Tacking Towards the Shore

Many, many years ago — before my husband and I were married — we were invited to go sailing with some of his work friends. It was his boss’ boat and his boss was the “sailor.”
I had never been… Read More

Real Men Stand Up for Mothers

Regardless of your stand on abortion, you probably know the name Jill Stanek. If you are against abortion you see her as a bright star in the fight to save the lives of unborn babies. She’s been on every notable… Read More

The Week Barack Obama Made Me The Most Popular Girl In Town

I wasn’t incredibly popular in high school.
I had a few close friends and a lot of acquaintances but I wasn’t, say, cheerleader status.
Although now that I think about it, one of my best friends was on the Pom-Poms… Read More

Hope Springs Eternal

It is pretty common knowledge that here in the Midwest annuals are not planted until after Mother’s Day. Some smart gardeners — this does not include me — wait until after Memorial Day.
The reason is simple: even though the… Read More

Graceful Dying: The Gift of Allowing Others to Care for You

The phrase “selfless love” is often associated with the ways in which a person gives of him or herself in union with another. Most particularly selfless love is at the center of marriage but is also found in close friendships… Read More

Boys Will Be Boys

I remember when my first son was in need of his first haircut.  I took him to a professional stylist and, with 35mm camera in hand, clicked away, literally walking around and around his seat, so that, once developed, the… Read More

Lent is Right Around the Corner

Our liturgical calendar will soon be changing from Ordinary Time to Lent.  We will see changes inside of Church that reflect the new liturgical season.  Vestments will change from white and green to violet and the weekly offering of Stations… Read More

Crazy Glue and Chap Stick

We had a typical Midwestern winter blast last month and one day husband came home from work and walked into our frigid home and in a dismayed voice said, “It’s freezing in here!”  Of course it wasn’t as cold as… Read More

New Age: Still with Us and Still Dangerous, Part Two

New Age teachings are dangerous because they encourage us to assume that we know what is best for our salvation and when we enter into these teachings we jeopardize our eternal life in ways that we may never know —… Read More

New Age: Still with Us and Still Dangerous, Part One

“I don’t have to go to church — God comes to me. He’s with me and around me wherever I am.”
Those words, offered by a mother to her son, contributed to the apparent self-actualization of best-selling author — I’m… Read More

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