Catholic Carnival 104

| January 31, 2007

Jay over at Living Catholicism is hosting this week’s Catholic Carnival, and it’s a good one. Head on over and take a look!

Let’s Call a Spayed a Spayed

| January 27, 2007

I’m sick of being called a fascist. Anyone else who is tired of being called a fascist merely for having opinions that differ with those of the far left, raise your hands. OK, now you’re in the stick-em-up pose they prefer from you. What really gets me about the word fascist is that it is […]

Sidebar Addition

| January 25, 2007

Thanks to Covarr for the new sidebar graphic. Ain’t he talented?

Who’s Really Benefitting?

| January 23, 2007

Dawn Eden, in her usual delight of words writes a brief exposition of the lyrics of a song, in “From Bed to Verse.” I highly recommend the read. In it, she describes a feminist discussion about the meaning of the song, being the way men use women. Dawn describes the ache of sleeping with a […]

A Catholic Meme

| January 22, 2007

Catholic Meme PBXVI tagged me, so … ready, set, wheeee! 1. Name a Catholic book that you want to share so much that you keep giving away copies: The Autobiography of St. Teresa of Jesus. (St. Teresa of Avila) 2 Name a work of religious art you’d like to live with: Madonna of the Streets […]

New Sidebar Item

| January 22, 2007

Thanks to WardWideWeb who pointed me to it, and to Uncool Mommy for providing it. She’s looking for someone to help host the ticker, because it’s using a lot of her bandwidth. If you’re able, please click on the image and offer your help.

More prayers needed desperately

| January 21, 2007

Please storm heaven for little Mary Claire. They biopsied her tumor, and it is cancerous. It has grown a lot since last week. They are checking now to see what kind of cancer it is, to determine whether it will respond to chemotherapy, but it’s inoperable. It is looking like her only real hope is […]

prayer request

| January 17, 2007

Please pray for my second cousin, Mary Claire. She’s five years old and has been diagnosed with a spinal tumor that stretches the length of her spine. She’s going in for surgery today. Thank you.

Note to Hypertot

| January 16, 2007

While I’m pleased that your language skills are developing, I think you’re missing some basic concepts. “Will you open it?” is a well-constructed question, but I don’t think your brother will be able to help you open that fork, no matter how many times you ask.

prayer request

| January 11, 2007

If you don’t mind, I don’t want to say what it’s about, but God knows. Please, if you could offer a little prayer for a special intention, I’d be grateful.