just another day of Catholic pondering by Sarah Reinhard
Spring is well underway–with all its gusty unpredictability, and I’m left with a lot of mud on my hands. It’s on our shoes, in the yard, and seemingly on flat surface of my home on some days. I can’t help but be grateful on so many levels. Mud means spring, and spring means many of my [...]
Remember how I shared a quote on guilt a week or so ago from my Lenten reading? Well, here’s the full column it inspired from me… * Why I’m Glad for My Catholic Guilt Every time I hear someone complain about “Catholic guilt,” I want to throw something. I stumble and stutter, trying to explain [...]
A few years ago, my husband discovered golf. I was mildly amused, but not really interested. I had books to read, after all. But then he took me along. I just walked the first nine holes with him, but it made a significant dent in my disinterest. It didn’t seem boring when I was in [...]
It’s a question that can be asked a variety of different ways: WHY am I Catholic? Why AM I Catholic? Why am I Catholic? Why am I CATHOLIC? As I sat in the middle of a downpour a while back, cheering for my team despite the rain dripping impossibly into my nose, I had this [...]
I grew up a bona fide Daddy’s Girl. My dad couldn’t go anywhere without a ponytailed tag-a-long. I recall vividly, one time, as his old red International truck was pulling out of the driveway, running along side yelling for him to stop. I’m sure I had told him that I didn’t want to go. And [...]
Originally published on November 11, 2006. I came across it in my archives quite by accident, but it struck a chord, so I’m sharing it today, again. * * * This morning, I woke up a half-hour before I had to because of a beep. It was an insistent kind of noise, and it didn’t [...]
A Mary Moment Monday post Did Mary yell at Jesus? I ask myself that question a lot sometimes. Like the day I started the draft of this post. I was trying to remain patient. I was doing my best to keep my voice calm. I failed. I failed big. If ever you think I am [...]
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