If you spend any time reading your way through history, it’s likely you’ve met The Venerable Bede (c. 672–735). He wrote on everything, it seems:
In Russian folktales, the devil is often presented as a wicked neighbor. He comes by to sell you an evil horse – that also happens
The world is a sorrowful place. This Lent we’re beset with news of war and suffering in Ukraine. The news – so heartbreaking and overwhelming
A review of The Case for Patriarchy by Timothy Gordon and Ask Your Husband by Stephanie Gordon. Modern relationships are at a distinct disadvantage –
January is almost my favorite month of the year. It doesn’t have October’s bright leaves or brisk weather – up here in Maine January is
Light is the Father, Light the Son, Light the Holy Ghost; Wisdom the Father, Wisdom the Son, Wisdom the Holy Ghost;… And so, let the
We who are on uncovered ground, Voices sounding in the desert, We the desert, we deserted, We who are sure of our suffering.[i] This Sunday,
And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I
“How can we reclaim our Catholic culture?” a friend asked recently. Like so many millennial Catholics, he wanted to offer his kids more than the
August is passing away quickly. I’ve a pile of new-to-me old schoolbooks on the table and an empty planner awaiting structure. Today, the kids are
There are birds singing all around me. Occasionally, a car drives past with the whoosh of wind that sounds almost like the ocean. When it’s
There was a man sent from God whose name was John. This man came to bear witness of the Light, to prepare unto the Lord
The trees are green again and the days are long. Now that spring has fully arrived and summer is following soon, I can sit in
Christ is Risen, Alleluia! He is Risen and the whole world rejoices. At the Easter Vigil we sat in darkness as our tiny candles flickered
Lent is the ideal season for Confession. Of course, all seasons are ideal for Confession in their own ways; but Lent is the best. Especially
I’m not the best at caring for things. My books are worn – occasionally missing pages; my clothes are full of tiny rents and tattered
Well, 2021 has started out as roughly as 2020 ended. The rain that poured down around my little house on Christmas day seemed to promise
The holly and the ivy, When they are both full grown, Of all the trees that are in the wood, The holly bears the crown.
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine around them; may the souls of the faithful departed, through the Mercy of
“One day, through the rosary and the scapular, Our Lady will save the world.” ~St. Dominic Our Lady is forever encouraging her children to pray
I’m sitting at the tattoo parlor, waiting while my husband sits in the chair. There’s a slow, casual conversation: life, kids, art, homesteading – punctured
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall
