So I says to myself, I says, if people are going to misunderstand me and get mad when I’m just saying things like, “Babies are nice.  I like life.  Thanks, God,” then why don’t I give them something interesting to misunderstand and get mad about?  Art, history, fatness, gender studies, and naked ladies.  Nah, nobody will get upset. Also, it gives me an opportunity to tell this story: When my kids were little, I showed them that masterwork of techincolor... Read more

Something maybe better than miracles.  And don’t miss the first comment that someone left: Beautiful post and so timely for me as I am counting down the days to baby number 8. I’m sure you know how long those last days of pregnancy can seem. I was reminded me of this quote: “Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, “Do it again”; and the... Read more

“In the world, but not of the world” means different things to different people.  This is a feature, not a bug. Read more

The delightful Karen Edmisten is hosting a book giveaway of Hallie Lord’s book, Style, Sex and Substance: 10 Catholic Women Consider the Things That Really Matter. I am, of course, one of those ten Catholic women, and wrote about motherhood.  Karen’s lively and enlightening chapter is about prayer.  The book will include a bookplate signed by all ten authors. Just hop over to Karen’s blog and leave a comment (she suggests, “Where did you get that tablecloth?” and it is,... Read more

A rather stupid post today, because I earned it.  Happy weekend! Read more

Here is my review of the book The Pope and I at Our Sunday Visitor.  It’s an account of lifelong friendship with Karol Wojtyla, better known as Pope John Paul II, and Jerzy Kluger, a Polish Jewish engineer who, even when he’s influencing international policy and Church and state relations, can’t stop talking about food. If you are thinking of buying this book (or any other item from Amazon!), I would appreciate it if you would do so through this... Read more

Sure, sure, like you’re going to take advice about this from the lady who can’t tell you what time it is without being sarcastic.  COME ON!   Read more

Night cometh. Read more

SEVEN GENUINELY QUICK TAKES! 1.  If you were planning to spend the day with nine children at an art museum a few hours away, but decide, when the three-year-old throws up all over you TWICE before you’ve even had your coffee, that you’d be a fool to take her to the art museum, you’d be right. But if you think that that would be the worst way you could spend your day, you’d be wrong.  (See here.) 2.  If you... Read more

Constitutionality, schmonstitutionality.  I have a real challenge for you. Read more