Lilly Mae Catherine and the Miracle of Life and More in You Daily Newsletter

St. Anthony Catholic Church

Davenport, Iowa

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Lilly Mae Catherine and the Miracle of Life

by Meredith Dreasler

Editor's Note: These 50 days of Easter is all about soaking up the power of the resurrection. Now more than ever, we rejoice in the everlasting life that Christ won for us. To partake in this new life all we have to do is have faith and follow God's plan for us. That's what Meredith and Jonathan Dreasler have done. It led them to the miracle of life in Lilly Mae Catherine (pictured here). Listen to Meredith share their inspiring story...

As I sit to type out the story of Lilly, I realize this is the first time we have shared our journey in its entirety. Jonathan and I were married in July of 2014. We were open to starting our family right away, but as the months passed and became years, it was hard to avoid the inkling that something wasn’t right. It didn’t take long for my doctor to diagnose us with infertility.

After traveling to appointment after appointment and going from doctor to doctor, the tests started getting a little overwhelming. We didn’t feel any closer to an answer and were told IVF was our best route. That was not a choice for us.

We had always felt called to adopt. In fact, I have a strong memory from childhood that I can’t shake. I was swimming in my friend’s pool and suddenly it was as if God told me that I would adopt a baby someday. In my head I just said, “Sure God, I would love to,” and then I kept on swimming. I think God was preparing my heart for this journey.

As we started looking up the process for adoption it was very overwhelming. One day, I finally looked up home study agents in Iowa. I sent an email and got a call pretty quickly from our wonderful agent, who is now a close friend. We started our home study process in the Fall of 2017. We completed our home study and background check, but for some reason we dragged our feet with actually getting our profile finished. I think it just all felt so overwhelming at the time. CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING...

Parishioners Sealing Doorposts

with the Image of Divine Mercy

Debbie Andrews

JOIN US TOMORROW

FOR DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET ON ZOOM

TUESDAY AT 3 P.M.

DIAL 1-312-626-6799

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Parishioner Sandy Depyper's Son Police Chief Terry Engle Dies in Tragic Accident While on Duty

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Hampton Police Chief Terry Engle who passed away this weekend in a car crash while on duty. Chief Engle is the son Sandy Depyper and the stepson of her husband Don. Sandy and Don are both members of our parish. We will pray tomorrow's 3 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet in memory of Chief Engle and his family.

Sympathy cards can be mailed to the parish office. You can send words of sympathy through email. In either case, we'll make sure that Sandy and Don receive them.

Dear Parishioners,

Alleluia! Yes, we celebrate as an Easter people! Let us rejoice and be glad. Let us sing our Alleluias in the days ahead despite the continued threat of the coronavirus. Our online videos of the Holy Thursday, Stations of the Cross, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday/Easter were well received, but in no way could replace our being together in church.

We made another difficult decision to keep McAnthony Window closed one more week. We will evaluate the situation next Sunday and make a decision about reopening. We know that once this health crisis begins to get better, our patrons will have great needs. Your contributions to the church and to the Window are greatly appreciated as we try to meet those needs in the coming days, weeks, and months.

May God let His Easter light shine upon you! In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Yours in Christ,

Father Apo

Foggy Sunrise at the Prairie

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Lock Down Humor for Those of Us Tired of Being Home

Just be careful because people are going crazy from being in lock down! Actually, I've been talking about this with the microwave & toaster while drinking coffee. We all agreed that things are getting bad.

I didn't mention anything to the washing machine as she puts a different spin on everything.

Certainly not the fridge, as he is acting cold and distant.

In the end, the iron straightened me out as she said everything will be fine, no situation is too pressing.

The vacuum was very unsympathetic. . .told me to just suck it up, but the fan was more optimistic and hoped it would all soon blow over.

The toilet looked a bit flushed when I asked its opinion and didn't say anything, but the door knob told me to get a grip.

The front door said I was unhinged and so the curtains told me to . . .yes, you guessed it. . to pull myself together.