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January 2014

January 14, 2014

In accordance with the Pants and Reconciliation Commission

. . . I feel that I should acknowledge what has been said about me...

January 14, 2014

At the Register: Mother Church says, “Yes, you may.”

In which I remind us all that baptism is a beginning, not a trophy for...

January 13, 2014

Ah’m a-splurgin’!

That's what I said in my best Yosemite Sam voice to my daughter, as I...

January 10, 2014

The National Catholic Bioethics Center is kind of amazing

They are a great resource for all kinds of news and information about bioethics, including...

January 10, 2014

If you wrote to me and didn’t get an answer . . .

I'm sorry. I'm going through my inbox and am horrified at how many emails I...

January 10, 2014

7 Quick Takes: When I Was Little

Just for fun, let's go way, way back to early childhood-- say, age five and...

January 09, 2014

This is the stupidest thing I have ever saw.

I do this all the time when I'm alone. I laughed so hard!

January 09, 2014

At the Register: Embarrassment vs. Shame

While I was writing today's post, I whined on Facebook: Can't tell if I'm struggling...

January 07, 2014

At the Register: How to thaw a frozen heart

Look what I wrote while I was half in the bag and it's almost midnight!

January 06, 2014

Good reminder about the Jahi McMath case

No one will argue that what happened to Jahi McMath isn't a tragedy. But, John Di...

January 06, 2014

Me, Mark Shea, Greg Popcak, and Elizabeth Scalia

I forgot to mention it the other day, but we four did a roundable hour...

January 03, 2014

Thank you

Thank you, all my friends, for your words of consolation and for your prayers. Thank...

January 02, 2014

A long Holy Saturday

Last night, I was cold and couldn't sleep, so I snuggled up against my husband,...

January 02, 2014

At the Register: When it comes to building a community . . .

choose, don't drift.

January 01, 2014

All done

Baby has come and gone. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

At the Register: Do You Even Deserve a New Year?

A quiz. The best thing I have written all year.

December 31, 2013

Grief, hope, exhaustion, prayer request

I wasn't sure whether to make this public or not, but what the heck. I...

December 31, 2013

Prepare yourself . . .

for a lot of baleful head shaking over this story from Franciscophobes: Pope's Sharp Words Make...

December 27, 2013

Seven Qui–WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF AM I SERIOUSLY THE ONLY ONE WHO REALIZES THERE IS A TRUCK GOING BY WOOF WOOF

Well, dog #2 is home with the Fishers. As I write, Boomer is happy and...

December 26, 2013

At the Register: Why busy parents should always go to midnight Mass

And it has nothing to do with "misery loves company!"

December 26, 2013

Irene’s Silent Night

Doesn't know the words; doesn't let it slow her down. (Ugh, thought I had fixed...

December 24, 2013

At the Register: The Light of the Child

A poem, a tune, a painting for Christmas. May the baby who brings us warmth...

December 23, 2013

If you want to talk us out of getting an English Mastiff …

. . . you have about 24 hours. Oh dear, here is the story. No,...

December 21, 2013

What’s your roast beast?

My favorite part of How the Grinch Stole Christmas is where he brings back the...

December 20, 2013

Because nobody wants a nicely-wrapped box full of pre-order

Planning to buy my book as a Christmas present, but disappointed the print version is...

December 20, 2013

I will be on The Good Catholic Life around 4 eastern

This one is going to be fun! You can listen at 1060AM WQOM, at www.WQOM.org and at www.TheGoodCatholicLife.com.

December 19, 2013

Like a lark who is learning to pray

Yesterday, we went to another lovely concert at the public high school that my oldest...

December 19, 2013

At the Register: How Delmar Got Saved

Zachariah, Tom Neal, and Delmar all learn that sometimes we do not have bigger fish...

December 18, 2013

I will be on Spirit Catholic Radio Thursday morning

. . . about 8 Eastern time. Spirit Catholic Radio Network - click "listen live" and...

December 18, 2013

link test

trying to figure out why I can't link to my Register piece. Does this link...