Yeah. Sorry for the dramatic title. The “It” to which I refer is Harry Potter, not the world, or my life, or anything like that. It was the summer of 2003. I was working at a summer camp, and all around me, little girls in hats and shorts were carrying around huge books with blue … Continue reading »
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7 Quick Takes — Royal Wedding Edition
Before you groan and click away, how can you groan and click away? This whole royal wedding thing is so exciting. A real prince, who is someday going to be a king, is about to marry a “commoner.” His college sweetheart, not some arranged marriage to a woman he’s never met! I’d call that progress. … Continue reading »
The Only Thing I Got
We’re having a parish mission this week, coinciding with a 40 hours devotion (that’s where a parish has 40 hours of Eucharistic Adoration). The priest who is preaching the mission, Fr. Chris Crotty, is part of an order that is known for its charism of preaching parish missions on the power of the holy Spirit. … Continue reading »
Link Love and a Request
Hello friends, Just a quick post with some links for things you should check out. I’ve got a few post ideas rattlin’ around in the old tinker, but until then, here are some posts well worth reading! As Lent Wears On by Calah The Culture War going on over at Little Catholic Bubble (over 200 … Continue reading »
Toward Justice
“The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” -Martin Luther King Jr. Haiti Honduras Iraqi Christians Victims of human trafficking the unborn For all of their sakes, I hope Dr. King is right.
Mother of Mine
Today is the feast of the Immaculate Conception, which refers to Mary being conceived in the womb of her mother, St. Anne, without the stain of original sin which taints all of us. This aspect of her creation is honored, because to be created without original sin makes her the only sinless human creature to … Continue reading »
Soapbox
I am about to get up on it. Here we go. Today Rebecca wrote a very thoughtful post following up on her post of a few weeks ago about “just cause” and NFP. While none of the comments on her original post were negative or nasty (though the whole reason she wrote the post in … Continue reading »
Reporting for Duty
Lately, I have been reading some very sad things. Our local paper is doing a series called “Our City, Our Children” and highlighting local problems, mostly relating to educational issues, and also giving people resources for how they can get involved with the children who are being impacted by these issues. The first one that … Continue reading »
Must Read!
I am a fan of Mark Shea. He generally writes for National Catholic Reporter, and I basically always like what he writes. But his most recent article at Inside Catholic, celebrating the birth and life of his granddaughter Lucy, is by far the best thing of his that I have read. ****************************************************** “Exactly a year … Continue reading »
Running the Race
When I was working at the Archdiocese of Chicago, I met some really wonderful, holy people. One of them is Alicia. She and I had many great conversations about authentic femininity, pro-life issues, and discernment of vocation. When we met she was discerning religious life, and I was recently engaged to Atticus. Alicia really challenged … Continue reading »
