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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 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...

June 06, 2012

Sustainable Eating On a Budget: Part II

Here in Part II of this series on sustainable eating, I will look at some...

May 2012

May 30, 2012

Sustainable Eating on a Budget: Part I

I've been wanting to do a post on eating sustainably on a budget for a...

April 2012

April 19, 2012

Catholic Birth Control?

Friends, I need to float an idea I've been chewing on for the last several...

April 16, 2012

A Fair Few

Friends, I have a few things I need to share. First, wow. I did not...

March 2012

March 06, 2012

I Love Obituaries

I always read them in our Sunday paper. Sometimes it takes me an hour to...

October 2011

October 20, 2011

Celebrating the Hallowed Days

I love these, especially the pro-life o'lantern! One of the most wonderful times of the...

October 19, 2011

You Can Sleep When You’re Dead?

Exactly. Friends, I need help. We need help. Maggie used to be a great sleeper....

October 10, 2011

True Empowerment

Hello friends. Today I'm writing at VirtuousPla.net some reflections from my years as a counselor...

October 07, 2011

Relational Giving

I forgot to link you all with my post at VirtuousPla.net this week! I wrote...

September 2011

September 27, 2011

Feasts Abounding

Friends, my favorite part of the liturgical year is upon us! I simply love, love...

August 2011

August 29, 2011

A Change of Heart

Today I'm writing over at VirtuousPla.net about my conversion from pro-choice to pro-life, and how...

August 22, 2011

What Happened at Sephora?

Hey all, today I'm writing over at VirtuousPla.net about my quest for under-eye concealer, and...

July 2011

July 13, 2011

The One In Which It All Ends

Yeah. Sorry for the dramatic title. The "It" to which I refer is Harry Potter,...

July 07, 2011

It’s Finally Happened

I am writing a manifesto. It was only a matter of time, what with all...

June 2011

June 23, 2011

God: He’s In Our Bedroom and Our Bank Book – Part I

Not our actual bedroom. Looks cozy though, doesn't it? Sex and money. In our (abysmal)...

June 16, 2011

Non Serviam

I was reading through the comments on Leila's post, and I came across one that...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

Did I Shave My Legs For This?

Friends, I am guest blogging over at Calah's blog, Barefoot and Pregnant, today. I'm writing...

May 17, 2011

It Ain’t Out There

I remember a post that Jen wrote once (I would link to it, but something...

April 2011

April 29, 2011

7 Quick Takes — Royal Wedding Edition

Before you groan and click away, how can you groan and click away? This whole...

April 04, 2011

The Only Thing I Got

We're having a parish mission this week, coinciding with a 40 hours devotion (that's where...

March 2011

March 31, 2011

Link Love and a Request

Hello friends, Just a quick post with some links for things you should check out....

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