by applewooddollhospital | Jun 23, 2022 | Blog, Essays
Dr. Tim Gray of the Augustine Institute referred to the Ascension of Our Lord as “completing the circuit.” I thought it an excellent metaphor and it set me to thinking it through...
by applewooddollhospital | May 5, 2022 | Blog, Essays
I am not an emotional person. In fact, I think I am best described as having a cold, dead heart. A heart of stone would also be apt. I have always been this way. I can’t remember a time when it was not difficult for me to...
by applewooddollhospital | Jan 19, 2022 | Blog, Essays
Life is exhausting for overthinkers. Every word we speak, every sentence we write, every action we take, every decision we make has to go through a three-part process....
by applewooddollhospital | Dec 24, 2021 | Christmas for Beginners
Mary aka the Blessed mother Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): Mary was a holy woman and wife of Joseph. The angel Gabriel appeared to...
by applewooddollhospital | Dec 23, 2021 | Christmas for Beginners
Saint Joseph Just the gist (for small children and others with tiny attention spans): Joseph was a holy man who descended from King David and was married to Mary who was pregnant with...