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January 2014

January 03, 2014

Save Money & Live Simply

1. This year, learn one new hobby. Try to make it a time-honored craft, like...

December 2013

December 29, 2013

The Adventure is About to Begin: a 2014 that promises the impossible

It's the excitement I used to feel when I was a child and it was...

December 28, 2013

Remembering Seabiscuit

I can vividly remember two Christmas presents from December 2003. My daughter gave my father...

December 24, 2013

The greatest Christmas gift is the original Christmas gift.

I've had the same dream twice in the last few weeks. In the dream, I...

December 22, 2013

Do Catholics Like The Song "Mary, Did You Know"

Today, a woman on Twitter posted that she knows a lot of Evangelicals, and they...

December 17, 2013

Doubling Down on My Mom-ness at Advent

I’m thinking of a young lady who is going through a tough time right now....

December 09, 2013

I didn't believe in the Immaculate Conception. And then, I did.

There was a time when I did not believe in the Immaculate Conception. And then,...

December 06, 2013

Christmas-without-Advent is a fake. An imposter. We all know it.

I have dipped my toes in the chaos of the Christmas-before-Advent scene. I've been to...

December 04, 2013

The Missing Link

I was nearing my ninth birthday, and it was the time in childhood when seemingly...

December 02, 2013

December 2013 Catholic by Grace Column

My due date was the 26th of December, but by Christmas Eve 1985, I was...

December 02, 2013

INFP Catholic (introversion, intuition, feeling, perception)

According to a personality test making its rounds on Facebook recently, I am an INFP...

December 01, 2013

Advent and an epiphany (with a lowercase e)

Advent has begun. During morning prayers, I thought of something that has never dawned on...

November 2013

November 26, 2013

Ice Cream and First Holidays After a Parent's Death

A woman on Twitter last night admitted that she wasn't fine. I went to the post she...

November 23, 2013

Sometimes, God Gives Us The Prayer

I found a manuscript I wrote in 2000. I was a Protestant back then, and...

November 19, 2013

Lovely Grace

The picture is everywhere. Pope Francis places his hand on a man's head and embraces...

November 19, 2013

A Tale of Two Nuns

In 1976, while the rest of the U.S. celebrated the Bicentennial, I was enduring The...

November 16, 2013

The Best Plugins and Widgets for the Catholic Faithful

I don't know html code. I don't even know if that's the right way to...

November 15, 2013

The Words of Christ That Haunt Me

Oskar Schindler’s quote in the 1993 film Schindler’s List haunts me. I didn’t do enough....

November 13, 2013

The Blessed Mother's Lesson . . . from the files of daily life

I used to play "Bridge over Troubled Waters" by Simon & Garfunkel for my unborn...

November 11, 2013

Halls of Hampton Court, Westminster Abbey, and Heaven

I had literally been there, done that, and bought the T-shirt. . . and the...

November 09, 2013

Time to Plant Bulbs, Time to Reflect on Redemption

Have you ever noticed how ugly daffodil bulbs are? I planted some recently. Every single...

November 08, 2013

Signing the Book Contract

I have wanted to be a writer since I was in 9th grade. That’s when...

November 07, 2013

Lessons on Crane Creek

Crane Creek was the rambling stream that ran behind our house in the heat of...

November 05, 2013

G-Shocks, Storybooks, Mrs. Beasely Dolls, and Evel Knievel

You can chalk it all up to nostalgia. My husband recently purchased a G-Shock watch...

November 04, 2013

November 2013 Catholic by Grace Column

We are called to witness. Every baptized Catholic must share the Gospel message with others....

November 03, 2013

Ender's Game: Reading the Book, Watching the Movie, and Imagining Heaven

A movie is never as good as the book. Ever. We saw the movie Ender’s...

November 01, 2013

The Smithsonian, Hope Diamond, and Litany of Saints

We visited the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. when I was thirteen. A few of...

October 2013

October 30, 2013

Praying With Mary

There’s just nothing fun about a colonoscopy. Not. One. Thing. This time, I had a...

October 29, 2013

Halloween – through the eyes of a converted heart.

I've had a love-hate relationship with Halloween. As a child, I liked dressing up and...

October 23, 2013

The Article Discussed on Son Rise Morning Show 10/22/13

Without a doubt, you know someone who is ready and just needs a little nudge....