Lately I have been contemplating the nature of friendship: authentic friendship. I have lived all over. Being a Veteran, I have meet a lot of different people from all over, including from my time in England. I have discovered over the years that the majority of friendships are tied to circumstances. Those friendships seem to …
My Choice to Homeschool
There is a disturbing trend in this country in regards to discourse and the right to personal opinion and free speech. I know that most people who frequent the Internet have noticed that comment sections on Facebook, Twitter, articles, and blogs are filled with name calling, vilification, irrational rants, and unintelligent and unintelligible arguments. People …
Focus on Christ
Being a Catholic in our present age is deeply difficult. The fact of the matter is that being Catholic in any age has been difficult. Our time seems worse because the world is capable of more widespread evil thanks to advances in technology. Don't get me wrong, technology is a great blessing, however, sinful human …
Christians Are Not Perfect: At Least, Not Yet
There is an expectation in our society that when a person claims the title Christian, it means that they can, and will, act perfectly. I saw this clearly when someone wrote on a book review of the book Come Be My Light about Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, that 'she doubted, so she should not be …
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The End of the American Experiment and Falling on Christ
Today a friend of mine posted an article on Facebook about how various state level Attorney Generals are ignoring and refusing to enforce state law. In other words, they believe that they are above the law. This brazenly totalitarian move has been met with apathy and even celebration by the American people. Her status update …
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The Need for Conversion: Catholic Sexual Ethics
I have decided to add another post into my current series on Catholic teaching on sexual ethics and "gay marriage". In a perfect world, all of us would fully assent to Church teaching before we professed to be Catholic. We would still sin, but all of us would, at least intellectually, assent to infallible teaching …
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Why Many Catholics Ignore Church Teaching on “Gay Marriage”
Today I am going to write about what I see as the most controversial subject of our time: "gay marriage". I also believe that this agenda will lead, and has led, to persecution of Catholics and other orthodox Christian churches. It will get very rough in the years to come. This particular series is meant …
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CatholicMom.com Gospel Reflection for Sunday, January 19th, 2014
Happy 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time! Head on over to CatholicMom.com to see today's Gospel reflection, written by me. I hope it helps you to better see Christ and the gift that is the Holy Eucharist. God bless!
Veiling and the Real Presence of Christ
I got an excellent lesson from Our Lord in humility and following His will for me this past Friday. My husband and I attended a University of Notre Dame Chorale concert at a local parish. It was extraordinary and my first experience of culture since I had my daughter 2.5 years ago. It was the …
Swimming the Depths 