Kissing Death on the Lips
My husband’s granny passed away last week—suddenly, from a brain aneurism. She had her bath (she would be mortified I told you that) and...
20th Sunday: The sacrament of unity
For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples (Is 56:7).
The prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled in our hearing. The sacred...
18th Sunday: The medicine of immortality
Jesus saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them and cured their sick. ... And all ate and were filled (Mt 14:...
Are you a Feminist?
A few months ago I took an online survey called Are you a feminist? I eagerly clicked through the questions because, in all honesty, I did...
Captain America
Wow. Just...wow. Captain America: The Winter Soldier had it all: action, suspense, mystery, romance, camaraderie, spies, secrets, and—most importantly—awesome superheroes. The action scenes were spectacular, but...
12 Years a Slave
12 Years a Slave is a powerful film based on the memoir by Solomon Northup published in 1853. The film has won 134 awards since...
Charis-maniacs
I grew up on the rather traddy side of the Catholic fence—I recited rote prayers and the Baltimore Catechism, with a High Latin Mass thrown in...
Delivering bricks
I used to work at a brickyard while I was going through school and when I was first married. It was an amazing place,...
The Twilight of American Enlightenment
The average age of North Americans is forty-one; this means that most people have no personal recollection of the decade of the 1950s, the...
A Gift of Myself
A Gift of Myself, the second book in the Little Douglings series by Carissa Douglas is even more delightful than her first story, I...
