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2015-04-27T10:05:28-05:00

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This and that, baby pics, and a baptism!

Last updated on: April 27, 2015 at 10:05 am By Simcha Fisher

Today, I hope to get caught up on emails. I’m sorry to say I pretty much gave up responding to anyone sometime in the third trimester, and Corrie is now 9 weeks old, so that’s . . . a lot of emails. So if you wrote to me, thanks for being patient! We’re right in the middle of “something every weekend” season — confirmation, baptism, birthday parties galore, graduations, concerts, and a bunch of things I’m forgetting. Thank goodness we... Read more

2015-04-26T19:50:07-05:00

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“Call your mother” magnet winners!

Last updated on: April 26, 2015 at 7:50 pm By Simcha Fisher

Congrats to Elizabeth Breslin, Joseph Nelson, Laura Colon, Candice Combs, and Stephanie Schmitz. I’ve sent emails to whichever address is associated with your Rafflecopter registration. If you are a winner and didn’t get an email, just send me your physical mailing address, and I’ll get your magnet right out to you. Thanks for playing, everybody! Read more

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2015-04-24T09:45:25-05:00

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Giveaway! The perfect gift for your graduate

Last updated on: April 24, 2015 at 9:45 am By Simcha Fisher

Time for a little giveaway! My dear husband cleaned off the top of the refrigerator, and found five magnets like this: These sell pretty well around graduation time, so I thought I’d share my stock. To enter, use the Rafflecopter entry form below. The contest will be open until midnight on Saturday, or possibly Sunday. Well, just enter ASAP, I guess. Good luck! And call your mother! a Rafflecopter giveaway Read more

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2015-04-23T17:39:25-05:00

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Archbishop Joseph Naumann Replaces Finn, Signalling Change in Missouri Diocese

Last updated on: April 23, 2015 at 5:39 pm By Simcha Fisher

Finn may not have been aware of Ratigan’s actions, but he should have been. There is no excuse for a bishop to ignore even the hint of sexual abuse in the Church; and whether or not his critics have ulterior motives for wanting him gone, his resignation was necessary. Even Finn’s defenders must agree that the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph is hurting badly, and Bishop Finn’s presence as leader was only prolonging the pain. He could not effectively lead... Read more

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2015-04-22T08:56:00-05:00

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Monday through Saturday faith?

Last updated on: April 22, 2015 at 8:56 am By Simcha Fisher

Question from a friend: I’m putting together the Newman Center program for next academic year, and it’s going to focus on ways to live out your faith on the six days in between Sundays. I’m trying to come up with as exhaustive a list as possible of ways that the Church has equipped us to do this (different kinds of prayer, spiritual disciplines, etc.) and I was wondering if you might be willing to post something asking your readers... Read more

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2015-04-21T08:47:32-05:00

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Worth another look: Joe Versus the Volcano

Last updated on: April 21, 2015 at 8:47 am By Simcha Fisher

“Dear god, whose name I do not know, Thank you for my life. I forgot… how BIG… thank you. Thank you for my life.” The scene works because it shows so nicely how change of heart really comes about in our lives: not always in the clearly-defined moments of choice, but in the middle of the night, when we see with our hearts what the world is really like. Read the rest at the Register. **** movie still from Warner Brothers... Read more

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2015-04-20T11:25:09-05:00

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We would have been a loving family . . .

Last updated on: April 20, 2015 at 11:25 am By Simcha Fisher

. . . if there had been somebody there to take pictures of us every minute of our lives. No, but seriously. Several months ago, before the baby was born, we had a photographer at our house for three days, documenting What It’s Like to Live In a Family of Twelve. The photo essay came out last week in New Hampshire Magazine, and we are delighted (EXCEPT DAMMMIT I TOLD THOSE BOYS TO PUT SHEETS ON THEIR BEDS). Here is just... Read more

2017-06-19T17:34:23-05:00

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The Day I Bought Steak with My Food Stamps

Last updated on: June 19, 2017 at 5:34 pm By Simcha Fisher

I cried every night, the week before I finally applied for food stamps. I was so ashamed. Food stamps are for losers. Read more

2015-04-16T13:42:27-05:00

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Love isn’t supposed to be efficient.

Last updated on: April 16, 2015 at 1:42 pm By Simcha Fisher

Jesus died for everybody, true. But He also died for each of us, specifically, individually, lovingly. Inefficiently. He would have died just for me. Why, I do not know. But I know it wasn’t just poetic license when God says that the hairs on my head are counted. Salvation is not some kind of corporate endeavor for maximum efficiency. It’s not efficient, and, thank God, it’s not fair Read the rest on the Register. *** Image: By Hans Memling (c. 1430-1494) [Public domain],... Read more

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2015-04-15T10:53:04-05:00

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Let’s play “What Didn’t I Notice Sticking to My Ass Today?”

Last updated on: April 15, 2015 at 10:53 am By Simcha Fisher

In yesterday’s thrilling installment, a desperate woman stopped on the way home from school, left the kids in the car, and dashed into Walmart to buy a pair of jeans without even trying them on, because they couldn’t possibly fit worse than what she had on already. She drove home, dropped off the kids, threw on the jeans, ripped off the tags, and went back out to pick up the other kids from catechism, pausing only to wonder why that... Read more

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