Ophelia and Cathy at Mixed Moss
A few words about Ophelia and Cathy
Bleh, here I haven't posted in months and now I'm back just to write another pointless literary observation that's too long for FaceBook and GoodReads. But there's another purpose to this post: it's for my fellow tragic Shakespeare heroine, my friend Hannah. (Pay her blog a visit now, it's aweso...
Thank you so very much, Loretta. I so appreciate it.
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Commented Oct 5, 2010 on Hello at Cottage Blessings
Hello
It has been a very long time since I have posted much here at Cottage Blessings. My writing has been sparse at best for at least two years now. Yet tonight, for some reason, I am really feeling nostalgic for this blog as it once was--all the crafts and feast day celebrations and babies on the ...
The honor was ours, Aria. Thank you for not only fitting it perfectly, but also getting it to New York on time with very short notice. You are a gem!
Thank you, everyone, for your kind words!
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Commented Jun 29, 2010 on Another Confirmation in the Latin Rite at Cottage Blessings
Another Confirmation in the Latin Rite
It seems like yesterday we were celebrating Agnes and Theresa's confirmation at the beautiful St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre, the center of our diocese here on Long Island. Yesterday it was Clair's turn, and she had a perfect day. Clair arrives at St. Agnes Cathedral. [Little si...
I do have compassion for all the victims of heinous crime, particularly at the hands of priests. But I do not accept an incomplete and misleading report by the New York Times. No one should.
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Commented Apr 7, 2010 on "Besiege the New York Times" at Cottage Blessings
"Besiege the New York Times"
Thank you for your leadership, Bishop DiMarzio. I will!
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Mar 15, 2010
No, as a matter of fact, they never did! The house we actually bought had dusty rose walls in the girls room, so we left it as is.
Commented Feb 20, 2010 on Goodnight Brown at Cottage Blessings
Goodnight Brown
Years upon years ago (OK, roughly a dozen), my husband and I were looking for our first home. We were expecting our third child (now twelve-year-old Margaret), and our young family was bursting out of the one-bedroom apartment that had made such a perfect honeymoon suite. All through the w...
I will be praying for all your intentions.
Love, Alice
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Commented Jan 14, 2010 on Novena to Our Lady of Altagracia, January 13th to 21st at Cottage Blessings
Novena to Our Lady of Altagracia, January 13th to 21st
Today begins the Novena to Our Lady of Altagracia (Our Lady of the Highest Grace), patroness of the Dominican Republic, in preparation for her Feast on January 21st. As you will see, it is a beautiful Novena, particularly for families, and I am so grateful to Helen for translating and sending it ...
Thank you so much, Sarah. You are gracious and beautiful, as always!
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Commented Dec 9, 2009 on The Walls Have Ears at Cottage Blessings
The Walls Have Ears
Mom (to Dad): This house is so small,* you don't even need to raise your voice to call the kids. They hear you no matter where you are. Margaret (from somewhere upstairs): Is that so? [*context to be explained in a future post]
Many thanks--I certainly will pray for them!
Commented Nov 30, 2009 on No coincidences II at Cottage Blessings
No coincidences II
We continued our new tradition, praying for each holy soul individually this Advent. We began with my great grandmother, Mary Dunn, and I reminded the children that it is the 56th anniversary of her death. I suggested that, rather than select another card at random tomorrow, we next pray for ...
Stella DOro is indeed out of business. (I just googled to confirm your suspicion and found a news story on it.) I am truly shocked to hear it, because it is such a popular brand in this part of the country.
There are so many offerings in the Guadalupe Tea and Jesse Tea that I would skip the Angel Wings and Crescent Moons altogether. Or use refrigerated crescent rolls for the crescent moons and perhaps store-bought Madelines or bakery cookies for the wings. (Great idea about the toddler star puffs!)
Thanks for the kind words, Tracy--and everyone!
Commented Nov 30, 2009 on No coincidences at Cottage Blessings
No coincidences
I recently inherited a stack of holy cards saved by my mother over the course of decades. Nothing could be more moving than seeing some of those old cards and the names of long deceased relatives--my mother's aunt who was a Franciscan sister, my father's 25-year-old cousin who fell in the second...
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