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October 2024

October 23, 2024
Going to adoration is the shortest route to coming to know Him better outside of...
October 22, 2024
My youngest is preparing for Confirmation. I remember deciding upon my patron saint and preparing for...
October 21, 2024
In August, my husband and I attended a concert as part of our anniversary celebration. ...
October 14, 2024
This week, God keeps putting people in front of me who want or need prayers. ...
October 09, 2024
Recently, there's been a spate of deodorant commercials. I'm not sure when Americans got so...

September 2024

September 28, 2024
Our God is Love. God promises us His love, every day and always. However, in...
September 20, 2024
When you read Saint Paul, a week after reading Saint James, you should feel convicted. ...
September 12, 2024
A current meme starts with "I don't know who needs to hear this..." and then...
September 05, 2024
It's not entirely true.  One can learn a discipline and convey it to others, but...

August 2024

August 30, 2024
"Easy for you to say God." my brain things.   You know already the outcome.  However,...
August 26, 2024
Today, I hopped on Facebook and saw on two different pages, hearts rendered by pain. ...
August 22, 2024
We're nearing the end of Summer.  Do you feel like you flunked?  Did you not...
August 20, 2024
Today, we packed off our seventh.  We've done this before, but now it feels closer...
August 18, 2024
Growing up, I drew all the time.   Art allowed me to figure out what I...
August 07, 2024
At the start of every summer, I make a list of fun things to do...

July 2024

July 30, 2024
The state of politics in our nation leaves most sane people exhausted and wondering how...
July 29, 2024
There's been a ton of internet ink spilled on the opening ceremonies of the 2024...
July 26, 2024
To keep me on my toes, my writing coach asked we write a short about...
July 10, 2024
During the pandemic, we had no option but the virtual mass and it was a...
July 09, 2024
The other day, I read an Op-ed in the Washington Post, in which the author begged...
July 07, 2024
On July 3rd, we celebrated my fifty-eighth year of life.  This past year, I've struggled...

June 2024

June 24, 2024
In the course of writing since 2004, I've told some stories more than once, always...
June 14, 2024
Recently, I took a quiz from my local paper about where I want to go...
June 07, 2024
So I wrote this post three days ago and thought I'd scheduled it to be...
June 03, 2024
June 7th is the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  Now I have heard...

May 2024

May 27, 2024
We all know the parable of the rich man who comes to Jesus and asks,...
May 26, 2024
"The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here." --President Abraham Lincoln...
May 25, 2024
I love summer. It's my favorite season, all of it.  Every year we make a...
May 15, 2024
Quick!  This is a test. Without googling, consulting your 8th grader preparing for Confirmation or...
May 13, 2024
For those who are not dialed into the Catholic world, today is the 107th anniversary...
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