Moses the Cat

Cat, did someone just say cat?! Where is he so I can chase him!

Calm down Tallulah. First of all it's not very nice to chase cats, they are God's creatures too! Have you already forgotten the lesson we learned on Sunday about loving everyone!

Second, this is a really big cat who can probably chase you down! His name is Moses and he is part of the CatChat family!

I think you are right Cloë, that cat looks bigger than a bear! Ok so maybe I'm not going to tangle with him. Why are we even talking about cats anyway - I say cats are not as good as dogs!

Well Tallulah, we want to tell all our friends out there about the CatChat Family. Many of our friends may already know about them because they have been to some of the diocese's Bible Camps or a CatChat Concert.

CatChat has a great website that everyone should check out (www.catchat.ca). For instance they have some fun tunes to listen to on (click here)

 

You can also Chat with Moses Why would I want to talk to a cat Cloë?!

 

 

Finally, check out this video of the Moses and the CatChat Family.

 

 

 

Despite Tallulah's comments, we really don't mind cats, but they always seem to run away when we try to play with them...

 

Cloë & Tallulah signing off - woof!

 

Cloë, promise no more cats unless I can chase them.

Love One Another

So Tallulah what did we learn at Mass yesterday?

Well it was the 5th Sunday of Easter!

You're right Tallulah, but what did we learn in the Gospel?

Something about loving others?!!

Exactly. Jesus told his friends, "the new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another." So how do you think you can love others?

Well, things like

• I be nice to you,
• I share my treats with you,
• when you are feeling sad, I just be there for you,
• I don't chew on all that extra fur around your neck :(
• I listen when my master asks me to sit and stay and to stop using you as a chew toy.

Those are all great ways to show your love. Hey everybody send us your ideas about how you can live this commandment.

Here are two catchy little tunes to help you remember this commandment.

 

 

Hey Cloë did you know that today is the feast day of St. Catherine of Sienna? To learn more about this great saint humans can visit happysaints.com right Cloë?!

 

Don't we have a church named after her here in the diocese?

We do indeed Tallulah. It is a beautiful old church out in Greenfield, not too far from Alexandria. Here are front and back shots of it.
 

 

Well that is lots for today! Woof!

Cloë & Tallulah

Tallulah's Swamp Adventure

Today was our master's birthday. So we decided to take a walk in Guindon Park - one of our favourite walks. It is a great place to see so many of God's creatures. The most interesting one we saw today was this snapping turtle who was sunning himself on a giant rock.

Our master was actually the one who saw him, but once Tallulah got a look she decided to run over and say hi. The only problem was that to get to the turtle Tallulah had to go through the swamp. Kim yelled at her to stop, but there was no way. The turtle dove into the water, the nearby blue heron flew away and Tallulah was dirty and very wet. She also got herself stuck in the mud!!

Twice she tried to pull herself out but couldn't. I tried to jump in to help, but Kim then yelled at me two stop - so I did. Just as Kim was about to take off her shoes and socks and roll up her jeans to go into the coldy murky swamp to pull her out, Tallulah finally pulled herself out. Kim was pretty mad but I also heard her give a quick thanks to God for all the help for getting the silly Belgian Shepherd out.

Here is a picture of Tallulah after she got out of the swamp - her entire back half is full of mud - yucky!

Here she is having a bath - she wasn't not too happy, but that's what happens when you don't listen to good advice.

Woof!
Cloe and the now clean Tallulah

The Way, The Truth & The Life

So Tallulah what did we learn at Mass this morning?

We learned that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life! (John 14:6), but I'm not really sure what that means Cloë.

Jesus is the way - It is through Jesus that we know God the Father.

Jesus is the truth - It is Jesus who tells us the truth about God.

Jesus is the life - Jesus teaches us the best way to live our lives. 

Check out this video Tallulah it will help you better understand and remember this lesson. The first video gives you the words and the second video shows you the actions to the song.

 

 

 

 

Signing off - Woof!

 

Cloë & Tallulah

Feast Day of St. Mark

Q: What did one flea say to the other?  

A: Should we walk or take a dog?               




Hey Cloë, why was Fr. George wearing red at Mass instead of white? I thought we were still in the Easter Season.

Well Tallulah today is a an important feast day in the Church and the priests wear red on major feasts. Today is the feast of St. Mark! (STRAIGHT ANSWERS—THE COLOR OF LITURGICAL VESTMENTS)

Mark was not one of Jesus' apostles and we are not really sure if he ever met Jesus personally, but Mark did write one of the four Gospels. This was his way of proclaiming the Good News to all the people.

Isn't that sort of what we are trying to do with this blog!

Yup, 2000 years later that is still the job of Christians, to let everybody know who God is and that He loves them.

Click here and you can read about one of Jesus' miracles that Mark wrote about.

