Today was one of those days I had to wake up and choose joy rather than despair. Yesterday our country elected a man who believes the current contents of my uterus (a 12 week baby) does not need protection. It grieves my heart to no end. I used to have a bit [...]
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Let your voice be heard today – there’s a lot riding on this one….
Posted in Inspiration, The Church on November 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Holy Saturday
Posted in Conversion, The Church on March 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I vividly remember Holy Saturday of one year ago. It was April 7th, a beautiful spring morning….and there was SNOW on the ground! It was unbelievable. I took it as a sign of the incredible things to come later that day.
I have no way of knowing how many of [...]
Very Rich Indeed
Posted in Life on the Homefront, Liturgical Year, The Church on November 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »
“You are rich”, said the smiling, little Ukrainian lady to me as she admired my 4 runninggals and served out samples of seven layer dip today at Sam’s Club.
“No money, just children”, she continued.
As I walked away teary-eyes, I agreed with her. Yes, seven-layer-dip-lady, I AM rich. You have no idea how rich [...]
“Why would you want to take your kids to a Latin Mass?”
Posted in The Church, Why Do Catholics Do That? on September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Someone (a non-Catholic) asked me this question recently. I was a little startled because the question I would want to know is “Why would anyone NOT want to take their kids to a Latin Mass?” I quickly forget how different my perspective is from many of the folks in my life. In [...]
Looking for Truth (Part 3)
Posted in Conversion, The Church on September 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I live in a beautiful portion of the Eastern United States, not far from the homes of some very noteable, past presidents of our country. How do I know those men actually lived in those impressive estates or if those are just tales contrived to bring tourist dollars into the area? Fortunately, many [...]
Headed South
Posted in Sacraments, The Church on June 10, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Later this week we will travel south to Florida for our family vacation. Every summer, we head to Ft. Lauderdale for a week, give or take a few days. One year ago, it was on those same sandy beaches I was walking as I was coming to grips with the realization that the Catholic [...]
From My Nightstand…
Posted in The Church on May 3, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A few weeks ago I mentioned the book We Look for a Kingdom: The Everyday Lives of the Early Christians. I’m still making my way through it. Part two of the book, which is where I finally am now, is focused on the early Christians and the early Church. I read something last night which [...]
On the Church and Holiness….
Posted in The Church on April 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A friend recently posed a very good question to me. How can the reality that so many Catholics don’t seem to practice, much less know, their Catholic faith be compatible with the Catholic belief that the Catholic Church was and continues to be the Church founded by Jesus? I’ll save my own thoughts [...]
