** 1 ** Atticus and I put an offer on a house! It’s a lovely house; has two bedrooms downstairs, and the whole third floor is the master bedroom, with a private bath, and more than enough room for a baby area in the bedroom (or a sitting area before we have a baby). It … Continue reading »
Posted in January 2010 …
Jesus in a Love Song
I do not know if anyone else has this experience; when I heard certain love songs, I immediately associate them with Jesus. Some of them are Christian songs, most are not. But they all have to do with Love – they are songs that speak about unconditional love, and although they are written with an … Continue reading »
101 Wednesday
I originally posted this in September of 2009. I am re-posting this as part of Dawn’s 101 Wednesday carnival! 101 Wednesday is where you have a chance to post something basic about our Catholic faith, life, teachings. Head over to No Heavy Lifting to participate! On Why I Go to Adoration I belong to a … Continue reading »
What is Social Justice, Anyway?
The second question on my personal narrative portion of the MSW application asks the following question: “Social work is committed to social justice. What is social justice?…” Ha! Imagine my surprise when they asked me to summarize what I just spent two years learning about, “What is social justice?”, in a page or less. Should … Continue reading »
7 Quick Takes Friday
** 1 ** I have been watching the March for Life on EWTN. It is warmer and more comfortable to watch it from my living room than from the freezing ground in DC. But I am grateful that people are there, making the sacrifice of being cold and uncomfortable. Of course, every other news media … Continue reading »
37 years, 50 million lives
That’s the number of years abortion has been legal in the US and the estimated number of abortions that have been performed in the US since 1973. For those of you who can do math (I exclude myself) I think that breaks down to about 1.2 million abortions each year. every single year. There was … Continue reading »
The Secret of Happiness
Three weeks into the new year, and already I have gone off of my 2010 bookshelf. I was browsing at Borders the other day and came across a new book from John and Stasi Eldredge, Love and War: Finding the Marriage You’ve Dreamed Of. It basically seems to be the best points from both Wild … Continue reading »
7 Quick Takes Friday
** 1 ** Well, of course: Haiti. Most of you are well aware by now of the devastation that is plaguing this nation in the wake of a terrible earthquake. Me jabbering on about isn’t going to do a whole lot, so here are some links to websites where you can do something about it! … Continue reading »
Live Together, Die Alone…Or, Lessons Learned From LOST (Part 1)
On the surface, Lost is a show with the premise that is just about everyone’s worst nightmare. Being in a plane crash, surviving, but being on a deserted (so you think) island with 30 total strangers. You expect help to arrive any time now…but it doesn’t. Then very wierd things start to happen; people disappear, … Continue reading »
And I lost them both…
Reflections from Dorothy Day (C0-Founder of Catholic Worker Movement), about her abortion, her daughter’s birth, and pro-life issues in general. Dorothy Day: I hobbled down the darkened stairwell of the Upper East Side flat in New York City. My steps were unsteady. My left arm held the banister tightly. My right arm clutched my abdomen. … Continue reading »
