Taking a Break

I made a promise to myself that I wouldn’t let blogging turn into idolatry.  Well, it has strengthened my faith but weakened my marriage.  I now post on here before discussing my thoughts and ideas with my husband.  And that’s borderline infedelity, an emotional affair if you will.  At the very least it smudged the line, and [...]

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Our Lady

This controversy just won’t die.  And Archbishop Chaput comes to the rescue again.  He proves that Catholic teaching is not just empty, disconnected rhetoric. He does an excellent job explaining how abortion is at the core, not the fringe, of human rights. There is no “social justice” if the youngest and weakest among us can be legally [...]

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Favorite Lines: Miss Saigon

Surviving this 3rd week feels like I’ve survived a war between actors and crew.  At least there were minimal casualties. Miss Saigon is worse than a tragedy; it’s downright depressing.  So while I scraped the bottom of the barrel for humorous lyrics, there are several goosebump-causing moments. Humorous: Shut up, and get your hot pants on. - The Engineer Girls [...]

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Shout Out

The Church was my first object of love tears.  Why I Am Catholic is the first blog in which every post has tug at my heart strings.

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More on the New Missal

The US bishop’s conference released a new web site for the new Mass translation.  Since they’ve made a website, we must be getting close to completion.  However, it still needs final approval from the Holy See. I found the FAQ page very informative.  It’s written plainly enough (i.e., with limited use of Catholic jargon) that Protestants and [...]

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