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April 2012

April 10, 2012

Hard Breaks

Twice in the past few weeks, my middle son, the one who rarely pays attention,...

April 08, 2012

Divine Mercy Novena, Day 3

Divine Mercy Novena Prayers - Day 3 "Today bring to Me ALL DEVOUT AND FAITHFUL...

April 07, 2012

Divine Mercy Novena, Day 2

Second Day "Today bring to Me the Souls of Priests and Religious, and immerse them...

April 06, 2012

My Own Passion

After a long church service today, with kids climbing on me and whining and trying...

April 06, 2012

Divine Mercy Novena, Day 1

Divine Mercy Novena Prayers - Day 1 "Today bring to Me ALL MANKIND, ESPECIALLY ALL...

April 05, 2012

Seven Churches Visitation

This year, on the 10th anniversary of my reception into the Catholic Church and First...

April 03, 2012

Holy Week Readings

Speaking of Lenten failure :), one of my failed Lenten promises was adding a period...

April 01, 2012

Lenten Failure and Easter Triumph

At the beginning of Lent I felt extremely thankful, almost exuberant, at the healthy arrival...

March 2012

March 26, 2012

Cold Feet and Confession

Our wonderful pastor has been reminding us to come to Confession now, before the rush...

March 22, 2012

Pursuing Lovely

I have been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be lovely. Hollywood...

March 20, 2012

On Leaks and Grace

Today is a rainy day here in our corner of the world, and as I...

March 17, 2012

Prayer of St. Patrick

We prayed this prayer over a green pancake breakfast this morning - happy St. Patrick's...

March 05, 2012

The New Self

"...Put away the old self of your former way of life, corrupted through deceitful desires,...

February 2012

February 28, 2012

Courage! Forward!

From yesterday's "Saint Quote of the Day" calendar: Courage! In the spiritual life, whoever doesn't...

February 11, 2012

How to do what we do

Do you ever get so caught up in getting it all done that you forget...

January 2012

January 08, 2012

Obstacles

As I'm sure was the case for many of our readers, this was our family's...

January 04, 2012

Catholicism

My husband and I recently began watching the Catholicism series that we DVRed some time...

January 02, 2012

St. Augustine on the Nativity

"Therefore, let our heart speak thus to Him; 'I have sought thy countenance; thy face,...

December 2011

December 23, 2011

To All Our Prayer Warriors:

I'm asking tonight that you join me in prayer for a young man who needs...

December 13, 2011

Setting them Up for Success

When I was a child in a Catholic elementary school, I had a teacher who...

December 12, 2011

Friendship

"Just as two friends, frequently in each other's company, tend to develop similar habits, so...

November 2011

November 01, 2011

Happy Feast of All Saints!

Happy Feast of All Saints, dear readers! I thought that I would share an excerpt...

October 2011

October 19, 2011

Cheerfulness

Food for your heart this morning... When I see someone sad, I always think, she...

October 17, 2011

The Man on the Plane

As I was boarding the airplane on my way home from a trip a couple...

August 2011

August 05, 2011

To Power-Down Periodically

Periods of complete exhaustion are inevitable for a mother. Her nursing baby makes quality...

May 2011

May 20, 2011

It’s the End of the World as we know it…

It seemed appropriate to open up a discussion on the recent news reports on the...

April 2011

April 01, 2011

Lullaby Prayer Time

I've been trying for several years to figure out (1) when my optimal time of...