-Feast of St. John Climacus Who needs the TV Guide when I have New Advent to keep me informed about what is coming on the television? It’s a rare night in Casa del Weathers, when something isn’t going on to interfere with watching something on TV. But tonight, we will be free to watch the following special that airs on the History Channel at 9PM (Eastern). I visited the Vatican once, and all I got was a lousy t-shirt. But... Read more
-Feast of St. Berthold Back in January, I reviewed Eric Sammon’s book, Who Is Jesus Christ? It is a great book and I highly recommend it to you. Many have asked themselves the same question about the identity of the obscure Jewish carpenter from Galilee. Last week I shared with you the knowledge that Napoleon Bonaparte died a good Catholic death. Today, as I was reading a selection available on the YIMCatholic Bookshelf, I stumbled across Napoleon’s answer to this... Read more
Recently, my husband and I have felt saddened by the powerful sense we have monumentally wasted our time on an endeavor that we had hoped would build up the body of Christ. We don’t have a lot of treasure to offer the Church, but we have some talent and we found the time. Instead, our efforts seem to have not borne fruit. Today, a dear friend reminded me that nothing is a waste of time if done for the love... Read more
The past 24 hours I have spent curled up under blankets, either in our family room or in our bedroom. I am overcome with fatigue and fever and I’ve been drinking diet ginger ale and orange juice and praying to feel better soon. My beloved husband and our sweet sons have been taking care of me, offering me glasses of water, lunch from the deli and kind words. (No, that’s not me in the photo. I am not so young,... Read more
Remember this picture? That’s Dr. Van Helsing putting a stake through the heart of Dracula’s lady friend, Lucy. Pretend it’s me putting a stake through the heart of Winter. Enough already! Sure, our readers who live in the tropics are wondering what the fuss is all about, but for us in the Northern Hemisphere? Let’s just say that this has been a long, cold winter. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to bid it adieu.Since I have no... Read more
One beautiful aspect of Catholicism is how the Gospel readings repeat themselves, year after year. This means I have a chance to contemplate them anew. Last night at Mass, the homilist mentioned an aspect of the encounter between Christ and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well that I never had considered: She was at the well in the middle of the day. Imagine walking from town in the blazing Middle Eastern sun at noon. Why did she do this? What... Read more
—Feast of St. John of Egypt Back in October of last year, I shared thoughts written by a Doctor of the Church with you. It was from a homily St. Bernard of Clairvaux had written and preached to the brothers in his order about one of the books in the Old Testament. As I was re-reading the homily today, these words of truth leapt off the screen, there are two evils that comprise the only, or at least the main,... Read more
—Feast of St. Ludger I’ve mentioned in the past that my patron is St. Macarius the Great. He was a Desert Father who lived between the years 300 – 390 AD. He went into the desert when he was thirty years old, became a priest when he was 40 years old, was accused of adultery, and when he was proved innocent, he fled and headed to a place in the Egyptian desert called Scetis. I probably went right by Scetis... Read more
Dwija Borobia, 30, her husband, and their four young children decided to buy a house – sight unseen – in rural Michigan off the internet. Here is a piece of that story. Guest Post by Dwija Borobia First, a digression. For years my husband and I, who had settled in California, tried to move back to Texas. I love you, Texas, my sweet Lone Star state, what with your awesome, chops-bustin’ people and your biggy biggness and your superfine economy.... Read more
Today is a Feast Day (and all that this implies)! What better way to celebrate than with burgers and hotdogs on the grill followed by a movie about the greatest game ever invented? Is this heaven? If it’s still too cold to think of grilling where you live, than live vicariously through me and my family. We’ve been playing baseball since March 14th (my sons team is 5-1 so far) and enjoying every minute of it. Except it was a... Read more
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