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November 2015

November 28, 2015

My pope

I was at the supermarket check-out line, and noticed that the woman in front of...

November 20, 2015

What’s for supper? Vol. 13: Women Who Love Soup Too Much

SATURDAY CHILE RELLENO CHICKEN SOUP; CORN BREAD Saturday is the only day I came close to cooking...

November 19, 2015

Tell the sisters of Talitha Kum about security, Mr. Trump.

Photo credit: Damien Fisher Read this story about Donald Trump, and his take on...

November 19, 2015

What to do about refugees?

Pray. Pray! Maybe you don't need a reminder, but I do. Almost none of us are...

November 18, 2015

Additions, corrections to Greg Popcak’s book Holy Sex?

Gregory Popcak and I were chatting the other day. He's thinking of writing a second,...

November 17, 2015

Dr. Louise Cowan: A Heart that Sees

Although she smiled warmly and spoke gently (and, if I remember rightly, barely cleared five...

November 14, 2015

What’s for supper? Vol. 12: O mangi questa minestra o salti dalla finestra

We left for Syracuse on Friday around noon. The first thing I did that morning...

November 12, 2015

The hardest part of being a woman

When I was a zygote, I was female. I was as feminine then as I...

November 11, 2015

How fancy are we?

We're so fancy, our leather couch has built-in cup holders for my evening wine. ...

November 10, 2015

Should we smile, smile, smile?

What's the difference between feigned joy that cult members are required to display, and a suffering...

November 09, 2015

Pretend you’re Starbucks.

So far, I have met zero Christians who are mad at Starbucks. My Facebook feed...

November 06, 2015

What’s for supper? Vol. 11: Here comes the quiche, doot-n-doo-doot

SATURDAY CANDY HAM and CHEESE CANDY CANDYCANDY Halloween was Saturday, you'll recall! No sense in...

November 05, 2015

Thanks, Mom.

Does she cook and clean for us and do our laundry? Oh, yes, she does....

November 04, 2015

Robin’s Handmade Goatmilk Soap! 18 new varieties

You've heard me sing the praises of my friend Robin's handmade soap. Her Etsy shop...

November 04, 2015

Is it easier for rich people to have big families?

David Mills is doing a little self-examination at Aleteia with A Marxist Lesson for Breeding...

November 03, 2015

An Ethically-Produced Shingles Vaccine?

Many pro-lifers still decline to use any vaccine that was not ethically derived, choosing instead to...

November 03, 2015

Bagels from Heaven, very imperfect contrition, and conversations with the dead

These are all topics we discussed yesterday during Mark Shea's radio show, Connecting the Dots, where...

November 02, 2015

Reading, watching, listening to …

I'm reading ... When You Are Engulfed In Flames by David Sedaris Sedaris is the...

October 2015

October 30, 2015

What’s for supper? Vol. 10: ‘At’samatta for you?

SATURDAY HOBBIT BIRTHDAY! Roast chicken, asparagus, braided stuffed bread, and roast apples; hot cider;...

October 29, 2015

China’s One-Child Policy Relaxed Nationwide

Chinese couples will soon be permitted by the state to have two children. According to the New...

October 28, 2015

Not everything is fixable (God have mercy on us all)

A caller once asked radio host Dr. Laura for advice about an impossible situation. I...

October 27, 2015

Rogue Laughter in a Flippant Society

Whether you call it a defect in our understanding of tragedy, or a defect in...

October 26, 2015

Up from Unity Candles

My marriage is now an adult! It's eighteen years old as of yesterday. Here's a...

October 24, 2015

I just figured out why it was called “The Synod on the Family.”

I just figured out the entire Synod. Or at least, I figured out something...

October 23, 2015

Florida grapefruits and oranges for sale! Support my kids’ wonderful school

As you may know, my younger kids attend an excellent rural charter school. We love...

October 23, 2015

What’s for supper? Vol. 9: Tortellini Entropy and Bread Machine Challah

My mother used to eat leftovers for lunch, and sometimes for breakfast. Her method was...

October 21, 2015

I’m reading, I’m watching, I’m listening to . . .

I'm reading . . . Havana Bay by Martin Cruz Smith. Fourth in the Arkady...

October 20, 2015

Who’s your monster?

What do we tell ourselves, when we see the zombies coming for us? That society...

October 19, 2015

12+ Scary Movies Our Kids Loved (including at least 5 “hells” and 2 “bollocks”)

By Screenshot from "Internet Archive" of the movie Dracula (1958) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons...

October 16, 2015

What’s for supper? Vol. 8: The Fanciest Soup Picture I Have Ever Taken

Question of the week: What childhood meal are you always trying to recreate? For me,...