In the United States it is a presidential election year, which means the word conscience will be thrown around in Catholic circles and in the culture. At times the use will be correct and other times it will be wrong as individuals fall victim to a desire for the subjective and an abandonment of objective …
Sinful Anger: Confronting the Beast Within
In my most recent article for Catholic Exchange I discuss the beginning of my own Lenten journey and life-long journey to confront sinful anger, which I have battled since childhood. For this Lenten season, I finally decided to confront one of the deadly sins that has beguiled me since childhood: sinful anger. Over the years …
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Comments: Be Pillars of Light
One of the many problems with the Internet, and no I am not anti-Internet, is the anger that it seems to bring out of people. Sitting at a computer screen in our home, makes people seem far away. They are "the other" and I am not "them". It is something we all do at one …
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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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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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. Â My husband and I attended a University of Notre Dame Chorale concert at a local parish. Â It was extraordinary and my first experience of culture since I had my daughter 2.5 years ago. Â It was the …
Small Success Thursdays at CatholicMom.com 12-12-13
Today I am linked up over at CatholicMom.com's Small Success Thursday. Â Think about a few of your small successes for this week and share them with us. My first success, and it is a big one in my book, is that I got the upstairs closet somewhat cleaned and organized. Â You know that room or …
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Falling Short and Conquering Sin
I am having one of those days in Motherhood and as a Christian when "I do the very thing I hate" to quote Saint Paul. Â I have allowed little things and my own failures drag me down. Â That is what the Devil wants. Â He would rather I wallow in self-pity rather than ask The Lord …
7 Quick Takes for this Gray and Occasionally Sunny November Day
Today I am linked up over at Jennifer Fulwiler's Conversion Diary for 7 Quick Takes. Join us with your quick takes for the week here: 1. Â My husband and I bought our first home together in May of this year. Â We actually ended up in the town where our parish is located (long story as …
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Swimming the Depths 