One of the things that struck me at Catholic Mass, when I first started attending with the man I later married, was the presence of families. There were plenty of […]
Valentine’s Day and the works of mercy
Now that it’s February, it doesn’t feel crazy to talk about the riotous pink that’s been exploding all around us since the day after Christmas. My cool find of the […]
How to be unabashedly pro-life with your family
Mid-January often finds me talking about abortion with my kids. Yeah, I know how that sounds. And yet, especially as my older kids get older, the conversation comes up again […]
The Ides of December and the O Antiphons
Have you heard the phrase “Ides of March”? I think I first heard about it in a literature class where it was used in Shakespeare. (That was quite a few […]
Here comes Advent (with more resources)
Advent. It’s that time of year when I find myself saying REALLY? a lot. “Really? One more thing?” “Really? Flames with a toddler?” “Really? Christmas parties and music and school things […]