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March 2015

March 26, 2015

Let’s ditch the prom

Parents, if you imagine that your child's life will be irreparably damaged if...

March 25, 2015

Simcha’s passover menu, part two: just the recipes

If you're here, it means you waded all the way through my last post. Good...

March 25, 2015

Simcha’s favorite passover recipes that will have you schvitzing under the eyeballs

In the past, I've written about the emotional and spiritual experience of celebrating the Passover...

March 24, 2015

What can Catholic parents learn from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?

Our kids need us. Most of our teenagers are not in danger of becoming violent...

March 23, 2015

I refuse to worry about what my kids eat for dinner.

Today, I'm making Zuppa Toscana. When I share recipes I'm trying, people often ask, "Will...

March 18, 2015

Dolce and Gabbana + Catholics = The enemy of my enemy is FABULOUS

'Scuze me while I tape my head back on my shoulders. I gots me...

March 18, 2015

A short history of awful pets

You know what's no fun? Being a scapedog. This noble creature has simple needs. He...

March 17, 2015

Frank Underwood and Andy Sipowicz meet God

This is the season where House of Cards lost us. For the first few seasons, the writers...

March 13, 2015

Welcome, baby! 12 gifts that new moms want the most

New baby gifts! Fun to receive, fun to give, almost impossible to get wrong. The...

March 11, 2015

Happy two weeks, baby Corrie!

Two weeks old! Here is Corrie having a little snuggle and a big yawn: ...

March 10, 2015

Dead Dog Trumps Catholic Authors; Gets Donuts

In today's Shine, Perishing Republic! news: Image books isn't going to be taking on any...

March 10, 2015

I chose . . . poorly.

As he mopped up something unspeakable, my husband remarked that shredded wheat might not have...

March 06, 2015

“Well, excuse me if I care more about innocent babies than criminals!”

Catholics who are in dissent from the Church -- those who reject Church teaching on...

March 05, 2015

Four major Catholic journals: End the death penalty

I used to favor the death penalty. It feels right, bracing, and perfectly just. When...

March 04, 2015

Happy one week old!

Dear Corrie slept last night. Not all the way through, but enough that I don't...

March 03, 2015

Service-based family trips?

Great question from a reader: I appreciated your article in Catholic Digest about worthwhile charities....

March 02, 2015

Life with darling Corrie

She's five days old and doing great! We're all doing fine. Lots of ups and...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

Introducing Cornelia Roxane Fisher!

Born Wednesday morning, 10 lbs., 1 oz., 22 inches long, nice and pink: She...

February 23, 2015

Plumeria, pomegranate, sandalwood rose . . .

My dear friend Robin, owner of Robin's Soap Shoppe, has put several of her beautiful,...

February 23, 2015

What we’re up to, besides not having babies

Just a personal update on things around here. I'm a few days shy of my...

February 20, 2015

Even dems fed up with creepy, handsy Uncle Joe Biden

Joe Biden wants the presidency so bad, he can taste it. He makes little suckling...

February 19, 2015

Of Catholics and capybaras

Q. A bunch of my friends are trying to organize a blog carnival where...

February 19, 2015

Making ashes out of you and me

What a shame that Ash Wednesday comes but once a year. For many of us,...

February 17, 2015

Oh, the Lents you can Lent!

Not only do we set the parameters for what we give up (sugar in coffee? A second...

February 16, 2015

What book gets your region right?

It's hard to say which is more satisfying: a book that introduces you to a...

February 13, 2015

Gynocentric beverages, parking for cripples, and Nigel’s hetero stage

Afraid the world is getting smarter? Set your fears to rest with this story from...

February 10, 2015

Hot showers for the homeless, courtesy of St. Peter

It's been many years since I was in Rome, but I remember my first impression...

February 09, 2015

On Valentine’s day, communication, and not getting kicked in the nuts

This year, I revealed to my husband that I actually kind of like Valentine’s...

February 06, 2015

Autographed books for Valentine’s Day: UPDATED

UPDATE: Thanks for the orders, folks! Leaning Into Love is sold out (from my stash,...

February 06, 2015

10 Things I Had Mercifully Forgotten About the Third Trimester of Pregnancy

1. You may know where the baby is going to come out, but your...