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April 2014

April 30, 2014

Death Behind Closed Doors

I stood outside the building on a "killing day". We were there to pray....

April 22, 2014

A Silent Cross, Silent No More: Infertility Awareness Week

When people see me now, all they see are the "hands full" so many feel...

February 2014

February 04, 2014

Whatever Isn’t Love

I was crying again. Sitting in the semi-darkness, the only light coming from the muted...

January 2014

January 15, 2014

Five Favorites

1. Teamwork Makes the Dream Work I read a wonderful article yesterday by the author...

March 2013

March 13, 2013

Learning from Lent

You're looking at the newest occasional contributor over at the lovely Catholic Exchange! I'm so...

March 12, 2013

Conclave and Facebook

Today begins the Conclave! People always go nuts over the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel,...

March 05, 2013

Birthday Fun, Papal Lapbook, and Snow White

So, how was the chicken? Good, right? I know. I'm feeling pretty awesome, because I...

February 2013

February 19, 2013

Some Thoughts and My Birthday

I've been thinking a lot since my post last week. Many of you gave me...

February 14, 2013

A Hologram of Motherhood

Spiritual motherhood is stalking me. I've tried to file a restraining order, but she keeps...

February 12, 2013

Chisel Blows

I'm sure everyone who reads this blog (and doesn't live under a rock) has heard...

February 06, 2013

My Sisters the Saints

Today I am over at Ignitum Today reviewing Colleen Carroll Campbell's most recent book, My...

January 2013

January 31, 2013

Humiliation and Trust

There I was, in the cold exam room. My toddler in her stroller in the...

January 25, 2013

Ninjas for Life and My Story

So, there's like a group in Washington today or something. I mean, that's what I...

January 22, 2013

How Long?

40 years is a long time. It's longer than my life span. It's longer than...

January 18, 2013

7 Quick Takes: Books For Catholic Moms

After my post on resources for sharing the faith with children, I had a few...

January 09, 2013

Closer to God, Closer to Heaven: Helping our Children Grow in Faith

When our daughter was baptized in March 2010, her godparents presented us with a gift...

December 2012

December 18, 2012

What Should We Do?

We are soaked in blood. I am soaked in blood. There is so much blood...

December 06, 2012

St. Nicholas Visits Our Home

We woke up this morning to some presents from the ever generous St. Nicholas. Well,...

November 2012

November 19, 2012

Day 19: Random Acts of Kindness

Today I am grateful for a blog-turned-chance-encounter-turned-in-real-life friend who God brought into my life this...

November 05, 2012

Day 5: Consecreated

Statue of St. Louis deMontfort, inside St. Peter's Today our family is beginning the preparation...

October 2012

October 24, 2012

There Is No Solution

At some point, you start to feel like banging your head against a wall. You...

September 2012

September 27, 2012

A Wrench in the Machinery of Death: Sr. Helen Prejean

She's short. Maybe 5'2. But her voice, her Louisiana to the core drawl fills up...

September 18, 2012

Our Lady of Sorrows

Yesterday, at Ignitum Today, I published some thoughts from the women's conference I attended over...

September 05, 2012

The First and Vital Cell

Human beings are essentially social in nature. The second theme of Catholic social teaching is...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

What He is About

I came across this in my reading and researching, and it was too good not...

August 27, 2012

The Dignity We Share

Any treatment of Catholic social teaching has to begin and end with the dignity of...

August 22, 2012

In Right Relationship

First off, thank you so much for the responses to Monday's post about the new...

August 20, 2012

Justice in the Family, Justice in the World

When I set out to write this blog, nearly four years ago, I did not...

July 2012

July 05, 2012

Back in Black, or Burning Up

Although, I suppose, it would be better to be back in red, white, and blue?...

June 2012

June 21, 2012

Courage, friends!

Well, of course I am writing about this. Most of you probably already know about...

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