How to Teach Modesty ModestLY
I started writing this modesty article twelve years ago. Why the rush? Let’s just say I enjoy this topic about as much as men enjoy talking about childbirth.
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Praying by Heart
I used to roll my eyes. It had become a bit stale with me. But here it was, the same as ever, faithful and sure.
» Read moreLittle Sisters of the Poor
Before the Little Sisters of the Poor were famous for challenging the HHS mandate, my daughter, Molly, volunteered at one of their homes for the aged. Her stories about the joy in that house so inspired me (An old folks’ home that is not depressing? People need to hear about this!) that I contacted them and set up this interview for Catholic […]
» Read moreSt. Marianne Cope – The Leper Nun
“Who was this lady of refinement so different from the Belgian farmer turned priest who dared waste herself in that forsaken place?”
» Read moreMark Wahlberg and the Catholic Conscience
Mark Wahlberg’s best moment emceeing the Festival of Families in Philadelphia came right after Bobby Hill sang a pure and piercing Pie Jesu before Pope Francis and the world. The boy got to meet the Holy Father, a thrilling moment for him. Then Wahlberg beckoned him over. Is it me or did the kid look even more happy to meet […]
» Read moreOn the Catholic Connection
My radio interview with Teresa Tomeo on The Catholic Connection (Segment 2 starts at 14:00)
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Homeschooling Is your Second Job
Why do we admire a working man for homeschooling, yet treat it as if it’s part of a woman’s normal duties? It’s not. It’s a second job.
» Read moreMiddle Aging Gracefully
I love being middle-aged. Don’t get me wrong – I don’t love the mousy gray hair that loiters at my temples even though Miss Clairol and I kick it out every 10 weeks. I don’t love my matching set of grandma hands – why, oh why, didn’t I soak my hands in Ivory dish detergent when I had the chance?
» Read moreAn Unpopular Mercy
Some spiritual works of mercy are more popular than others. “Comfort the Sorrowful” and “Counsel the Doubtful,” for example, have their own line of greeting cards with flowers and small, fuzzy animals on them. People buy them by the millions. But then there’s “Admonish the Sinner.” Has anybody bothered testing the market for this one?
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