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February 2014

February 27, 2014

At the Register: Reading Suggestions for Lent

Sixteen great books I've read or mean to read for Lent.

February 26, 2014

Confession book winner!

And the winner is . . . Ezbs • 3 days agowho says "I've never won anything...

February 26, 2014

Try this one weird trick for ending the war on women

You know what would cut through 99% of this crap, where we find ourselves arguing...

February 25, 2014

Advice for mom who is unexpectedly expecting?

A reader writes: Dear Simcha, do you have any reading material suggestions (in print or...

February 25, 2014

At the Register: Don’t Shoot Those Helicopters Down

Why can't gay people (or depressed people, or anxious people, or people with temptations that...

February 24, 2014

Songs on butts, evebody knows one!

Songs on butts, every garden grows one! Oh, Neil Diamond, you always come back to...

February 24, 2014

The Dreadmill

That's what my kids call my treadmill. Today, the dreadmill and I discovered an unexpected...

February 22, 2014

Desperate need for Creighton NFP instructors in Portland

So, you live in the Portland, Oregon area and want to learn about Creighton NFP....

February 22, 2014

Portland area desperately needs NFP instructors

So, you live in the Portland, Oregon area and want to learn about NFP. You'll...

February 21, 2014

Book giveaway! A Little Book About Confession for Children

As promised: I'm giving away one copy of Kendra Tierney's A Little Book About Confession...

February 21, 2014

Prayer requests for my family!

1. My sister Sarah looks like she in labor with sweet Naomi, who is baby...

February 20, 2014

At the Register: Gay Man Refused Last Rites?

Or something else entirely? His story stinks to high heaven, and if the priest has...

February 20, 2014

Progesterone cream (prescription and OTC) improved my Creighton NFP charting of cycles and now NFP is tolerable instead of intolerable

This is my story of how progesterone cream made NFP tolerable, instead of intolerable. The...

February 19, 2014

The Darwins’ Immediate Book Meme

From Darwin Catholic: There are plenty of memes that want to know all about your...

February 19, 2014

Lent is on its way! Here are three ideas to get you started.

You guys. Lent starts March 5. There has been a lot of ordinary time since...

February 18, 2014

At the Register: The Catechesis of the Snow Shovel

As I muse on the lessons of shoveling snow, a distinct pattern emerges.

February 17, 2014

Utterly useless, utterly lovely

A handmade wooden machine that mimics the motion of a drop of water hitting a...

February 17, 2014

My interview with ZENIT

ZENIT: "Would you place your book in the context of the New Evangelization?" SIMCHA: [runs...

February 15, 2014

Reader is looking for real-world account of infertility

From a reader: question - do you know of a writer similar to yourself who...

February 14, 2014

My goober valentines

As requested, here are pictures of the finished valentines my kids prepared to give out...

February 14, 2014

Yet another reason the all male priesthood makes sense

Chatting on Facebook about how nice it would be to hear more from men about...

February 14, 2014

Two great questions from men about NFP

I had a great interview with the witty and insightful Scott Eric Alt of Logos...

February 13, 2014

At the Register: What Planned Parenthood Needs

News flash, Cecile: Abortion is not and never has been #WhatWomenNeed. (Our pipes have been...

February 13, 2014

House of Cards – Which version hits harder?

For the first time I can remember ever, I am looking forward to Valentine's Day....

February 12, 2014

Is there a story in Sochi’s gay bar? Up to a point, Lord Copper . . .

Sochi's only gay bar is overrun by reporters, who won't let Russians just sit down...

February 11, 2014

At the Register: Death of a Giraffe

Human are more important than animals; but caring about animals is part of what makes...

February 10, 2014

There’s nothing funny about race, sex, religion, handicaps, or ANYTHING, EVER.

The other day, I got taken to task for giggling a bit over this story:...

February 10, 2014

In which my kids make Valentine’s Day weird and creepy

We've been doing 3-D lollipop valentines for the last few years. Here is how it turns...

February 10, 2014

Are you using the right method of NFP?

If you are all done finding out which character from The Hunger Games you are,...

February 07, 2014

Seven Quick Reasons the author of SGNFP is one classy dame

--1-- When I first submitted the ebook manuscript to Amazon, I got this message: The...