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Karen Edmisten - who has written 22 posts on Catholic Exchange.


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Temptation in the Desert

Posted on 07 February 2008

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Ten years ago, when Anne was four years old, and Betsy was a toddler, I had my first inkling of real Lenten temptation.
Oh, yes, previously, I'd been tempted to eat chocolate, or to have a juicy…

Catholic Schools Week

Posted on 30 January 2008

Blog Entry:

If you're Catholic …and you homeschool …you're A Catholic School!
Celebrate!
You're doing all that you can to give your child an authentic Catholic education. That's worth celebrating.
Personally, I think chocolate should be involved, but follow…

40 Reasons to Have Kids

Posted on 10 October 2007

Blog Entry:
So, yesterday I mentioned this woman. She wrote a book detailing her "40 Reasons Not to Have Kids."
Today, I present:
40 Reasons to Have Kids.(loosely based on her 40 reasons not to ….)
1. Desiring children…

The cool, sweet breeze that sustains me

Posted on 28 August 2007

Blog Entry:
Recently, I had an email exchange with a friend about things that bother, gnaw at, weaken, or paralyze us. You know the things I mean — the ones that begin to loom large in our minds, worries…

The Mystery of Harry Potter

Posted on 06 August 2007

Blog Entry:
Nancy C. Brown's The Mystery of Harry Potter, a Catholic Family Guide,published by Our Sunday Visitor, is a book I've been waiting for.
Weary of defending the fact that I've allowed Harry into our home, I longed…

My Broken Rosary

Posted on 19 July 2007

Blog Entry:
I've been talking on my blog about plans, and in doing so, I was reminded of this piece that I wrote several years ago for New Covenant magazine. This was after our fifth miscarriage, and before we…

Ramona on The Theology of the Body

Posted on 07 May 2007

Blog Entry:
By George, I think she's got it!
If you've read John Paul the Great's work on the "Theology of the Body," you know that one of his starting points is that the body and soul are integrated…

Patient Suffering

Posted on 23 April 2007

Blog Entry:
I'm being redundant.
As you probably know, the word "patient" comes from the Latin root "pati", meaning "to suffer." Therefore, to be patient is to suffer. What affirming words for a mother.
We moms tend to suffer…

How Lent is really going at our house

Posted on 15 March 2007

Blog Entry:
Comparing the grand plans to the unfolding reality:
*Operation Rice Bowl
Check. We're following this pretty closely, though I sometimes forget to check the calendar for a particular day and I've yet to make one of their…

Lenten Fasting is Fast Approaching

Posted on 19 February 2007

Blog Entry:
What shall we do with these forty days?
In addition to displaying our crown of thorns, which helps me to contemplate the sacrifice of our Lord, we'll do some of the following. We're still deciding what we'll…