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June 2012

June 22, 2012

Princeton professor’s new take on old feminism debate

Have you all read this article, "Why Women Still Can't Have it All", published Wednesday...

June 07, 2012

Father’s Day Ideas

One of the areas where I think (my) homeschooling lacks is some of those adorable...

April 2012

April 17, 2012

Cohabitation: A Preparation for Divorce

One sweet neighbor of ours "C" is a never-married single mom, 29 years old, raising...

March 2012

March 28, 2012

Catholics and Contraception

This opinion, in the NY Daily News, is a great summation of theological issues surrounding...

February 2012

February 08, 2012

Lunchtime Links

And a shameless newborn shot. She was only 2 weeks old in that photo, she's...

February 04, 2012

News

Just read this article about the Susan G. Komen Foundation's plans to re-fund Planned Parenthood...

February 02, 2012

Great News from Komen

Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation is cutting its ties with Planned Parenthood ostensibly due...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

Prayer and Action

Our pastor gave a powerful homily at Mass this morning, and continued his thoughts in...

October 2011

October 26, 2011

Epic October

Since there is a noticeable dearth of October baseball posts from MaryAlice and Red this...

September 2011

September 11, 2011

Ten years later, we remember…

The priest this morning gave a beautiful homily in honor of the memorial of September...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

In the Know

Last Tuesday I got a call from Red. She immediately let me know that she...

May 2011

May 03, 2011

Osama bin Laden is Dead – How are we to respond?

As you all know by now, U.S. Navy SEALS found and killed Osama bin Laden,...

April 2011

April 29, 2011

I have to admit, I can’t get enough!

She was gorgeous, the whole thing was timeless, the music was amazing, the homily...

March 2011

March 22, 2011

New Car Seat Advice

I am sure that many of you have seen this column in the New York...

January 2011

January 24, 2011

Praying for all those at the March for Life today.

"That special power of loving that belongs to a woman is seen most clearly when...

December 2010

December 14, 2010

Merry Christmas Red and Mr. MaryAlice

So rosy is the glow of the season that we'll send Cliff Lee back to...

September 2010

September 29, 2010

Boys That Read

A while ago I had to speak to our Town Council in defense of our...

September 01, 2010

For College Football Fans

Anyone watching college football this weekend will want to check out the pre-game for Michigan...

August 2010

August 29, 2010

Harvard Grad Pursues her Vocation

Did you read the interview at National Review with Mary Anne Marks, who delivered the...

July 2010

July 13, 2010

“Ruining a Patch of Nature”

The kids were playing outside today with neighborhood children here in Oxford, our most recent...

June 2010

June 25, 2010

Commencement Advice

At Princeton's graduation for the Class of 2010, Baccalaureate Speaker Jeff Bezos '86, CEO of...

May 2010

May 17, 2010

Something I actually like in the NYT

I don't link to the NYT very often, that's MaryAlice's job, but I'll make an...

May 03, 2010

Speaking of Recalls

B-Mama just posted about a crib recall, and in the comments section MaryAlice mentioned the...

April 2010

April 14, 2010

Roman Coffee

Juris Mater's Roman adventure has me thinking nostalgically of the time I spent living in...

April 05, 2010

New Beginnings

It's Easter! It's Opening Day! Hope springs eternal.

April 02, 2010

Must Read

I am sorry to interrupt your Good Friday, but this Peggy Noonan piece is the...

February 2010

February 14, 2010

A Child of The Era of Changing Expectations

Recently my father and I were having a conversation in which he mentioned a local...

February 04, 2010

Another Olympic Resource

Check out these New York Times videos which detail the science behind aerial skiing, my...

January 2010

January 26, 2010

Winter Olympics Unit Study

The Winter Olympics begin in just a few short weeks (February 12-28). I am planning...

January 23, 2010

A Higher Calling

Another inspiring story, and shockingly, this time it comes from ESPN. So often our athletes...