Me, Mark Shea, Greg Popcak, and Elizabeth Scalia

Last updated on: January 6, 2014 at 11:24 am By Simcha Fisher

I forgot to mention it the other day, but we four did a roundable hour on Sheila Liaugminas’ show on Relevant Radio on Friday. Fun, fun, fun! It went by very fast, so mostly I remember the part where Dr. Popcak expresses relief that he no longer needs to wear that unbecoming denim jumper. You can listen here. Read more

Thank you

Last updated on: January 3, 2014 at 11:58 am By Simcha Fisher

Thank you, all my friends, for your words of consolation and for your prayers. Thank you for sharing your stories. So many of you have suffered so much. What a crowd of beloved babies there must be, waiting and praying for us! I am keeping all of you in my prayers, especially you parents who have lost babies you had really come to know and love. Life goes on. We were supposed to be back to school Thursday, but we... Read more

A long Holy Saturday

Last updated on: January 2, 2014 at 1:31 pm By Simcha Fisher

Last night, I was cold and couldn’t sleep, so I snuggled up against my husband, who is always warm. When I’m pregnant, I like to press my belly against him so that we can all be warm all together, me and him and the baby. “Here you go, little guy. This is your daddy. You will like him.” Then, last night, I remembered that there is no baby. There is no wild anguish here. I’m just tired, and bewildered. I... Read more

At the Register: When it comes to building a community . . .

Last updated on: January 2, 2014 at 12:20 pm By Simcha Fisher

choose, don’t drift. Read more

All done

Last updated on: January 1, 2014 at 5:09 pm By Simcha Fisher

Baby has come and gone. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your prayers and kind words. They helped so much through all the waiting. God bless you. Read more

At the Register: Do You Even Deserve a New Year?

Last updated on: December 31, 2013 at 12:53 pm By Simcha Fisher

A quiz. The best thing I have written all year. Read more

Grief, hope, exhaustion, prayer request

Last updated on: December 31, 2013 at 12:05 pm By Simcha Fisher

I wasn’t sure whether to make this public or not, but what the heck. I know you guys are wonderful pray-ers, so if you could spare a quick Hail Mary or a “Jesus, help us” prayer, I would be grateful! Yesterday, I was halfway through a post announcing that I am pregnant with a very much desired baby #10. Then I started bleeding steadily all day yesterday. Today, I have just about stopped bleeding. I went to the lab yesterday,... Read more

Prepare yourself . . .

Last updated on: December 31, 2013 at 9:42 am By Simcha Fisher

for a lot of baleful head shaking over this story from Franciscophobes: Pope’s Sharp Words Make a Wealthy Donor Hesitate. Because when people say, “Francis has made me interested in the Church again, and I’m thinking of going to Mass for the first time in twenty years!” then that’s proof that his kind of evangelization is shallow and meaningless. How do we know they’re the real deal? (After all, when Jesus multiplied the loaves and fishes, and over 3,000 people were... Read more

Seven Qui–WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF AM I SERIOUSLY THE ONLY ONE WHO REALIZES THERE IS A TRUCK GOING BY WOOF WOOF

Last updated on: January 10, 2015 at 10:20 pm By Simcha Fisher

Well, dog #2 is home with the Fishers. As I write, Boomer is happy and contented, hasn’t ripped anyone’s throat out, dashed in front of an oncoming truck, or swallowed the dining room whole. He is just placidly trundling around the house, mildly observing the kids as they hurl their bodies at him. He is a one-year-old brindle English Mastiff, and was raised with three little kids and another English Mastiff. His dog pal was older and died, and that’s... Read more

At the Register: Why busy parents should always go to midnight Mass

Last updated on: December 26, 2013 at 2:51 pm By Simcha Fisher

And it has nothing to do with “misery loves company!“ Read more