1. I sewed 40 yarmulkes for my cousin’s wedding! OK, not all this week, but I finished the order. I learned how as I went along. I found a tutorial, but it was little more than a pattern, so there was a lot of trial and error. Here is my Ian modeling the first one.… Continue reading Pansy’s Seven Quick Takes
Confession: The Hidden Sacrament
I’ve been thinking a lot about this sacrament of late. I feel I forgot to mention it in my last post, and I happened on this post on The Anchoress on Confession: Writes Mills: . . . we need to recover the use of the word “confession,” while quietly dropping “the sacrament of reconciliation.” We… Continue reading Confession: The Hidden Sacrament
The New Feminism
Danielle Bean nails it: Palin is both widely popular and widely despised for the same reasons. Those of us who recognize, respect, and celebrate the unique God-given strengths of women — as nurturers, as relationship-builders, and as fierce protectors of children and other vulnerable human beings — find an inspiring role model in Sarah Palin.… Continue reading The New Feminism
Words Cannot Express My Gratitude
It’s been nearly one year since I posted this. I was thinking of waiting for the one year mark, mostly because I just didn’t know what to say or how to say it. I also wasn’t sure in my heart until pretty recently that it’s all going to be alright, so I didn’t want to… Continue reading Words Cannot Express My Gratitude
Harry Potter and the Weekend of Vocations Awareness
Kat wonders to which religious orders the Houses of Hogwarts correspond: Hufflepuff = Benedictines; does Ravenclaw = Dominicans or Jesuits?
Eat, Pray, Love Review Round-Up
I’ve been blessed to have many people point out with interest, reviews of Eat Pray Love before I made the mistake of innocently watching the movie. I have tried to read the book as it sits next my bed and stopped and started and stopped. I could tell you what I find offensive, but so… Continue reading Eat, Pray, Love Review Round-Up
Sentimentality as a kind of bullying
A review of Theodore Dalrymple’s book on sentimentality: In his new book, he argues that sentimentality is the virus that is eating away at modern life. It destroys the sense of responsibility; it undermines human relationships; and it has a close affinity with aggression and violence. [It] lies, [Dalrymple] says, in the Romantic idea that… Continue reading Sentimentality as a kind of bullying
Skip Expensive Spice Mixes and Make Your Own
Saw this at Lifehacker: Make your own spice blends with what you have instead of paying for a can of Old Bay or pumpkin pie mix or whatever.