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February 2015

February 02, 2015

Candlemas Illuminated: Feast of the Presentation

And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; and Simeon...

December 2014

December 02, 2014

Missing the Advent Beauty that Used to be Catholicism – UPDATED

Part of what makes Patheos so interesting is this: it's a place where you can...

October 2014

October 08, 2014

2 Late (as in New) Entries to the Vocation Post – UPDATED

Nothing is static. I recently posted my annual "Nun News Roundup" piece (which had helpful...

September 2014

September 08, 2014

Mother of Completeness: Nativity of Mary

"Your birth, O Virgin Mother of God, proclaims joy to the whole world, for from...

April 2014

April 09, 2014

How I Loved My Kitschy Madonna!

My column in the latest Catholic Answer Magazine, is entitled "Mary, Mystery and Imagination", and...

July 2013

July 20, 2013

Reconciling Eve and Mary in Another Way – UPDATED

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven....

May 2013

May 07, 2013

As Mothers Day Looms, Two Obituaries to Die For – UPDATED

Well, in a manner of speaking. I hope when I die, my kids can manage...

March 2013

March 18, 2013

“the usual efforts at Church reform are useless…”

The English writer and mystic Caryll Houselander is one of those people whose work I...

December 2012

December 08, 2012

“Born of the Father before all Ages. Wait, What?

As the Year of Faith got launched, Melanie Bettinelli of The Wine Dark Sea undertook...

October 2012

October 10, 2012

It’s October: Do you know where your Rosary beads are?

About 20 hours from the time of this writing, The Year of Faith will be...

May 2012

May 04, 2012

Hawaiian Folk Music, Crusades and Columns

Last night, my husband got home from an outing and watched The Descendents, starring George...

April 2012

April 26, 2012

Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pray for Us

I love her. She is in my hallway, above the holy water font But you...

April 16, 2012

Saint Bernadette Soubirous: a Quiet Riot – UPDATED

Today is the feastday of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, the visionary of Lourdes -- a woman...

February 2012

February 02, 2012

Illumination: Feast of the Presentation

And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; and Simeon...

January 2012

January 23, 2012

Our Daughters Dreams Arise from this Glad Slaughter!

The president, whose administration last Friday declared that religiously-founded institutions -- schools, hospitals and charities...

December 2011

December 12, 2011

“But you’re even nice to the dishwasher…”

A Bronx mugger steps out of an idea, into wonder: Julio Diaz has a daily...

December 10, 2011

Our “Yes” to God Brings His More Perfect “Yes” to Us

I love this month's cover of Magnificat Magazine -- Madonna and Child, by Marianne Stokes...

December 04, 2011

Eve in Mary Reconciled as are we All – UPDATED

Eve and Mary by Sr. Grace Remington, O.C.S.O A couple of years ago I wrote...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

October; Rosary Month Closes

October is the month in which Catholics are encouraged to recommit to praying the Rosary....

October 18, 2011

Quantum Levitation and Faith Levitation

In our foyer is a small, beautiful icon of Our Lady of Good Counsel, and...

October 13, 2011

Helping You Get Enthused…

...because that's what I do! I know you know October is dedicated to the Rosary,...

October 10, 2011

October Gift: Renew Our Rosary Appreciation — UPDATED

The wonderful Dominican Nuns of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary have produced...

October 07, 2011

Dominicans, Lepanto and More

Kathryn Jean Lopez and I recently commiserated with each other about how life as a...

September 2011

September 08, 2011

Our Lady of Charity Senora de la Caridad

Today we remember the Nativity of Mary. I like the words of St. Andrew of...

August 2011

August 15, 2011

Assumption of Our Lady — UPDATES

Pope Benedict XVI: Praising Mary is a response to Divine Prophecy David Mills at First...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

You don't want to miss these…

I know, I know, I said the Summablog would take the place of multi-link posts,...

May 31, 2011

Making Love in the Light

My column at First Things for the upcoming Feast of the Ascension: It is this...

April 2011

April 16, 2011

Stabat Mater Dolorosa

At the cross, her station keeping + + + + + + Mary’s role in...

March 2011

March 24, 2011

Annunciation; Restoration Calls – UPDATED

"I am the Lord, there is no other; I form the light and create the...

February 2011

February 11, 2011

Mubarak Out; Another Historic Marian Feastday! UPDATED

It occurs to me that the ouster of Hosni Mubarak and the potentially world-changing events...