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Lenten Penance?
On Saturday morning Jack bounced into our bedroom and proudly announced that he’d been wearing the same pair of socks since Ash Wednesday. As soon as the words left his mouth a distinct rage began to...
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Some thoughts after a long hiatus…
I’ve recently run into a few people who told me (in no uncertain terms) that I need to get back to blogging. I argued that it hadn’t been all that long since I last posted, but then I sat down …...
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Buckets of Chicken…Er, I mean, Shame
I’ve often thought that writing is an awful lot like putting together a puzzle. There are all these things you want to say and the trick is to find a way to piece them together so that when you take …...
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Happy Anniversary!
Today Dan and I celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary! In honor of this I thought I’d re-post this piece I wrote about my wonderful husband a while back (you can find the original post with comments...
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In the World’s Eyes
Here’s a quirky confession: from time to time I sign my checks and credit card receipts with names like Agatha Christie, Madeleine L’Engle and Dorothy Sayers—I’ve even signed them as Jane Marple and...
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On Merton
Those closest to me know that I have a deep and tremendous love for Thomas Merton. In fact, there is no Catholic writer who has had a more profound impact on my life than he. I was reading New Seeds...
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Honesty and Grace
I’ve been writing a book. There, I’ve said it. I haven’t made it common knowledge mainly out of fear of not being able to finish what I’ve started and then having to explain to everyone who asked how...
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Well, Hello Again!
I stopped by the old blog the other day to check out some recent comments posted, and it occurred to me that it has become much like a garden overgrown with weeds and wayward vines, only the weeds are...
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My Methodism
We were Methodist the way some are Cubs or Packers fans. By the age of ten I could retell all of the stories of the great ones: John and Charles Wesley, Francis Asbury, Thomas Coke. And I could...
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Confessions from a Reluctant Evangelist
Here’s a link to my latest post on The Integrated Catholic Life, Confessions from a Reluctant Evangelist. Check it out and let me know what you think!
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