My First True Love
Why do I remain Catholic? There are countless reasons to do so, but for me it ultimately boils down to one thing.
Lawn Chair Catechism: Hearing is Believing
Welcome back to CatholicMom.com’s Summer series, Lawn Chair Catechism. For details on the series, to find the book or study guide, or to catch up on my previous posts for this year, head on over to my page for this year’s series. This week, we’re talking about the Sacraments of Healing: Confession and Anointing of…
Writing Elsewhere: Gospel Reflection
CathlicMom.com has a great Daily Gospel Reflection series this year, and I’m honored to be a part of it. Today is my turn again, and I’m talking about the Pearl of Great Price that is our Christian faith: While I never officially left, I did my share of wandering spiritually in my 20′s. I would…
Lawn Chair Catechism: More than Words — A Sensual Faith
Welcome to this week’s Lawn Chair Catechism discussion, hosted by CatholicMom.com. For a little more information on this Summer’s book, as well as my previous posts on the series, go to the dedicated page I’ve set up. As always, using the study guide helps you if you don’t have the book. (So don’t let that…
Joy in the Cross
Sometimes it’s really hard for me to stay positive when I look at the condition our country is in. The federal government boldly persecutes Catholics and argues in court that nuns ought to be forced to violate their consciences. They make the case that a family who is being threatened with having their children snatched…
Christ My King
Yesterday was the Solemnity of Christ the King, a fairly new feast for the Church. The Feast of Christ the King was established by Pope Pius XI in 1925 as an antidote to secularism, a way of life which leaves God out of man’s thinking and living and organizes his life as if God did…
Seized by Christ – Or, Why Was the Idea of the Rapture so Appealing?
There was a lot of talk about the Rapture last week, due to the latest charlatan who tried to convince people he knew the exact day – and hour! – that Christ would return in Glory, in spite of Jesus saying no one could know it. There were lots of jokes about the whole idea,…
Something to be Proud of
I’ve been asked a couple of times about why I insist on a Catholic curriculum, especially when it comes to history and science. Not often, but I was thinking about this recently. The biggest reason I’ve stuck with Catholic-based history and science is because I want my girls to be proud of their Catholic heritage.…
Humanae Vitae
I’m planning on reading Humanae Vitae with my seventh-grader this year in conjunction with her quarter-long study of St. Gianna Molla. I, myself, only read the encyclical a couple of years ago, and I’m trying to work through some Theology of the Body materials, as well. So in light of that, I’m looking for a…
Glad I’m Catholic
…because my Confessions are private and bound as such by Canon Law. (And my Church is so Biblical that it gave everyone the Bible.)
