Blogging is a serious thing, you know!

This blog has had some serious starts and stops since it was first begun nearly two years ago. Not for a lack of trying or a paucity of material with which to work has it faltered. It's mostly the lack of discipline in making this weekly journal something that is worth your time.

So, in the interest of doing just that, making this worth your time, we are going to try a new effort at blogging here on a regular basis. Lately, some members of the shrine community have asked if we can make available the content of homilies or reflections that are preached at the shrine. While quite a compliment, it is something that couldn't easily be done. But we can post, or link to, reflections on the weekly readings that will help us all deepen our faith commitment and our understanding of the Word among us. Readers will be able to post comments and others will be able to respond to them; the shrine staff will not make this into a "class" or forum for teaching (at least, that's not the intent of this project right now). But we will monitor it and listen to comments and suggestions. As always, you can email them to lourdesshrinect@gmail.com and we'll get back to you...hopefully!

And we'll also be posting news and other "stuff" that may help us all grow as a community and as participating members of the Church here in Northwestern Connecticut.