We Are All Called to Lives of Holiness
I survived my first major secular publication, and I mean, literally survived. I knew sharing my miscarriage experiences and framing it within the abortion war raging in our culture would unleash fury. I've been serving in front of Planned Parenthood and on pro-life committees in enough parishes and areas to know how abortion divides and …
Continue reading "Why I Stopped Engaging the Comboxes on My Miscarriage Pieces"
In the past week, I have received more emails and comments from readers than I have in the last year and a half as a regular contributor at Catholic Exchange and in my years as a blogger. People from all over the world have written to me about their experiences with miscarriage. More often than …
It should be apparent to the world that Islamists like those in ISIS are at war with everyone who does not submit to their prescribed religious tenants. Terrorists are not nihilists. There was an article published about a year ago on how terrorists are nihilists. This is false. The only thing nihilists and terrorists have …
Continue reading "The Annunciation: Antithesis to Terrorism and Nihilism"
I have written multiple blog posts about my increased understanding that I needed to give up Facebook. I only rarely used Twitter and saw it as an overwhelming amount of information with absolutely no real human connection. It is a place to vent political ideology in 140 characters, and that largely includes Catholic writers too. Facebook was …
I just read Archbishop Chaput's intervention at the Synod over at Edward Pentin's blog at the National Catholic Register and I believe it touched on a major issue in the Church right now. It is not just one in relation to marriage and the family, but also a lack of hope in the Church and …
Continue reading "The Synod, Archbishop Chaput, and Despair"
Earlier today I read Elizabeth Scalia's latest article over at Aleteia that discusses Mo Rocca's presence as a reader at the papal Mass in New York City last week. As I read the article I realized rather quickly that I disagree with Scalia's assessment because it is theologically wrong in its understanding of what mortal …
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Being a writer on the Internet is tough business these days. The criticism that is leveled at writers on a daily basis can be demoralizing and downright inhumane. Much of the criticism I see is from people who have not even read the piece that I wrote on that particular day. They make a comment …
Continue reading "Dear Readers, Writers Have to Make Choices and So Do You in Your Comments"
The last few days I have watched a few different movies that have gotten me thinking about people I have known in the past, as well as the state of our culture. I am not a big TV watcher, but my body and brain have needed a break before I make the push through midterms …
Continue reading "On the Woundedness of Men in Our Culture from a Female Perspective"
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 …
As I was folding laundry this afternoon, I began to pray the intentions for my Rosary. I did not get far because I began to contemplate the horrors Christians and other minority groups in Syria and Iraq are facing today. It's not just a Middle Eastern problem. Islamists like ISIS or ARAQ, are setting up …
Continue reading "Help Our Persecuted Christian Brothers and Sisters"
Swimming the Depths 