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How Am I to Love Neighbors Such as These?
One Saturday morning, I came upon a collage of...
25 January 2025 – What Squirrels do in Winter, How Many Miles is a League, How Much of Spain had been Conquered, the Butchering Bird
My son asked me why there were squirrels everywhere despite the frigid temperatures. "Don't they hibernate?" He'd seen...
Election Season and the Maccabean Revolt
Maybe the world isn’t run by lizard people per...
Book Review: Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley This was another book on Joseph Pearce’s "100 Works of Literature Every Catholic Should Read" list. In the beginning,...
Mainstreaming Raw Dog
(Mom and Dad, if you read this, I forbid you from Googling that phrase! Trust me, you don't want to know.)...
My One Temptation to Protestantism
My one temptation to Protestantism is their lack of the sacrament of...
In Addition to Itching, Broadleaf Plantain Balm Also Helps Relieve My Uselessness as a Wife and Mother
I put the book down that I had been reading aloud about a pioneer woman who...
Book Review: American Pilgrimage
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...
Christ Came to Visit Me Twice Last Week
Christ came to visit me twice last week. The first time he stopped by my...
Book Review: Tremendous Trifles
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...
Embracing Dingy Socks and the Wider Lesson They Teach
At the doctor’s office, I was told to undress and get into a gown by the nurse. As I started to untie my shoes, the nurse said, “Cool...
Book Review: The Way of the Cross
by: Caryll Houselander This probably goes without saying, but this was an...