by applewooddollhospital | Jun 14, 2024 | Blog, Essays
My one temptation to Protestantism is their lack of the sacrament of Confession (also called Penance). I am only tempted thusly when I am particularly ashamed by something I have to...
by applewooddollhospital | Jun 6, 2024 | Blog, Essays
I put the book down that I had been reading aloud about a pioneer woman who had saved her dying child. My son was studying pioneer times and we were reading a historical novel about a...
by applewooddollhospital | May 31, 2024 | Blog, Book Reviews
by: Christopher Shannon This is a Catholic history of life in the New World which, as I have learned from homeschooling my children and using Catholic history books, is a bit different than a non-Catholic history. For instance, there is quite a bit more discussion of...
by applewooddollhospital | May 2, 2024 | Blog, Essays
Christ came to visit me twice last week. The first time he stopped by my house in the form of a door-to-door salesman. It had rained all day so the weather was very cool and refreshing...
by applewooddollhospital | Apr 11, 2024 | Blog, Book Reviews
by: GK Chesterton I went in search of this book after reading a quote attributed to it – “A baby is the kingdom of God.” (Thank you American Chesterton Society!). I suspected if the rest of the book came anywhere near to as good as that small sample, it...