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September 2011

September 02, 2011
In which I use the words "stirrups," "damn" and "pee," because I'm pregnant with my...
September 01, 2011
In which I stick up for my favorite kind of person in the whole wide...

August 2011

August 30, 2011
Matt Swaim is very kindly having me on the radio again tomorrow, 8:50 EST, to...
August 30, 2011
I only know about this because, I, um, read a book about the way other...
August 29, 2011
  Thanks so much, everyone, if you voted for me for "Funniest Blog" in the...
August 26, 2011
11.  No, you will never get used to that snoring. Also, #1-10.
August 25, 2011
I thought you'd never ask.
August 24, 2011
1.  Vote for me in the Catholic New Media Awards!  Voting closes Friday, August 26....
August 24, 2011
[Edited April 7, 2012:  To fans of Thomas Kinkade who arrived at my blog after...
August 23, 2011
Folks, I will have a quick segment with Matt Swaim on the Son Rise Morning...
August 23, 2011
Is it the same as making poor people pray?  No, but it's just as tricky.
August 19, 2011
Don't.
August 18, 2011
You can memorize the Summa backwards and forwards, but you're still at the bottom of...
August 16, 2011
Jen's excellent post about being too careful in marriage made me think of two things:...
August 12, 2011
And this is why I have so many friends.
August 11, 2011
Today at the Register:  it's not that I can't take my wedding ring off, it's...
August 10, 2011
Thanks SO much for all your thoughtful and sincere responses to the "screen time" survey!...
August 09, 2011
Today at the Register, this would have been the perfect illustration:        ...
August 08, 2011
I'm working on an article about kids and screen time, and would love to hear...
August 05, 2011
We've had a lot of doctor's appointments lately, so I've been reading a lot of...
August 05, 2011
Today at the Register, I started thinking about long-distance "telemed" abortions, and ended up thinking...
August 04, 2011
You may now analyze how I break these rules routinely and ironically, considering the topic...
August 02, 2011
If there's one thing that drives me bonkers (and there are actually about 53,429 things...

July 2011

July 29, 2011
Actually, we went to the zoo instead this year.  But still, you can learn from...
July 28, 2011
How is a pulsating organ like a Hopkins poem?    Come on, work with me,...
July 26, 2011
I learned something today. I learned that it's all very well for me to sit...
July 26, 2011
            Now you can do your own damn retraction.  ...
July 26, 2011
Well, I somehow got through college without ever figuring out who Teilhard de Chardin is....
July 22, 2011
1.  Today, I offered cash to my 13-year-old daughter if she would please, please let...
July 21, 2011
Images of Mary that aren't Mary.
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