There are a lot of mommy blogs out there and I read various authors to get ideas for my daughter and my home. I am not crafty or creative in the same sense as many of these mothers, so I appreciate their help. Sometimes, though, I wish stay-at-home moms would be a bit more honest. …
Confessions of a Post-Ideologue: Why I am Now Anti-Ideology
I grew up in a firmly Republican household. We were also a family of debaters. My parents were debate partners in college and despite the fact that most debate partners loathe each other, they got married. They then had two of their three daughters enjoy and excel at competitive debate, myself being one of them. …
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Society’s Disconnect from the Joy of Children
For reasons that I am not going to discuss explicitly, I have been contemplating our culture's hostility towards children. We live in a culture that views children largely as a nuisance or accessory. Unfortunately this view has pervaded the culture including within the Catholic Church and other Christian communities. My husband and I have been …
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St. Catherine of Siena and The Thirst for Holiness
Today we celebrate the feast of St. Catherine of Siena who is one of the four female Doctors of the Church. One of the great literary works found in the Catholic tradition is The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena. The Dialogue is private revelation dictated by her to her secretaries while she was in …
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Abandon Ideology for the Good News: The Test is Coming
You will notice a trend on my blog that I am becoming increasingly anti-ideology. This is because I am observing a steep descent into ideology in our country and within the Church. Not the Church herself, but the people within it. This is largely destructive and causes division. Ideology is a type of heresy. It …
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Catholics Must Say “No” to Ideology
There is a disconcerting trend that I observe daily in social media. It is that many Catholics have mistaken their ideology for authentic Catholic faith. This is most typically combined with a misunderstanding of the ordering of politics in regard to the Faith. Many place their political leanings or personal preferences before the Church. This …
The Shock and Awe of Becoming a Contributor for Catholic Exchange
I learned a few lessons yesterday as I began my contributor relationship with Catholic Exchange. The story of how I ended up writing periodically for them is one that I can only look back at in wonder. A few weeks before I was asked by the editor to become a contributor, I had emailed a …
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Forgiving Until It Hurts and then Some….
Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. St. Matthew 18:21-22 Forgiveness is one of the …
Rage Porn
My title selection may be a bit shocking, but it is not far from the truth. No I am not talking about some form of violent pornography. I want to talk about our culture's addiction to rage. Keep in mind that anything I write about is a reflection of my own struggles. You can see …
Small Success Thursday: Lent and School
Today I am going to take a break from my series on sinful anger to participate in CatholicMom.com's Small Success Thursdays. I will say that beginning my Lenten series on sinful anger is a small success for this week. For those of you who have struggled with anger at different periods of your life, I …
Swimming the Depths 