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Lookin’ for Love…
I thought it strikingly ridiculous, during my morning "scroll" the other day, when I came across two hundred pictures of an acquaintances’ acquaintance and her debaucherous evening out. Two hundred pictures taken in about...
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The Making of a Saint
“You dream of great deeds. Everyone, these days, reads about Charles de Foucauld. Many have a starry-eyed look. They wonder if they shouldn’t become a Little Sister or Brother of de Foucauld. But, when...
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The Soul of the Internet
One of my blogging heroines often says the only thing that qualifies her to blog is that she is a housewife with a computer—meaning, she’s not qualified to say much so don’t take her...
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The Dreaded Valentine’s
So it's here. That day that strikes fear and dread into the heart of attached and unattached persons alike. The day of heart-shaped tchotchke’s and overpriced roses and honeymoons in heart-shaped Jacuzzis in Niagara Falls. Hallmark’s...
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Giving up Lent
I remember Lent as a kid. It was basically the longest stretch of time EVER, next to Advent of course. Unlike Advent, Lent was chock full of not eating what I wanted, not drinking...
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Catholicism in the trenches
Fear not those who argue, but those who dodge. - Dale Carnegie
Consider this for a moment. What if (and I know this sounds crazy) but just what if our society allowed honest-to-goodness debate? What...
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Lancing the Wound of Sin
“Always remember that God sees everything.” - Padre Pio
My husband used to be a biker—not the Harley kind, but the bicycle kind. He used to be in a cycling group in high school, going...
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Of Siberian Exiles and Feistiness
Life is a funny thing, isn't it? We walk around assuming that everyone’s had the same, or similar, experiences as ourselves—growing up in a peaceful home surrounded by love and middle-class money, getting everything you need...
