by applewooddollhospital | Aug 26, 2025 | Blog, Essays
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...
by applewooddollhospital | Jul 17, 2025 | Blog, Essays
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...
by applewooddollhospital | Nov 5, 2024 | Blog, Essays
Maybe the world isn’t run by lizard people per se, but lately, I can certainly see what Saint John meant when he said “the whole world is in the power of the Evil One.” (1 John 5:19)...
by applewooddollhospital | Aug 7, 2024 | Blog, Essays
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...
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...
