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August 2010

August 22, 2010

Because of the Divine Beauty of the Mass

Guest Post by Terry Fenwick I met Terry by way of Francis Beckwith's Facebook page....

August 20, 2010

For All the Saints: Bernard of Clairvaux

Today we celebrate the feast day of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, a medieval monk, writer...

August 18, 2010

Because of The Ecclesia Domestica (Domestic Church)

Something remarkable happened this summer. Our home became a gathering spot for neighbors and friends....

August 18, 2010

First Lesson About Man (A Few Words For Wednesday)

I've been engrossed in exploring the life and work of my new friend John C.H....

August 17, 2010

With Gratitude to Yolande of Aragon

I'd never heard of Yolande of Aragon until I began delving into the life of...

August 16, 2010

For All The Charities: “The Christian Foundation for Children and Aging”

Christ has a way of getting us to listen. I've been struggling to fully obey...

August 15, 2010

Because We Are All Conceived in Love

The other day in my neck of the woods, just as I was heading out...

August 13, 2010

Because Winning Wars Takes Organization

I could sit here and bore you in nauseating detail about why the Church is...

August 10, 2010

Because I Want Original Cream of Wheat, Not Quick or Instant

My great-grandfather was one of the founders of the Cream of Wheat Company, which began...

August 10, 2010

From the Treasure Chest: Challoner’s “The Morality of the Bible-Genesis”

Although I didn't do any writing while on vacation, I was able to do a...

August 09, 2010

To Anne Rice, With Love (Music for Mondays)

I've been on vacation since July 28th. On July 29th, you let the world know...

August 07, 2010

Thanks to Victor Fleming’s Joan of Arc

Cradle Catholics who grew up in the tumultuous years following Vatican II, my husband and...

August 06, 2010

Because Hundreds of Miles from Home, I Still Belong

A reader who uses the handle bo_leggs made a comment on Webster's post Wednesday that hit home with me. The...

August 05, 2010

Thanks to the Friends I’ve Made Through CL

The other night, I hosted a potluck for the fledgling faith-sharing group forming here in...

August 04, 2010

My Favorite Book (A Few Words for Wednesday)

This weekly slot was meant to feature poetry and has done so until today. But...

August 04, 2010

Because of Trinitarian Love

The other night, my husband and I listened on the family computer as our son,...

August 03, 2010

Because Our Lord is Eucharistic

The church my family and I attend is nearly 100 years old and, as such,...

August 02, 2010

Because God Does Not Take Six Weeks’ Vacation

I was walking down the street after Mass this morning when I passed one of...

August 02, 2010

Music for Monday: Ireland Forever

In honor of Frank, who started this weekly feature but is temporarily ashore, and while...

August 01, 2010

Because Most Time is Ordinary

For those who pray the Liturgy of the Hours in the full four-volume text published...

July 2010

July 31, 2010

For All the Saints: Ignatius of Loyola

In Congregational Sunday School as a child, I used to sing, “Jesus loves me, yes...

July 29, 2010

For All the Saints: Martha

I had “Catholic” daughters long before I was a Catholic. By some inspiration, I pushed...

July 27, 2010

To Be One of Mary’s Clients

I'll probably die when I least expect it. That is my sense, anyway. Death for...

July 26, 2010

Because When You Leave It to the Lord, Life Fills Up with Surprises

Yesterday was my 59th birthday, and the party was impromptu. At two in the morning...

July 26, 2010

Eclectic Mix (Music for Mondays)

Over the week just past, we were plying deep waters. You see, we can't just...

July 26, 2010

Thanks to Anselm Kiefer’s Palmsonntag

While my husband participated in a conference at the University of Toronto, I spent a...

July 24, 2010

Because Nature Abhors A Vacuum

I found this photograph on a blog with the following caption: So Funny, So True....

July 24, 2010

Because God Calls Us

Last weekend I had three encounters with three people that left me mulling how we...

July 23, 2010

Because of Others Who Showed Me the Way

Guest post by Meredith CummingsYesterday when I woke, I didn’t realize that before day’s end,...

July 22, 2010

A few days ago, I found an essay written by Father George Bampfield entitled "Cannot"....