tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post2783641803675945876..comments2024-02-27T10:53:28.877-06:00Comments on Imprisoned in my Bones: Camping ComplaintsAnne Benderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04795710781396825094noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post-69972166404004939792010-09-28T08:05:37.987-05:002010-09-28T08:05:37.987-05:00Thanks for all of the kind messages!
Patrick, I h...Thanks for all of the kind messages!<br /><br />Patrick, I had looked for that book at the same library where I found "Merry in God" but they didn't have it. I'm glad to know that I can find it on your website.<br /><br />DG, my son Joe took the picture with his cell phone. The kids were all rock climbing while Paul and I stood at the bottom of the bluff holding our breath and praying for their safety. Joe took this picture from the top of the bluff. Who knew that cell phones could do such a good job?Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195528409761980551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post-44137254051015034482010-09-28T07:55:05.660-05:002010-09-28T07:55:05.660-05:00Family time is made up of many experiences; laught...Family time is made up of many experiences; laughter, tears, smiling and complaining are some of these experiences. But through all these many things come lessons learned and memories we will look back on later, much like roses in December.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing the beautiful prayers of Fr. Doyle, as well as some of the backgfound on him and his life;I am not too familiar with him.<br /><br />The picture of Devil's Lake is beautiful. Did you take it?<br /><br />God bless you Anne.Daily Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243579752950295851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post-45615387858505984242010-09-28T05:49:01.927-05:002010-09-28T05:49:01.927-05:00Anne: Many thanks for the link and comment on the ...Anne: Many thanks for the link and comment on the Remembering Fr Doyle site. Yes, Fr Doyle is very special - he really is a relatively unknown spiritual treasure.<br /><br />The book Merry in God is excellent, but it is far surpassed by Alfred O'Rahilly's original biography which gives much greater insight into the spiritual life of Fr Doyle. It quotes more extensively from Fr Doyle's letters and notes and also gives a superb commentary on Fr Doyle's life of prayer and penance. If you like Fr Doyle I really recommend getting this book. A lot of the story will be familiar from Merry in God, but I think you would gain a lot from the commentary.<br /><br />There is a link to a reprint of the 2nd edition on the website (I am not commercially or financially associated with this in any way) and there is also a link where you can read the full book online.<br /><br />The later editions, especially the 4th and 5th, are actually much longer than this second edition - the extra 200 pages are filled in with even more commentary on Fr Doyle's spiritual life with dozens and dozens of examples of how Fr Doyle's life is based on solid Catholic and Jesuit principles and how his practices were similar to that of the saints.<br /><br />God bless!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post-57872372540873640892010-09-27T20:47:30.519-05:002010-09-27T20:47:30.519-05:00Well, if it makes you feel better, I am ashamed, a...Well, if it makes you feel better, I am ashamed, also, after reading that because I complain if my bedroom is too hot (with no rats - only an escaped hamster in my walls). <br />Father Doyle showed heroic virtue despite terrible circumstances. As much as I'd like to be virtuous to this degree I'm stuck being plain old Mary instead. Sometimes, bearing with ourselves as we really are and trying to do so because we love God can be difficult enough! The good thing is, we can offer that up :) It's a win-win situation!Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post-85852091081247404472010-09-27T09:18:03.338-05:002010-09-27T09:18:03.338-05:00I had read of, but not read, Fr. Doyle. Thank you...I had read of, but not read, Fr. Doyle. Thank you, Anne, for posting his prayers. In a way his prayer speaks from my heart more than that of Therese; welcoming every little pain, little suffering, and being His loving victim are usually far from my heart when I suffer irritations. How I wish those thoughts were closer.Do Not Be Anxioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607616214486933423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post-81771583331549977322010-09-26T22:15:00.983-05:002010-09-26T22:15:00.983-05:00Oh yes, we are human aren't we? But God also ...Oh yes, we are human aren't we? But God also knows your heart that constantly strives for holiness! I am writing down the book...It sounds like one I would love, especially with my military background. Thank you, Anne.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07679337171422593785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970104655551891786.post-61644693265924705032010-09-26T21:13:15.152-05:002010-09-26T21:13:15.152-05:00I should comment about all the lovely things about...I should comment about all the lovely things about priests and offering up the adversity, but all I can think of is--I used to camp with my family as a child at Devil's Lake in WI when I was a child every summer. It still looks about the same from the picture at the top. I grew up in Rockford, IL, so it wasn't far away like St. Louis is. Thanks for bringing back that memory.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407511730405335138noreply@blogger.com