Stretch out your hand

I have been struggling with frustration in matters great and small. Why won’t my garden grow? Why can’t we have another baby? Why can’t we get ahead of the home repairs? Why won’t my two-year-old play with his toys instead of my mixer and kitchen knives? Why can’t I find any local SAHM chums “in… Continue reading Stretch out your hand

From the mailbox

….As director of Citizens United Resisting Euthanasia (CURE), I would like to thank you for calling your readers’ attention to the plight of Terri Schiavo. I know that the Schindler family and all of us who love Terri appreciate your efforts on her behalf. As a fellow member of St. Blog’s Parish, I call your… Continue reading From the mailbox

Happy Birthday to Our Lady!

Happy Birthday to Our Lady! “Tenderness”, copyright 2003 Pavel Chichikov, all copyright restrictions apply, used by permission

Archbishop Dolan’s response to the

Archbishop Dolan’s response to the Celibacy Letter I admire Archbishop Dolan’s directness and his blunt rebuttals of certain media-driven cultural assumptions: …the impression is often given that, as an archbishop and a so-called “Vatican loyalist,” I have to support the church’s tradition of priestly celibacy, but that my heart, as the hearts of most other… Continue reading Archbishop Dolan’s response to the

Abandon all hope… KMartCircle I

Abandon all hope… KMartCircle I Limbo Republicans, DemocratsCircle II Whirling in a Dark & Stormy Wind HipstersCircle III Mud, Rain, Cold, Hail & Snow Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham ClintonCircle IV Rolling Weights PETA MembersCircle V Stuck in Mud, Mangled River Styx Katharine GrahamCircle VI Buried for Eternity River Phlegyas The Jesus SeminarCircle VII Burning Sands… Continue reading Abandon all hope… KMartCircle I