Hit the polls and ready yourself with knowledge! As a local priest put it, if you’re not willing to let your beliefs influence every aspect of who you are and every decision you make, then there’s no point in believing anything.
Celebrating the Eucharist in Light of Thanksgiving Day
Praise the Merciful Lord that Fall has officially arrived. The calendar can say all it wants, but in the South the tell-tale signs are Pumpkin Spice Everythings and donning boots and a scarf when it’s 79 degrees. I’m seven years deep in Southern living after being grown in Nebraska, but despite the geographical and occasional cultural gaps […]
Adding Perspective to Injury
My 1-year-old is sick. Adding illness to his fiery temperament is like a chem experiment gone horribly wrong; the poor dear has screamed most of the weekend out of discomfort and anxiety that Mama might step more than 1 foot away. High fevers, shrill screams; and to be honest, enduring 60ish hours of this has […]
The Dignity of [Yard] Work: A Catholic Perspective
For the past couple of days, I’ve developed a pretty strong attachment to my leaf blower, a precious gift I received from my sister last summer. The degree of instant-gratification neatness it creates is astonishing and I’m blown away (HA!) by how easy it is to use. Within the past week I’ve used it at […]
Choosing One Form of Faithfulness Over Another
I didn’t do my Bible Study homework this week. At all. I almost didn’t go since we’ve had a busy weekend and I didn’t even know what we were to have studied this week; but I remembered how much I love going and how I hate to miss a single session because of the flowing […]
What a Man Really Wants (or at least what mine does)
Our modest three-bedroom boasts of about 1200+ sq. ft. plus a detached shack garage in our large backyard. Big windows, a hallway long enough for little ones to run up and down, and a pokey kitchen to keep me humble are the very dearest parts of my house. It’s a darling little place with plenty […]
Catholic Humor
Love it. Happy Thursday!
Stave off Resentment
Do I usually post at 8:45 on a Tuesday night? Not at all – but I read this quotation and felt so moved by its truth that I had to share. Enjoy and mull it over: The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to […]
Spousal Sparring: How to Fight the Fair Fight
I’ll never forget the first fight Andrew and I had when we were dating, just a few months into our long-distance relationship. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t still affect us, because it does. Up until that point, I had had starry-eyed daydreams of him waiting for me at the altar and of […]
I Finally “GET” Joy in Suffering
The idea of joy in suffering is a pretty tough pill to swallow and I’ve wrestled with it for years. It’s a challenge that goes beyond emotions and requires a huge effort from the will; it calls for understanding that in suffering, we can imitate Christ in a more specific way and humbly offer our […]
