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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Loving the Silence
Can I just tell you that I am considering giving up e-mail for good? I never realized how much time it was eating up, until I gave it up for Lent. The past days have been more restful than I … Continue reading
Notre Dame Pro-Life Fund
The Center for Ethics and Culture, which Katie and I support, has established this new fund at Notre Dame. Way to go!
Enter the Silence
Lent begins today. We are dust, we are reminded, and to dust we shall return. I confess that I usually approach Lent with dread because I feel like I already live Lent most days; as a new mother, I am … Continue reading
Reformation Meets Rome
A friend of mine and several blog acquaintances have launched a website: Called to Communion: Reformation Meets Rome. From my friend Tom’s blog: The contributors are all Catholics who converted from Reformed protestantism (plus me). Among them are several seminary … Continue reading
Positive Posts for Lent
I am making a Lenten resolution to only post about uplifting, positive topics (and to avoid posting even constructively critical posts about the many evil, immoral, and unjust actions being committed in our world). Sundays will enjoy no moratorium from … Continue reading
No One Is Smart Enough
No one person is smart enough to intelligently spend $1.3 trillion dollars. No one group of people is smart enough either, let alone our country’s politicians, who have been given no special training (even if such existed) in dealing with … Continue reading
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Swarm Bait Hive
We have only one hive, but we are hoping to expand to two this year by luring a bee swarm into our empty hive box. If that doesn’t get you excited, I don’t know what will. Bees give off all … Continue reading
Damien of Molokai
Soon to be St. Damien! I just read, on Fox News of all places, that Blessed Damien has had a second miracle attributed to his intercession before God and will be canonized this fall. The movie made of his life … Continue reading
Backyard and Seedlings
Katie and I are getting (more) serious about our backyard garden this year. To help keep the plants watered, we installed a drip irrigation system last weekend. Today I pruned the berry bushes and grapevines, which hopefully will produce some … Continue reading
