Social media is a great tool. We can connect with old friends and meet new people. It's a place to interact and it's nice for moms like me who are a bit isolated as they raise their children. I have observed and experienced a rather disturbing trend, however. That is, because we have our own …
Today’s Beauty Theme Cathedrals and Churches
I hope all of you have a very blessed Holy Week. I will actually write a post tomorrow on how the Sacred Triduum kept me Catholic and brought me back to the Church after a few years of wandering. I have a final exam tonight, so for today, I will keep up my beauty theme. …
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Today’s Beauty Theme is Water
Today's beauty theme is water. I was thinking of a theme and then it started raining. Water is beautiful, cleansing, keeps us alive, and is linked to Baptism. *Once again not my pictures. They are from a Google Images search* Have a blessed weekend!
Today’s Beauty Theme is Space
Today's beauty theme is space. So much awe and wonder.
Today’s Beauty Theme is Human Beings
Today's beauty theme is human beings. We are created in the image and likeness of God. Each person of the over 6 billion people on this planet has inherent dignity bestowed by the Blessed Trinity. The height of God's creation is the human person. *Once again, not my pictures. I am just sharing the beauty …
Today’s Beauty Theme is Mountains
Today's theme is mountains. Being a Montana native, I can never get enough of mountains. God bless! *These images were found via a Google Images search*
Today’s Beauty Theme is Spring
I have finals over the course of the next two weeks, so most of my time will be taken up with my primary vocation and study. I then get a month off from classes, so I will begin writing regularly then. It will be Easter, so there will be plenty of material. Until then I …
An Obsession with Papal Politics and the Cure
I see it often and in all circles inside and outside of the Church. In fact, it is a major part of what ails our culture. It is the total focus on now and an ignoring of the long view. Now is important. How we live our lives now, each day is the slow process …
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Cinderella: Christ and the Church in Art
I can't say that this post will be a review per say. It will be my musing on my experience of the movie and the Christian dimensions of the original fairy tale. Of course, I know the story. Almost every little girl, at least in the U.S., was introduced to Disney's version of Cinderella at …
Cinderella: Child-like Innocence, Christology, Beauty
Today I will not be writing much. Instead I have found some pictures as a feast for your eyes to instill wonder. Here in a couple of hours I will be taking my daughter to see Disney's most recent Cinderella. It is directed by Kenneth Branagh. I have been a fan of his since junior …
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