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May 2018

May 09, 2018

Catholic Cosplay Goes Mainstream

Several Patheos bloggers have written about the recent 2018 Met Gala, an annual fundraiser for...

May 07, 2018

Harry Potter Is Not a Gateway to the Occult

I'm a faithful Catholic who also loves the Harry Potter series of books (heck, I...

May 04, 2018

Book Review: “One Beautiful Dream” by Jennifer Fulwiler

Disclaimer: this review contains spoilers for the book "One Beautiful Dream" by Jennifer Fulwiler. I...

May 02, 2018

Why Are Abortion Rights Advocates Anti-Science?

Biologically speaking, a human being is an organism of the species Homo sapiens. A human...

April 2018

April 28, 2018

A Very Exciting Announcement: I’m Writing a Book!

I made a very exciting announcement in the Catholic Working Mothers Facebook group today. Check...

April 24, 2018

How to Outfit a Pumping Room for Nursing Mothers

In 2010, federal law mandated that companies who employed more than 50 employees had to...

April 22, 2018

This FDA Response Suggests Women Are Too Emotional to Test Their Hormone Levels

As a longtime user of Natural Family Planning (NFP), also known to many as Fertility...

April 20, 2018

Dribs and Drabs, Vol. 2

I really enjoyed Simcha Fisher's latest article for America Magazine, It’s O.K. to complain about the...

April 18, 2018

My Conversation with Kristen Hatten

Media outlets Jezebel and Huffington Post have written hit pieces about former-pro-life-advocate-turned-racist Kristen Hatten that...

April 15, 2018

“Tradition in Action” Accidentally Gets Something Right

Tradition in Action (TIA) is comprised of Catholics who think that Vatican II was a...

April 14, 2018

More Information About Burial for Miscarried Babies Is Needed

In 2015, I wrote an article for Catholic Stand entitled, "How to Bury Your Baby...

April 09, 2018

Stop Holding the Sacraments Hostage: Confirmation

I get pretty steamed when I hear about Catholic parishes placing unnecessary obstacles in front...

April 08, 2018

The Right to Free Speech Doesn’t Include Immunity from Criticism

The latest controversy to wend its way around pro-life and Catholic circles is the "coming...

April 05, 2018

What the Catholic Church Teaches About Responsible Parenthood

Remember when Pope Francis made the not-so-revolutionary statement that parents are called to both generosity...

March 2018

March 30, 2018

Watch Bp. Fulton Sheen’s “His Last Words”

On Good Friday, there are two pieces of media I traditionally watch. One is, of...

March 29, 2018

It Is Impossible to Use NFP with a Contraceptive Mentality

Quite literally impossible.

March 23, 2018

How Not to Win Friends and Influence People

If you are in an MLM, please don’t do this.

March 22, 2018

Dribs and Drabs, Vol. 1

Media recommendations for working moms.

March 19, 2018

Dear Employers: Don’t Make Ridiculous Sick Time Policies

My youngest child is running a fever today. If I was still working full-time, my...

March 14, 2018

Is Cheesecake Pie or Cake?

As you can see, I've chosen a very serious and important topic for my first...

March 12, 2018

The Catholic Working Mother Is Now on Patheos!

If you're reading this, likely you've already figured out that my blog has joined the...

February 2018

February 02, 2018

How Can Catholic Parishes Make Baptism Easier to Access?

This is Part 3 of a series about the problem of some Catholic parishes/dioceses holding...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

Stop Holding the Sacraments Hostage: More About Baptism

It appears that Part 1 of this post resonated with a LOT of people! I...

January 29, 2018

Leila Lawler’s Post About Working Mothers

Edit 1/30/2018: Leila Lawler has edited her post to clarify, so I will too. I...

January 25, 2018

Dear Catholic Parishes: Stop Holding the Sacraments Hostage

This is Part 1 of what will be a two-part post. I'm a Catholic mother...

November 2017

November 25, 2017

Possessive Last Names Make the Baby Jesus Cry

Originally written for my old blog, but I thought it was worth putting here as...

October 2017

October 17, 2017

Setting Up an Emergency Fund in 2018

2018 is right around the corner. That means you need to be prepared for it....

July 2017

July 30, 2017

Lessons Learned from a Layoff

As those of you who follow this blog's Facebook page are aware, I was unexpectedly...

May 2017

May 11, 2017

The Instant Pot: A Working Mom’s Best Friend

"Oh no," you're probably thinking, "not another lunatic raving about the wonders of that Instant...

May 06, 2017

And The Dinner Daily Winner Is….

The winner of the six month subscription to The Dinner Daily is... SaraLynn G.! Congratulations,...

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