I *LOVE* Catholic guilt. Here’s why.
Remember how I shared a quote on guilt a week or so ago from my Lenten reading? Well, here’s...
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Tag: Pope Benedict XVI
On not allowing guilt to fester
This struck me from my morning reading of Jesus of Nazareth, and I thought I’d share it...
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May Lent Inspire the Fire Within
Ash Wednesday always has an effect on me. It’s not just my struggle with fasting, but also...
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Believing Nothing Is Impossible
A Mary Moment Monday post I take a lot of comfort from this insight from the pope: Mary truly...
Read MoreSnowy Saturday Daybook
Outside my window: Snow! On the ground! Around the house: There’s a pile of people–Daddy and girls–on my couch, watching a movie. The boy is dragging a stool around the kitchen counters, seeing what fun he can...
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Fourth Sunday of Advent Daybook
Outside my window: Sunshine and a wisp of leftover snow from yesterday’s flurries Around the...
Read MoreThe “I won’t complain” daybook
Outside my window: Blue skies, bright sun, cold air. Around the house: Girls and husband, snuggled on couch. Boy, asleep in crib. Me, perched at bar-counter with laptop. Let’s not talk about the state of the house beyond...
Read MoreBenedict on Mama
We all need Mary’s help and comfort to face the trials and challenges of daily life; we need to feel that she is our mother and sister in the concrete situations of our lives. And so, that we too may one day be able to...
Read MoreSaturday Wanderings Daybook
Outside my window: It’s a sunny Saturday morning. Should I do laundry? Should I wake the baby? Should I sit outside while I drink my coffee? Around the house: Actually, I’m typing this from the bathroom, because the...
Read MoreAnticipating Lent
Part of the Mary Moment Monday series Finally! Lent! This week! I have REALLY been feeling my need for Lent. And it’s made me think about why that is: Lent is, after all, usually very difficult. In that difficulty, though,...
Read MoreInspired to Listen
First, there were the words of the Pope (via BenedictEveryday.com): At times there is a sort of fear of silence, of recollection, of thinking of one’s own actions, of the profound meaning of one’s life. All too often...
Read MoreThe Daybook of White
Outside my window: The black is giving way to gray, which will soon burst into some sort of pink. I love sitting at my desk this time of day, watching the miracle of another day begin. Today, though, I’m in my kitchen, so...
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