Happy Feast of the Holy Family! Each year on the Sunday after Christmas, the Church celebrates this beautiful feast. Earlier today, I was blessed to see families together at Mass..many whom I know dearly, some just well enough to say “hi.” Families with young children, families who just started life as “empty-nesters,” single adults…all gathered…
I May Have a “Deformed” Left Hand, but…
Earlier this week, I read an article that both angered and saddened me. The title grabbed my attention, because it specifically mentions “a ‘deformed’ left hand.” I almost could not finish reading it. An Australian woman chose to have an abortion because her unborn child would have a physical “problem” and might face discrimination in…
Card Making, Brittany Maynard, and the Virtue of Hope
It has been a while since I have stopped by here. Today, however, I just really feel like I need to put some thoughts down…adding to the plethora of articles and online chatter surrounding a beautiful young woman who chose to end her life this past weekend. I first heard about Brittany Maynard on Facebook…
Pregnancy & Infant Loss: Remembering Gabriel
Today is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day. In many communities, memorial services will be held and candles will be lit in honor of the babies many of us lost far too soon. I will speaking tonight here in Danville, as I have done for several years now. It’s always a quiet service, attended by…
Remembering that Day
It’s September 11th…and once again people are remembering where they were and what they were doing when they first heard about the planes flying into the World Trade Center. I was home, sitting at my computer desk bundled up in my soft robe. At that time, our computer was in the kitchen, so we could…
7 Quick Takes about Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
I realize that 7 Quick Takes are usually random and unrelated, but today is the feast day of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (“Mother Teresa.”) She was a major voice for the unborn, the poor, the abandoned. I decided to share a few thoughts on this truly heroic woman. — 1 — “By blood, I am…
Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Holiness
Finally, I am typing this post. I started blogging off and on at a different site, but it was cluttered and distracting. I needed to get serious about a new blog…and here’s why. I have been on a long journey with so many detours (many self-imposed) but it looks like I finally have the nerve…