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March 2015

March 26, 2015
    Parents, if you imagine that your child's life will be irreparably damaged if...
March 25, 2015
If you're here, it means you waded all the way through my last post. Good...
March 25, 2015
In the past, I've written about the emotional and spiritual experience of celebrating the Passover...
March 24, 2015
Our kids need us. Most of our teenagers are not in danger of becoming violent...
March 23, 2015
Today, I'm making Zuppa Toscana. When I share recipes I'm trying, people often ask, "Will...
March 18, 2015
  'Scuze me while I tape my head back on my shoulders. I gots me...
March 18, 2015
You know what's no fun? Being a scapedog. This noble creature has simple needs. He...
March 17, 2015
This is the season where House of Cards lost us. For the first few seasons, the writers...
March 13, 2015
New baby gifts! Fun to receive, fun to give, almost impossible to get wrong. The...
March 11, 2015
Two weeks old! Here is Corrie having a little snuggle and a big yawn:  ...
March 10, 2015
In today's Shine, Perishing Republic! news: Image books isn't going to be taking on any...
March 10, 2015
As he mopped up something unspeakable, my husband remarked that shredded wheat might not have...
March 06, 2015
Catholics who are in dissent from the Church  -- those who reject Church teaching on...
March 05, 2015
I used to favor the death penalty. It feels right, bracing, and perfectly just. When...
March 04, 2015
Dear Corrie slept last night. Not all the way through, but enough that I don't...
March 03, 2015
Great question from a reader: I appreciated your article in Catholic Digest about worthwhile charities....
March 02, 2015
She's five days old and doing great! We're all doing fine. Lots of ups and...

February 2015

February 27, 2015
Born Wednesday morning, 10 lbs., 1 oz., 22 inches long, nice and pink:   She...
February 23, 2015
My dear friend Robin, owner of Robin's Soap Shoppe, has put several of her beautiful,...
February 23, 2015
Just a personal update on things around here. I'm a few days shy of my...
February 20, 2015
Joe Biden wants the presidency so bad, he can taste it. He makes little suckling...
February 19, 2015
  Q. A bunch of my friends are trying to organize a blog carnival where...
February 19, 2015
What a shame that Ash Wednesday comes but once a year. For many of us,...
February 17, 2015
Not only do we set the parameters for what we give up (sugar in coffee? A second...
February 16, 2015
It's hard to say which is more satisfying: a book that introduces you to a...
February 13, 2015
Afraid the world is getting smarter?  Set your fears to rest with this story from...
February 10, 2015
It's been many years since I was in Rome, but I remember my first impression...
February 09, 2015
  This year, I revealed to my husband that I actually kind of like Valentine’s...
February 06, 2015
UPDATE: Thanks for the orders, folks! Leaning Into Love is sold out (from my stash,...
February 06, 2015
  1. You may know where the baby is going to come out, but your...
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