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November 2010

November 25, 2010

Thanks to Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone

Tonight, after a scrumptious Thanksgiving meal my husband and our 14-year-old son prepared, we popped...

November 24, 2010

“A Thanksgiving” (A Few Words for Wednesday)

A Thanksgiving by Blessed John Henry Newman "Thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me." Lord, in...

November 23, 2010

For All The Saints: Clement I

Feast of Pope St. Clement IToday is the feast day of the third (or fourth?)...

November 22, 2010

Thanks to Father Antonio Vivaldi, “the Red Priest”

Feast of St. Cecilia, Patron Saint of Music Around this time of the year, my...

November 22, 2010

To Pray the Rosary for Persecuted Christians in Iraq

Join Catholics worldwide on Tuesday, Nov. 23 as we pray the Rosary for the persecuted...

November 21, 2010

Because of the King on the Cross

Today Catholic worshipers across the globe are commemorating the Solemnity of Christ the King. Pope...

November 20, 2010

Because the Church Helps Us Discern a Solution to the Immigration Question

Guest Post by James P. McCollum Jr.Mr. McCollum is a Houston lawyer who mostly practices...

November 18, 2010

To Send Supplies to the Christians in Iraq

Sending letters to the Nuncio was a great idea to let our embattled brothers and...

November 18, 2010

For Thoughts Like These On Martyrdom By Archbishop Sheen

—Feast of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and PaulMartyrdom has been on...

November 15, 2010

I Just Met Nickleback (Music for Mondays)

Feast of St. Albert the Great Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass, and Drums. This is the...

November 14, 2010

Because My Pope Loves Libraries!

Libraries have always been one of my favorite places on earth. Just ask anyone who...

November 14, 2010

To Dedicate this Song to the Memory of the Martyrs of Baghdad

I remember listening to America's Top Forty with Casey Kasum while I was growing up,...

November 14, 2010

Because Christian Martyrdom Sheds No Innocent Blood

Originally posted back on September 16th, the Feast of St. Cyprian, I am breaking this...

November 12, 2010

To Send Letters to the Christians of Baghdad

This morning, Maria Teresa Landi, friend of a friend, came up with an extraordinary idea:...

November 12, 2010

To Ask Mary to Pray For Us— in Arabic

Feast of St. Josaphat Asking for the intercession of Our Lady may be the best course...

November 12, 2010

Because Vincent de Paul was Once a Muslim’s Slave

Life got you down? Things perhaps haven't turned out as you planned? Do you think...

November 11, 2010

Because My Pope says “Read the Bible!”

—Feast of St. Martin of Tours I can remember the days when I just knew...

November 10, 2010

A Statement and a Prayer (A Few Words for Wednesday)

Feast of Pope St. Leo the Great Today is a High Holy Day for Marines like...

November 08, 2010

What to Teach the RCIA Class about the Saints?

—Blessed John Duns Scotus This coming Sunday, (and the Monday evening following) I've been asked to...

November 06, 2010

YIMC Bookclub: Wise Blood

—Feast of St. Leonard of Noblac I've been having a rollicking good time reading Flannery...

November 05, 2010

Because the Sacrament of Reconciliation Can Happen Anywhere, At Any Time

It's not my intention to make my child look bad. Suffice it to say, one...

November 04, 2010

Thanks to Caravaggio’s The Calling of St. Matthew

In Caravaggio's painting, Christ is gazing at Matthew, then a tax collector from Capernaum. Like...

November 01, 2010

Because of Martin Luther, the Council of Trent and My Husband

When my husband and I were engaged 18 years ago, we had a conversation about...

October 2010

October 31, 2010

Because of Zacchaeus

Today's Gospel reading about how a reviled tax collector changed his heart when confronted with...

October 29, 2010

For Fridays – Not!

In addition to teaching five classes a day, most public school teachers have duty periods....

October 26, 2010

Because Blaise Pascal Tells it Like It Is

—Feast of St. Evaristus A friend of mine, who knows of my affinity for Blaise Pascal,...

October 20, 2010

Morality (A Few Words for Wednesday)

A poem by Matthew Arnold (1822-1888). Not a Catholic, Arnold hung out with John Keble...

October 19, 2010

Thanks to Webster Bull and Godspeed!

It seems like a million years ago, but it was only back in February(!) when...

October 18, 2010

The Wonders of Space (Music for Mondays)

—Feast of St. Luke, the EvangelistFriday evening, the sky was clear and my daughter and...

October 17, 2010

For All the Saints: Ignatius of Antioch

This was originally written last year for the Feast of St. Ignatius. Now is a...