Essays

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 my own.  When I read the assigned books, I would usually think, ‘that was a pretty good book’, but that was where it ended for...

I Am No Longer Against Fox Hunts

            My exposure to fox hunting was entirely via television and, in particular, the movie Mary Poppins.  Like most children who saw that movie, I was greatly distressed for the poor,...

Fending Off Cougars in the Age of Divorce

            I have a bunch of kids and I homeschool and I pretend to be a writer so I stay busy.  Ipso facto, the age of divorce kind of snuck up on me.  Having lived some life, I knew a...

How Am I to Love Neighbors Such as These?

            One Saturday morning, I came upon a collage of pictures of smiling men in striped jump suits in my social media feed.  There was such joy in the pictures!  My heart was...
The Children’s Mass

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 whispering and the pitter-patter of little feet running to the bathroom or escaping the pew and running from their...

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Mainstreaming Raw Dog

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 husband has a whole pre-workout routine that involves taking his pre-workout drink,...

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My One Temptation to Protestantism

My One Temptation to Protestantism

            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...

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Christ Came to Visit Me Twice Last Week

Christ Came to Visit Me Twice Last Week

            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...

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