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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
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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
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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
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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
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Stef’s Snippets #004
Now that I’m rereading Prisoner of Azkaban with Nino, I’m reminded of just how hateful and nasty Snape was, and I don’t think he should have been redeemed just because he loved Lily for the rest of his life. He… Continue reading
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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
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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I was going through my unpublished drafts and came across these two, so I’m publishing now as part of my digital decluttering efforts: Unfinished Draft From 2011: Two weeks ago I finally tackled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
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Stef’s Snippets #003
Have you noticed how broccoli these days seem to be aphid-ridden? UGH. I’ve had to carefully inspect the little nooks and crannies of the broccoli flowers before I buy them, or I take 10x longer to prepare them when I… Continue reading
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Charity Amid Confusion
Confusion is not of God, we know this. The question is, how do we respond to it? Our best example, as with most things, can be found in Mary. At the Annunciation, did Mary understand everything? No. But she knew… Continue reading
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The State of Modern Education
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