Haystack Rock on Canon Beach by Ruttledge
Courtesy of Jeanne & Jim Magmer
Oceanside Cottage by Ruttledge
Courtesy of Jeanne & Jim Magmer
Class Of 1957, Part I
Class Of 1957, Part II
Photo: Dirk Remily, H.S. Graduate 2004
Six 30 x 72 inch glass panels form the divider between the daily
mass chapel and the church congregation area in St. Peter Church, Kirkwood, MO. Each panel is an etched presentation of an angel. These panels were created in a process known
as Leptat Etching done by the Conrad Schmitt Studios. These etchings maximize natural light. A technique, patented by CSS, reflects light from many surfaces like a jewel cut gem
lending an aura of beauty and mystery to a variety of spaces for a lower cost than stained glass.
Abstract, figural, contemporary and traditional designs have been executed in Leptat which can also use gold leaf or colored enamels that can be inlaid to enhance the subject.
The significance of each angel to be added as a commentary can be arranged. Note that each has a different symbol that would denote an angelic function.
Conrad Schmitt Studios, Inc.
2405 S. 162nd St.
New Berlin, WI 53151
Tel: (262)786-3030; Fax: (262) 786-9036
www.conradschmitt.com
www.traditional-building.com/brochure/schmitt.htm
Conrad Schmitt Studios, Inc.
Bend, IN
www.stainedglass.org/sourcebook/studios/ schmitt/conradschmittstudios1.html
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Humility and the Father's Love
“Why did my Father give you power over me?
Because he wanted me to get very close to you
to show you the depths of his love for you;
not the distant love of a God
who sits on a throne in his heaven
and looks down on you on the earth,
but the love of a Father who longs to help you
to carry your burdens,
to comfort and heal you,
to give you every good gift.
He wants to come into your homes,
and to sit with you at your meals
as one of the family.
He wants to walk with you
as a beloved friend.
He could not do that himself
and so he sent me, his only Son,
to make his love known to you.
I could take on your weakness
and then act out my Father's name which is Love.
Can you truly imagine the love of God?
Can you understand the depth
of your Father's love for you?
The Father sent me to show you his love,
and to act it out among you
to give you an example to copy.
I am the image of your unseen Father;
in my life, and particularly in my passion,
I showed you the depths
to which love must be prepared to go.
There is no room for fear in love,
no room for shame,
no excuses,
no holidays.
Love offers everything
and expects no return.
You cannot bear the unveiled love of God.
It falls like a fire upon you
and you are consumed and burnt up in its heat.
You are not ready yet to be refined
and purified by the naked flame
of your Father's love for you,
and so it has to be filtered,
mediated to you through my flesh.”
—RICHARD HOBBS
Richard Hobbs (+ 1993) was a convert to Catholicism and the father of six sons.
My Serenity Prayer:
"God grant me the serenity
to accept the people
I can not change,
the courage to change the one I can,
and the wisdom to know ...
it´s me."
Courtesy of Brother Maurus, O.S.B.
“The Winds of Grace always blow,
it is up to us to raise
our sails!”
Heard at an Al-Anon meeting
“Immaculate Heart of Mary, help us to conquer the menace of evil, which so easily takes root in the hearts of the people of today, and whose immeasurable effects already weigh down upon our modern world and seem to block the paths toward the future.
From famine and war, deliver us.
From nuclear war, from incalculable self-destruction, from every kind of war, deliver us.
From sins against human life from its very beginning, deliver us.
From hatred and from the demeaning of the dignity of the children of God, deliver us.
From every kind of injustice in the life of society, both national and international, deliver us.
From readiness to trample on the commandments of God, deliver us.
From attempts to stifle in human hearts the very truth of Cod, deliver us.
From the loss of awareness of good and evil, deliver us.
From sins against the Holy Spirit, deliver us.
Accept, 0 Mother of Christ,
this cry laden with the sufferings of all individual human beings, laden with the sufferings of whole societies.
Help us with the power of the Holy Spirit conquer all sin: individual sin and the "sin of the world," sin in all its manifestations.
Let there be revealed once more in the history of the world the infinite saving power of the redemption:
the power of merciful love.
May it put a stop to evil.
May it transform consciences.
May your Immaculate Heart reveal for all the light of hope. Amen.”
Copyright © 2001,
United States Conference Of Catholic Bishops, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Images Courtesy of Corbis, Inc. Used With Permission.
Text Courtesy Of L'Osservatore Romano.
Used With Permission USCCB Publishing.
To Order Publication No. 5-490, Call 800-235-8722.
When we attend to the needs of those in want, we give them what is theirs,
not ours. Saint Gregory the Great
“O God, you are the Source of life and peace.
Praised be your name forever.
We know it is you who turn our minds to thoughts of peace.
Hear our grayer in this time of war.
Your power changes hearts.
Muslims, Christians, and Jews remember, and profoundly affirm,
that they are followers of the one God,
children of Abraham, brothers and sisters;
enemies begin to speak to one another;
those who were estranged join hands in friendship;
nations seek the way of peace together.
Strengthen our resolve to give witness to these truths
by the way we live. Give to us:
Understanding that puts an end to strife;
Mercy that quenches hatred, and
Forgiveness that overcomes vengeance.
Empower all people to live in your law of Love. Amen.”
Pax Christi USA/Fellowship of Reconciliation Cards may be ordered from:
Pax Christi USA
532 West 8th Street
Erie, PA 16502-1343
814/453-4955
www.paxchristiusa.org
“In the comfort of your love,
I pour out to you, my Savior,
The memories that haunt me,
The anxieties that perplex me,
The fears that stifle me,
The sickness that prevails upon me,
And the frustration of all the pain that weaves about within me.
Lord, help me to see your peace in my turmoil,
your compassion in my sorrow,
your forgiveness in my weakness,
And, your love in my need.
Touch me, 0 Lord, with your healing power and strength.”
©-Prayer to Christ the Healer, SAINT ALEXIUS HOSPITAL,
The Missouri Secretary of State's web site
is a wealth of information for voters.
Visit http://www.sos.mo.gov/ to view:
Contact the Office of Secretary of State if you don't have
access to the internet:
Physical address: 600 W. Main Jefferson City,
Mailing address: PO Box 1767, Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone number: 1800-Now-Vote (1-800-669-8683)
The Missouri Catholic Conference,
Phone: 573-635-7239; Fax: 573-635-7431
Email: MoCatholic@aol.com
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