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2011 has been exciting here at Das Schmidt Haus. Here’s my year in review, 7 Quick Takes style. — 1 — I started 2011 as a new full-time at-home parent after resigning from what many called the “dream job.” Many people didn’t understand my decision to walk away from a job . . . → Read More: 2011 In Pictures — 7 Quick Takes Style  2 comments  Parenting, Pilgrimage, Saints, Schmidt, Lisa, Seven Quick Takes  beatification, Blessed Pope John Paul II, Catholic New Media Conference, CNMC, Conception Abbey & Seminary, Conception Missouri, Deacon, Defend us in battle, Diaconate formation, Diocese of Des Moines, Divine Mercy Sunday, full-time at-home parenting, Infertility, Mary's House in Ephesus, Pilgrimage, Saint Name Generator, Spiritual Warfare, St. Michael the Archangel, The Catholic Mirror Today the Church celebrates the Assumption of Mary. From Presentation Ministries: In 1950, Pope Pius XII officially recognized the assumption of Mary into heaven as part of divine revelation. The Church had believed this for many centuries, but the Pope was led by the Spirit to make it official in order to give us hope. . . . → Read More: The Assumption And My Living Sign of Hope Wouldn’t it be cool if all garden gates greeted you with this proclamation? This was the image that welcomed us during a recent trip to Milwaukee. Read more about our experience at the Archdiocesan Marian Shrine. Over the weekend we visited Joel’s family near Milwaukee and on Saturday headed into the city to visit the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum (a great experience for the whole family!). After several hours exploring, we made our way to Balistreri’s Italian American Ristorante for some of the best darn pizza a person can find anywhere in the . . . → Read More: A Marian Shrine Tucked in the Corner of a City The May 2011 issue of The Catholic Mirror is now out! Sure, the priest reassignments are certainly the hot topic for the month, but there is also a story on the front page that is near and dear to our hearts – our “we survived the beatification” story! Thanks to Anne Marie Cox, Mirror staff, for collecting . . . → Read More: Crowds Push to See Pope John Paul II Beatified Read We Survived the Beatification (Part 1)! The portico into which we were swept can be seen at left where the street narrows before opening into St. Peter's Square. The entrance was located just out of view around the left side of the colonnade. The crowd was estimated at 1.5 million. – Massimo Sestini, . . . → Read More: We Survived the Beatification (Part 2)! Polish pilgrims joyfully descend on Rome for the Beatification of John Paul the Great. It was Day One of our pilgrimage. After seeing some of the major sites of Rome, we went out for dinner as a group. But on the way back to our hotel, things changed. Around 11:00 PM while going around . . . → Read More: We Survived the Beatification (Part 1)! One comment Pilgrimage, Schmidt, Joel, Schmidt, Lisa beatification, Blessed John Paul the Great, Lino Rulli, Miracle, Piazza, Pilgrimage, Polish, Pope Benedict XVI, Rome, SiriusXM 129, St. Peter’s Square, The Catholic Channel, The Catholic Guy Show, The Catholic Traveler, Vatican, Via della Conciliaziona It has been quite busy on pilgrimage the last few days! We were finally able to connect to a data plan, but given we are minutes away from porting at Patmos, this will be a quick update. Here are two pictures of our adventures this morning at Ephesus. The altar inside Our Blessed Mother's . . . → Read More: Pilgrimage Updates 8:15 a.m. – We got into the piazza! Millions of people here! Leave a comment Pilgrimage, Schmidt, Joel, Schmidt, Lisa beatification, Blessed John Paul the Great, Blessed Pope John Paul II, Lino Rulli, Miracle, Piazza, Pilgrimage, Pope Benedict XVI, Rome, SiriusXM 129, St. Peter’s Square, The Catholic Channel, The Catholic Guy Show, The Catholic Traveler, Vatican, Via della Conciliaziona 2:00 a.m. – Sitting outside Saint Peter’s Square with, oh, probably at least a million others waiting for the beatification Mass for Pope John Paul. The crowd, comprised of people all over the world, is energized and eager. We are blessed to be here, witnessing this moment in history. More updates to come as . . . → Read More: Beatification Update #1  One comment Pilgrimage, Schmidt, Joel, Schmidt, Lisa beatification, Blessed John Paul the Great, Lino Rulli, May 1, Miracle, Piazza, Pilgrimage, Polish, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, Rome, SiriusXM 129, St. Peter’s Square, The Catholic Channel, The Catholic Guy Show, The Catholic Traveler, Vatican, Via della Conciliaziona |
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