Faith

  • The Problem with Humility

    It’s the hardest lesson to teach, and it’s the one I just can’t seem to get right… but teach it I must. After five years, I’m rereading Kristin Lavransdatter, and I still wanna smack her and hug her all at… Continue reading

    The Problem with Humility

  • Open Letter to Priests from Kevin Wells

    //The paradoxical, brutal fruit of real romance – and Vianney knew this interior reality as intimately as anyone – is the daily and simple deaths for one’s lover. All the priest-saints knew this. Their vocation to edify, transform and save… Continue reading

    Open Letter to Priests from Kevin Wells

  • In the Bleak Mid-Winter, Gustav Holst

    In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter Long ago. Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him Nor earth… Continue reading

  • The Grace of Not Being Enough

    In November the hubby, the big kids, and I had the pleasure of attending Leah Libresco-Sargeant’s talk on her book Building the Benedict Option (Amazon Associates link). (The event was sponsored by The Angelico Project which we are really excited… Continue reading

    The Grace of Not Being Enough

  • What is Sainthood?

    I wrote this July 5 in response to a question at CTG, and so I’m posting here in hopes that its helpful for my kids and anyone else passing through: what is sainthood? humility humility humility. if you can figure… Continue reading

    What is Sainthood?

  • Advent Thoughts from Years Past

    I was going through my unpublished drafts and came across these two, so I’m publishing now as part of my digital decluttering efforts: Unfinished Draft From 2011: Two weeks ago I finally tackled the kitchen island that hasn’t been decluttered… Continue reading

    Advent Thoughts from Years Past

  • Notes on Integrative Oncology

    I’m reading Cancer Secrets (Amazon associate link) right now by Dr. Jonathan Stegall and it’s really speaking to me. He’s a Christian so his worldview matches mine. I’ve only read the intro and the beginning of the first chapter but… Continue reading

    Notes on Integrative Oncology

  • A Cancer Diary

    Before I begin, let me say that I have NOT been officially diagnosed with breast cancer. I’ve had some troubling symptoms, and got a thermogram November 8. Here’s an article on breast thermography. Got the results on November 22 and… Continue reading

    A Cancer Diary

  • Charity Amid Confusion

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.0.5″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Confusion is not of God, we know this. The question is, how do we respond to it? Our best example, as… Continue reading

    Charity Amid Confusion

  • Updated: Hope for the Church

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding=”||13px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”||15px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] As long as we have men like Alexander Tschugguel in the Church, we have hope. It wasn’t a spur of the moment decision,… Continue reading

    Updated: Hope for the Church