Her Majesty Is In The House

The Queen has been planning a ten day religious excursion to France sponsored by Matthew Kelly for a year.(He's a wonderful Catholic and if you aren't one then don't look him up. If you are Catholic and haven't heard of him then shame on you).

To say the The First Lady of Dublin, Ohio has so been looking forward to this extravaganza would be an understatement of the highest order. She took brush up French classes beginning last November. If you must know I was invited to straggle along but declined. I just had too much on my plate. For example, golf. Besides I've been to France three or four times and if you've seen one Frog you've seen them all. I'd rather spend my money on apple fritter and good cigars.

The great aspect of being a good husband, and I had this thought out before she got off the plane is, I knew she would want to relate stories about cathedrals and churches. I gave her a very, very attentive ear.  For hubby's this is crucial unless they don't wish to be constantly nagged into the next millenium. She would tell me about the Eiffel Tower and Normandy and I responded with, "You are so very fortunate".  That, for guys is a universal line. She could have said, "ISIS attacked us" and I could have come back with the same rejoiner. You see, I'd have all my bases covered.

I was, however, more than inquisitive about Bernadette Soubirous. She's now a saint in the Catholic Church. I don't want to go into detail but she died around 1848. When the Church decided she was to be Beatified her body was dug from the grave. This was some fifty years after her passing. Lo and behold no decomposition had taken place. When she was named a saint many years later the same situation presented itself. And it's not like old France was blessed with air tight Batesville caskets, either.

It's good being Catholic. Try and tell me how many saints atheists can cling to and never have their bodies decompose.

Anyway, we now have in our home somewhere between 15 and 20 gallons of water from the spring Bernadette first scratched from dirt. If you're hoping for or need a miracle call me. I promise you I won't completely deplete your bank account. Almost, but not completely.