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Dumb at Literature
In high school and college, I used to feel so stupid studying literature because I never saw the imagery within it on...
I Am No Longer Against Fox Hunts
My exposure to fox hunting was entirely via...
Fending Off Cougars in the Age of Divorce
I have a bunch of kids and I homeschool and I...
Election Season and the Maccabean Revolt
Maybe the world isn’t run by lizard people per se, but lately, I can...
Book Review: Babbitt
by: Sinclair Lewis Babbit was written in the 1920s by Sinclair Lewis who was a socialist. Normally, a socialist's commentary on American...
The Children’s Mass
There were a lot of babies and children at Mass. Their sounds filled the air. There was crying, laughing, burbling, shouting, loud...
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...