Sept 15: Our Lady of Sorrows

September 14, 2006 By

Repost from 9/15/05 33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; 34 and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is destined to be the rise and the fall of many in Israel, and a sign that is spoken against 35 (and a sword [...]

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A young milfamily needs your prayers

September 10, 2006 By

A heartbreaking post from a young father who may soon be a single parent. The breast cancer has metastisized to her brain. There are tumors in her brain. Brain cancer. The neurologist contacted our cancer doctor, who was attending a cancer conference. He rescheduled the mastectomy to this Tuesday, with her checking-in to the hospital [...]

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Holding a young mother in prayer

August 21, 2006 By

Please take a moment and offer up a prayer for Jeanette’s DIL, who is undergoing a treatment which defines the idea that “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

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Madonna, DV Code and Milk & Honey

May 25, 2006 By

I’ve had some emails wondering, “Anchoress, how come you’re not writing much about The DaVinci Code? How come you’re not outraged about Madonna’s latest provocation?” Well…actually, I have written – or more correctly I’ve linked to Amy Welborn’s writing – about the DaVinci fraud and I mentioned the pathetic Madonna here. Why haven’t I written [...]

Filed Under: Bookchat, Eucharist, Faith, Prayer, TV/Pop Culture/Music

Buster and “The gift freely given…”

April 1, 2006 By

After Mass this evening Buster and I headed out for a quick hamburger and somehow the discussion came up about how the Holy Eucharist is sometimes accepted at Mass by someone only to remain unconsumed and spirited out of the church for use in various – always nefarious – ways. “How exactly,” Buster asked me. [...]

Filed Under: Buster, Catholic Vocations, Catholicism, Eucharist, Faith, Parenting, Prayer

Novena to John Paul the Great

February 28, 2006 By

I had occasion to compose this novena on behalf of a friend of mine whose wife is ill, and am using it, also, for my family member who has peritoneal mesothelioma. I thought for the beginning of Lent, I’d share it. Caveat Emptor – there is no imprimatur, here, I just made the prayer up, [...]

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Elder Brother gets into the mystical act…

February 13, 2006 By

A few days ago, I wrote that Buster, while recovering from the flu was waxing mystical. Amusingly, I got some unhappy emails from some Christians who suggested that I was an unfit mother for encouraging my son in his musings by letting his thoughts and reasonings go where they would, rather than snapping the whip [...]

Filed Under: Buster, Catholicism, Parenting, Prayer