Prayers for blogger Linda Fay of Higher Up and Further In: I need to take a little break for a week or two because my family has been battling some nasty cases of pertussis and sadly, I am in the midst of losing a baby, although my body will not go...
Today I sauteed onions, mushrooms, apples and spinach with a little herbs de Provence. Another success. Isabella liked everything, but especially targeted the spinach, shoveling handfuls into her mouth with abandon and smearing it all over mouth...
I have very fond memories of St. Edmund’s retreat center on Ender’s Island (near Mystic Connecticut). Back when Dom and I were first dating we went on a retreat there. It was a planning retreat for Proud to Be Catholic, the concert...
Genevieve at Feminine Genius has a thoughtful reflection on Barbara Nicholosi’s Jerusalem travelogue: Jerusalem is an icon of the bride—no doubt bereft without the groom and weeping over the disinterest of their own offspring. Jesus wept...
I’ve noticed that Bella is more likely to eat veggies when they come from our plates. She doesn’t much like the jarred baby diced veggies or even frozen veggies when I thaw them from the microwave. Maybe they’re too bland, I...
In Tuesday’s mass readings we got the story of the Bronze Serpent from Numbers. Now this story has always bugged me. Even though St. Paul clarifies that we should see it with a Christological significance, and I see how that works, sorta, I...
Anther great article at Lumen Gentleman:“The Footwashing Ritual and the Sacrament of Holy Orders: A New Look at John 13” This is by far the best article I’ve found on the subject of foot washing. Last year when the inevitable...
Every Christian one day reaches the point where he too must be ready to accompany the Master into destruction and oblivion: into that which the world considers folly, that which for his own understanding is incomprehensible, for his own feeling...
This post at Testosterhome made me remember something I meant to write last week. As Lent began I was so tired and I felt so lazy. I knew that a lot of it was the first trimester sleepies. I’m not being lazy, I told myself. It’s the baby...
Jennifer F of et tu, jen? is expecting baby #3 and has been very stressed out over health and financial issues. But God is good and provides for all our needs if only we dare to ask. Her amazing story of prayer granted: I didn’t know if it was...