 

To view more SAINTS fun facts click here.

Happy Anniversary Pope Benedict

                                   Happy Anniversary Pope Benedict!

 

 

Tallulah, did you know that it was 8 years ago today that Pope Benedicat XVI officially became the leader of the more than 1 billion Catholics in the world.

Did you say 1 billion! That is sure a big number. Hey I'd love to have 1 billion dog treats - now that would be cool.

That would not be cool Tallulah, you would be sick as a dog. LOL!

Hey isn't the pope's name Francis?

Yes our current pope is indeed Pope Francis. But Pope Benedict is still alive and he is now called the Pope emeritus. Before you ask, Emeritus is a fancy Latin word that means "having served one's time"

To learn more about Pope Benedict XVI and what the pope does click here.






Bishop Marcel Damphousse greeting
Pope Benedict XVI
September 20, 2012

 

Archbishop Paul-André Durocher receiving his pallium
from Pope Benedict XVI on June 29, 2012

A picture of Pope Benedict XVI for you to colour!

Visit happysaints.com for more great pictures. 

It's Confirmation Time

Cloë have you noticed how busy the churches are at night in our area these days? What do you think is going on?

Well Tallulah there are almost 400 kids in grade 2 who are receiving confirmation!

Confirmation?! What does that mean Cloë?

Confirmation is one of the sacraments that Catholics receive Tallulah. Sacraments are gifts that God gives to each of us. At confirmation the Holy Spirit comes to us in a very special way. (Click here to download the colouring page.)

 Who is this Holy Spirit Cloë?

The Holy Spirit is part of the Trinity, you know God the Father, God the Son (that's Jesus) and God the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a little bit like a vitamin because He keeps us healthy and able to fight off sin. He also helps us to love God and others.

Here is a great song to help you better understand who the Holy Spirit is (don't forget to click on fullscreen!)

Until next time - Woof!
Cloë and Tallulah

P.S. Parents if you need extra help explaining all this to your kids click here.

Jesus the Good Shepherd

Day two of our blog - how exciting!

Remember that yesterday we talked about Jesus being the good shepherd? Well we found something about this on one of our favourite websites happysaints.com

Be sure to visit happysaints.com where you can learn about the saints as well as important events in the life of Jesus and there are always great pictures like the one above.

Woof!
Cloë and Tallulah

Meet the Church Dogs

Hi Everyone! We are Cloë & Tallulah Belle and we call ourselves the Church Dogs! We have been wanting to do a blog for sometime but were having trouble getting our master to agree to it (you see we don't have an internet account and we aren't the best typists.) Today she agreed, God must have been talking really loudly to her at Mass today.

We go to Mass just about every Sunday with our master (she drives if it's raining or super cold) and many weekdays. We don't go inside of course, but we have excellent hearing so we learn a lot just by what we hear through the window. We wanted to start this blog to share some of what we have learned especially with all the kids out there.

But first we need to properly introduce ourselves. Cloë is older so she will go first.

My name is Cloë and I am a mixed breed. My mom is a black Shar Pei (you know the wrinkle dogs ) and my dad is a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. From the neck down I look just like my dad. My face isn't exactly like my mom's since I grew into most of my wrinkles but I have black dots on my tongue and I have a pretty wide nose and floppy jowls like her. I am five and half years old. I've been going to church with my master for almost five years!

This is me after a dip in the lake (you can see at least 2 of the black dots on my tongue.)

My turn!~My name is Tallulah Belle and I am a Belgian Shepherd, specifically a Malinois. When my master first got me from the Humane Society she thought I was a mix of German Shepherd and Collie - a common mistake. But nope I'm my own specific breed. I am not nearly as big as a German Shepherd and my colouring is a black face and tan body - the opposite of my German cousins. I am two and a half years old. I've been going to church with my master for two years and I have finally learned from Cloë that I have to sit, listen and wait and most importantly not bark during Mass. I do sometimes dig up the garden or lawn but my master does not seem to like that because she sure yelled at me earlier this week when I did this, she said our priest would be upset.

 

So here is what we learned at Mass this morning. Today is the fourth Sunday of Easter - we know we couldn't believe that Easter was more than one day either. Actually Easter goes on for 50 days!! This particular Sunday is often called Shepherd Sunday. The reason is that the Gospel talks about Jesus being the shepherd and all of us being his sheep.

Hey Cloë, I know all about sheep because I was originally bred to help herd the sheep in Belgium, it's a very important job! I make sure all the sheep stay near the master and are safe, just like Jesus.

You are right Tallulah. But the most important thing that Jesus told us today is that he knows every single one of us and that he gives us eternal life.

Wow Cloë that is amazing, that must be why I had an extra spring in my step today.

Until next time it's Cloë and Tallulah signing off - Woof!