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May 2021

May 23, 2021

The Spirit Doesn’t Hurt

We were running errands when we stopped by the church. This is what we do...

May 16, 2021

Third Grade Math Word Problems Reimagined as Horrifying Stories

Rosie is finishing up her third grade lessons. She is looking forward to a few...

February 2021

February 10, 2021

As I Watch the Footage of the Capitol Insurrection

Imagine a B horror movie-- the most formulaic of B horror movies, the kind...

January 2021

January 23, 2021

The Best Thing For Being Sad Is To Learn

I have always known Rosie was smarter than me, but I had one of...

December 2020

December 11, 2020

In the Dead of Winter

It was a good day. Good as things can get in this year, I...

December 04, 2020

For God So Loved the Formless Waste

Rosie and I went downtown, to bring a space heater to the Friendship Room, and...

October 2020

October 20, 2020

Rosie, the Hardy Boys, and the Mystery of the Orange Extension Cord

We are homeschooling for another year. Every year I think we're going to get out...

May 2020

May 21, 2020

In a World of Poison

I went on a hike with Rosie. The last time we went, it was...

March 2020

March 26, 2020

First Things and The Pro-Life Movement’s Shocking Double Standard

When I was a teenager, I was homeschooled in a deeply conservative, deeply pro-life homeschool...

February 2020

February 08, 2020

Ancient History and a Modern Homeschool Parent

We're learning about ancient history in homeschooling this year. We don't have a textbook;...

December 2019

December 19, 2019

A Peach-Y Evening in Politics

What a day. This evening, Rosie and I sat on the sofa under blankets...

November 2019

November 20, 2019

But What is a Piano?

We were reaching the end of a long page of multiplication problems. Rosie is...

October 2019

October 31, 2019

Rosie Learns a Bible Verse

We hadn't had a Catechism lesson in awhile. Homeschooling is rather disorganized in the...

August 2019

August 12, 2019

On Ribbons, Belts, and Bronx Cheers

When I was Rose's age, in the first and second grade, I attended Saint Michael's...

July 2019

July 06, 2019

The Ecology of Motherhood

I took Rosie on a shopping expedition. She spent most of the bus trip chattering...

July 04, 2019

From the Mountains to the Prairies

Do you know why the prairies have grown rare? My daughter knows. Rosie has been...

March 2019

March 05, 2019

The Church that Seemed Beautiful

We went to a beautiful parish when I was growing up. It was quite...

November 2018

November 24, 2018

A Parade, a Kiss, and a Longing for the Beautiful

Thanksgiving. I've been wanting to write something Thanksgiving-themed all week but I got so...

November 16, 2018

Rosie and the Corner Friends

An acquaintance once shared an uninspired meme on Facebook that said, "I want you to...

September 2018

September 04, 2018

Back to School for the Very First Time

We finished our first year of homeschooling. I've been meaning to tell you guys about...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

For John Came Fasting

Rose met a cat. You might remember that I've mentioned LaBelle is haunted with...

June 2018

June 22, 2018

Two Mothers

For awhile, we were in a parish with two rival homeschool groups. One was led...

April 2018

April 01, 2018

Triduum and the Theology of Godzilla

I had been trying to catechize Rosie about Easter since the beginning of Lent....

February 2018

February 22, 2018

Just Say Fluffy Bun

Rosie was excited to tell me what she learned in her Eastern Catholic catechism...

February 14, 2018

Thoughts on Today’s Valentine’s-Ash Wednesday Mashup

It may have come to your attention that today is Ash Wednesday, and also Valentine's...

December 2017

December 06, 2017

The Places You Meet Jesus

Rosie and I went to the Friendship Room with our widow's mite. There had been...

November 2017

November 12, 2017

Anti-Woman, Anti-Child…Pro-Life?

I was thirteen. I remember, because I was leaving for my first overnight bus trip...

November 09, 2017

Mrs. Pezzulo and Ramona

My daughter has been on a Beverly Cleary bender, lately. Don't get me wrong, I...

October 2017

October 29, 2017

Go and Tell Your Mother

I am informed that I must not critique a piece of writing written by...

October 04, 2017

The Mirror and the Font

I took Rose on an expedition to the thrift shop, to look for fifty cent...