At the Register: Predictable News Flash: Pope Mistranslated

Last updated on: September 9, 2016 at 8:55 pm By Simcha Fisher

Gawrsh, who could have predicted that he didn’t actually say the weird things they said he said. A couple of other things: when he said “I’m humble enough,” I’M PRETTY SURE THAT WAS A SELF-DEPRECATING JOKE. He must be aware that the press is always going on about his humility, and it must bug him. The other thing is, he said that youth unemployment and lonely seniors are the greatest evil in the world, or something like that. Obviously he... Read more

The CWR conference, and another Creighton training opportunity!

Last updated on: November 17, 2015 at 8:59 pm By Simcha Fisher

SO! I’m home from the fantastic, amazing, grace-filled Catholic Women Rejoice conference! I got home around 1:30 this morning, so I have not been able to put together a post about the conference yet. Let’s just say I thought it was going to be great, and it was 100 times greater than that! 300 women laughing and crying together, eating and praying together, helping each other with their babies,. Mass was wonderful, some of the vendors were just outstanding, and... Read more

Seven Quick Takes, in which I complain about staying in a luxurious hotel while waiting for a roomful of people to applaud for me

Last updated on: November 17, 2015 at 9:00 pm By Simcha Fisher

-1– I’m in Vancouver, WA for the Catholic Women Rejoice conference tomorrow! There is still time to register. Here is the schedule. Looks like it’s going to be a GREAT day. I’m really looking forward to meeting some of my Facebook and blog friends for the first time IRL. –2– Last night, I had a lovely seafood dinner overlooking the Columbia River (I think?) with Lisa Ferry and Sterling Jaquith, who have been coordinating everything, including putting together a lovely... Read more

At the Register: First World Tears

Last updated on: September 9, 2016 at 8:55 pm By Simcha Fisher

Today’s post has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that I’m sitting in a cushioned leather chair at a climate controlled airport with free wi fi, and I’m genuinely troubled by the fact that the sun is glaring in my left eye a little bit. Read more

Father Pavone praises Pope Francis’ approach

Last updated on: November 17, 2015 at 9:01 pm By Simcha Fisher

Thanks to Steve Jalsevac of LifeSite News for linking to this letter! Fr. Pavone, the National Director of Priests for Life, says, No, the Pope is not diluting the anti-abortion focus of the Church. As the Director of Priests for Life, known worldwide as a ministry within the Catholic Church that urges more preaching, teaching, and action against abortion, I was asked by many alarmed and confused people these past few days about the reported comments of the Pope that... Read more

At the Register: Speaking of Death

Last updated on: September 9, 2016 at 8:55 pm By Simcha Fisher

In which I make fun of Rush Limbaugh and then urge people to prepare for death. Go there for useful links; stay here to gaze upon this: Read more

Great little missal for kids

Last updated on: November 17, 2015 at 9:01 pm By Simcha Fisher

These booklets appeared in our pews a few weeks ago: I will admit, I saw the cover and thought, “Ut-oh. Glass-walled church, buncha laymen cluttering up the altar . . . this can’t be good.” Well, the cover is the only ishy part. The book itself is great. The format is simple: words of the Mass on the left, color coded explanations on the right. They explanations are more than just the standards “sit, stand, kneel, listen to the priest.”... Read more

Because my husband said I should . . .

Last updated on: November 17, 2015 at 9:02 pm By Simcha Fisher

Here is an excerpt from the chapter I’m contributing to a book about marriage: Children give our bodies purpose. I always have to laugh when people complain, “The Church treats women like baby-making machines!” The truth is, the secular world is the one that treats women that way—and expends tremendous amounts of money and effort in trying to find the “off” button, often putting women through years of physical and psychological contortions with one kind of contraception after another. The... Read more

At the Register: Can we spell “evangelization” without an “f” and a “u”?

Last updated on: September 9, 2016 at 8:55 pm By Simcha Fisher

I have never been more proud of a title. Sorry, Mother Angelica. Read more

Hooray!

Last updated on: November 17, 2015 at 9:03 pm By Simcha Fisher

That’s all I have to say, because this story makes me happy. Hooray! Read more