Recently I’ve been saying my morning prayers after breakfast. I sit in my recliner and read the psalms out loud and Bella plays in the living room. It’s a much slower process than praying alone, full of interruptions and distractions...
My soul yearns for you in the night, yes my spirit within me keeps vigil for you; when your judgment dawns upon the earth, the world’s inhabitants learn justice. O Lord, you mete out peace to us, for it is you who have accomplished all we have...
Not sure why, but last night as I was getting ready for bed suddenly it seemed very urgent to write a blog entry about our bedtime prayers with Isabella. Maybe it’s because I’ve been reading two good books about Catholic motherhood and...
Theresa sent me this link to an interesting reflection on spirituality and dating: Preparing spiritually before dating at Evangelical Catholicism. I like the fact that she emphasizes a range of devotions: journaling, the divine mercy chaplet...
I’ve been tagged by Julie D., the HappyCatholic. This is the first time I’ve been tagged before Dom. Some kind of blogging milestone? I find this kind of Q&A about books torturesome: You want me to pick one? But here goes: 1. One...
Danielle Bean linked to this article a few days ago and I meant to comment on it but got distracted. Now the conversation with Jane in the comments has reminded me again: Carlo Carretto, one of the leading spiritual writers of the past half-century...
It’s very late and I’m very tired, and the baby is finally asleep; but somehow I can’t sleep. Maybe it’s partly the knowledge that as soon as I drift off she’ll wake wanting to eat. Also the fifteen different blog...
Dom has already written the story of the birth over on his blog. But I wanted to add a few words of my own. It’s been hard to do because every time I sit down to the computer a bunch of emails beckons or I just have to read a few blog entries...
Ian at Musings from a Catholic Bookstore has a great post on praying the rosary with children. And asks a tough question: does this count as prayer? I posted a response there, but wanted to re-post it here. I’ve been thinking about the topic...
While discussing my previous post on Catholic Home Schooling with Dom during our afternoon coffee (him) and applesauce (me) snack break, I decided that there was a larger point to be made. That is, many people have a very narrow notion of what you...
