This morning we went to mass together as a family for Mother's Day. It was a little difficult but I didn't think it was that bad but my wife left right before comunion because she felt it was too much. I was disappointed that she missed the blessing of the mother's.

We had my parents over for a Mother's Day dinner. I was having a great time until I burned teh ribs. I had an emotional reaction within even though I tried to keep it in perspective. We did have a great time but I was distracted. I had things that I wanted to talk to my paents about but was never able to bring to mind.

I passed out hard in the afternoon and had a troubled sleep. I kept hearing yelling at the kids and the baby crying. I felt sick in my sleep. I was disappointed that I felt I was wasting a great day.

Today was Pentecost Sunday. Our first reading was that of the Holy spirit descending to the hundred and twenty. I heard of this spoken of as the birth of the birth of the church. Our priest gave a great sermon on the importance of Catholic doctrine but the direction he took seemed divisive in calling into question teh salvation of those separated from the Catholic church. I don't outright disagree with what he preached, nor do I disagree that non-Catholics are not taking advantage of the fullness of what the Church offers. But I feel that I cannot state that strongly that those not a part of the Roman Catholic church are completely separated simply because I must let God decide. There was a couple there that the husband is Lutheran. I felt bad for him. But I also accept that the truth is not always comfortable. Interestingly enough the second reading seemed to be one of Christian unity as being diverse in works.

I guess it depends on where God draws the boundaries of His church and what he considers to be "Caholic".