For a beloved priest friend who has just received a diagnosis of early stage prostate cancer.
I went to the grocery store Friday afternoon with my sister while the girls were napping. (Dom had the day off.) I desperately needed groceries before the weekend but for one reason or another had been putting off the shopping. (yeah maybe...
We spent the greater part of the day poolside at Dom’s brother’s house. About 9 or 10 families were there, dozens of kids. Hot dogs and sausages on the grill, watermelon, pasta salad, chocolate chip cookies, popsicles, etc. Nothing...
No? Well, you really should. Let me do the honors. She blogs with her daughters at Like Mother, Like Daughter. Well, actually her daughters are listed as contributors; but it’s mainly Leila who writes. And that’s fine because she is...
If you follow this blog at all you know I’ve been in the throes of nesting mania in the past weeks. Organizing, cleaning, decluttering, getting ready for Baby Benedict’s arrival. Part of that has manifested itself in an increasing...
I’ve been thinking about the Psalms and the Liturgy of the Hours quite a bit of late. Jennifer at Conversion Diary posted an open question last week: Talk to Me about the Psalms, asking for help in understanding and praying the psalms...
Patricia in the comments to this post below suggested some great videos on you Tube to play for the girls so we can learn to sing the Ave Maria, Pater Noster and other common chants. The videos are posted by Giovanni Vianini, director of the Schola...
As I strive to allow God to reshape me in his image, I find myself focusing recently on being more gentle and patient with Isabella and Sophia. God has been giving me words to strengthen me for the journey. Posting them here so I can find them again...