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I sat down to read Simplifying the Soul: Lenten Practices to Renew Your Spirit, by Paula Huston, with the intention of just reading the first section. Then I decided I could read the first couple of sections. And then I read the whole book. In my defense, I had a whole evening before me and I [...]
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Mary in the Mountains
January 16th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Faith, Inspired by the Virgin Mary, Mary Moment Mondays
A Mary Moment Monday post We were driving from the airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico, up through the mountains to Los Alamos. My husband (who was then just a really committed boyfriend) looked at me and said, a bit shocked, “You never told me it was beautiful.” To an Ohio girl (or guy, for that [...]
Teaching the Sacraments & Gushing about Women
January 14th, 2012 · No Comments · Books, Education, Faith, Reviews, writing
This week, I used an object lesson to introduce my fifth-grade class to the sacraments during our parish’s evening religious education classes. I wrote about it over at Amazing Catechists, and there are already some great ideas in the comments. Hope you find it useful, and please do share your ideas or suggestions if you [...]
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Getting Past Hating Christmas
December 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Faith, writing
It happens every year: I catch myself saying, with varying level of drama, “I HATE CHRISTMAS!” My husband points out, every year, that this simply isn’t true. “You know you love it,” he gently reminds me. He has a point. I don’t really HATE Christmas. In fact, it is at Midnight Mass—or thanks to the [...]
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Gaudete and Guadalupe
December 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Faith, Inspired by the Virgin Mary, Mary Moment Mondays
A Mary Moment Monday post Yesterday was Gaudete Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent, the one with the pink candle. And today is the feast of my homegirl, Our Lady of Guadalupe. Rejoice! By the third week of Advent, I’m usually ready to decorate: I’m either resigned to the fact that Christmas is coming or, [...]
