We Are All Called to Lives of Holiness
I have learned a lot in the three years that I have participated in 40 Days for Life and have prayed outside of Planned Parenthood. The first time that I went, was when I was five months pregnant with my daughter. It actually was not a good experience the first time because someone tried to …
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The world has been a mess since the Fall. There are always storm clouds on the horizon for human beings throughout the world, including in our own country. The USCCB has asked Catholics to consider fasting and praying on Fridays. My husband and I started abstaining from meat on Fridays a couple of years ago, …
I am not proud of this fact, but I have fallen into gossip lately. It is one of those things that most of us fall into at one point or another. For me it usually involves orthodoxy, or rather, a lack there of. Father Barron, in his series Seven Deadly Sins Seven Lively Virtues, discusses …
One of the hardest things that we are asked to do as Christians, is to love our enemies. For many of us those enemies can be in our family or in our community. For a lot of Americans these days, it is our government. The response that we are called to in this situation is …
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Given how Pope Francis' public interviews have been so distorted by the media, I think we really need to have an honest discussion about sin. Since "the Spirit of Vatican II" came rushing into the Church in the 1960s and 1970s with its felt banners and feel good about yourself rhetoric, there has been a …
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A couple of hours ago, Catholic Vote published an article detailing how federally contracted Catholic priests are barred from saying Mass during the government shutdown, or face jail time. Yes, you read that right. As a Catholic and a Veteran, this turned my stomach. You see, I was a Russian Linguist, which means that I …
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A couple of weeks ago one of my junior high students in my religious education class at church asked me an interesting question. She wanted to know if God sometimes does not give us what we want. I told her that sometimes he does not give us what we want because it is not what …
This morning I felt called to write a letter, really an email, that I have wanted to write for about 10 years. This person was on my mind recently because they are forever linked to my 9-11 relief work days and September can sometimes remind me of him. I don't mean in a longing or …
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are a Resurrection people and hallelujah is our song.Blessed John Paul IIOne of the hardest parts about miscarriage is that for most OB/GYNs you have to have three before they start looking into underlying medical issues. I have had issues my entire reproductive life, but none that would …
Today is the day that I find out the results of my month long hormone panel. I am working with a Catholic NaPro doctor whom I met through the Lady Dominicans. My husband and I are about to make the 2.25 hour drive to her office. I have to admit that I am nervous. I …
Swimming the Depths 