Fatima: more to think about. Sorry I have not updated lately....God is Good, all the time! May 18th St. JP 2's Birthday

4TH WEEK OF EASTER, YEAR I

JOHN 12:44-50 From Bishop Barron and WOF

Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus makes it clear once again that he and the Father are one. God is not a force or an energy or a spiritual presence occupying the deep background of your life; he’s not something that you can tap into when you feel like it. Nor is God a distant supreme being who organized the universe long ago and now leaves it to its own devices. Rather, God is the Lord. He is the commander, the ruler, the governor, the one who makes a demand and who then involves himself intimately in the affairs of the world. More to it, this Lord is one. This is, as argued by Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI), a subversive statement, for it undermines anyone or anything else’s claim to be absolute. No country, no president, no prime minister, no culture, no book, no person or political party is absolute—only God. The unity of God, for Jews and Christians, is not simply a theoretical claim; it is an enormously important existential claim. Jesus and the Father are one God who is the Lord of all creation.

There are more video's about Fatima at EWTN, 

(Eternal Word Televison Network) and they are great!  Here is the link.

https://www.ewtn.com/fatima/galleries.asp

Do not forget that Saint Pope John Paul II Birthday is may 18th, here is a recipe you might like to try.  God Bless you!

Polish Papal Cream Cake

Source: About.com

2 sheets (1.1-pound package) frozen puff pastry dough, thawed
1 recipe Easy Pastry Cream (see below)
Confectioners' sugar

Preparation:

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Roll out each piece of puff pastry slightly to blend the seam lines. Without cutting all the way through, lightly score each pastry sheet into 9 sections. Sandwich each puff pastry sheet between two pieces of parchment paper and two cooling racks. This will keep the pastry flat but still flaky. Bake 15 minutes, remove top rack and top sheet of parchment paper. Replace rack and continue to bake until golden and crispy throughout, about 15 more minutes. Cool completely. 

If you like a thick layer of filling, make a double batch of Easy Pastry Cream. 

Using a 13x9-inch pan as a mold, place one layer of cooked puff pastry in the bottom of the pan. Pour hot pastry cream over it, and place second layer of cooked puff pastry on top. Refrigerate until set. When ready to serve, using the prescored marks as guides, cut into 9 pieces. Dust each piece with confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate leftovers.

Easy Pastry Cream

2 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch salt
5 tablespoons cornstarch
6 large egg yolks (See these leftover egg white recipes.)

Preparation:

In a medium saucepan, bring milk, sugar, vanilla, salt, cornstarch and egg yolks to a boil, stirring constantly with a wire whisk. Reduce heat slightly and continue to boil 1 minute, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to get in the corners. Take the pan off the heat and plunge it into an ice-water bath or, if you have lumps, strain it through a sieve into a pan or heatproof bowl set in ice water. 

If not using the pastry cream hot as in Polish Kremówka Papieska, place a sheet of plastic wrap on the surface of the pastry cream which is cooling in the ice-water bath, and top the plastic-wrapped surface with a layer of ice cubes. Leave the ice cubes in place until the cream cools. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

from Catholic Cuisine

http://catholiccuisine.blogspot.com/2011/04/kremowka-papieska-papal-cream-cake.html

Spring has finally come and I do not have time for planting:(

I am not sure why I have such a hectic life lately, I do work full time at a local school, (I work with special needs children)????

 Jennifer's new baby is doing great, she weights 3 pounds 3 oz. now but she is still in the hospital. Every week-end is full of church and family activities.  The Woman's Conference went really well, I have a fun picture to will share:

Oh, I wish this were true!