For some ten happy years (1985-1994) I was a parishioner at St Anthony’s Church in beautiful Rocky Point, New York. It was a place where my husband and I began our family and raised little ones amidst a burgeoning beach community in a church with a wonderful crew of (mostly) Italian-Amercan priests who loved Jesus,…
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This episode of Among Women features a return visit from The Anchoress — author-blogger Elizabeth Scalia, discussing themes from her new book, Strange Gods: Unmasking the Idols in Everyday Life. In this interview we talk about rooting out hidden forms of idolatry in our own lives in order to deepen our faith in Christ. I also…
Read MoreThe special role granted to women in procreation… is highlighted by the fact that as soon as she has conceived (and conception takes place hours after the marital embrace), God creates the soul of a new child in her body. This implies a “direct contact” between Him and the mother-to-be, a contact in which the…
Read MoreDon’t miss this video of this little baby pictured above. If the first :60 seconds don’t make you smile, your smile needs a re-boot! Sorry I could not embed the video, go find it here.
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I’m packing my bags and hitting the road. Come see me in San Antonio TX, Fort Lauderdale FL , Miles City MT, Exeter NH, and Prior Lake MN!
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There’s always a reason to be on our knees. The bad-news-o-meter seems to be on overload lately. On the heels of another sad September 11th anniversary, we now experience a mass shooting taking innocent lives at the Navy Yard in DC, and all of it against an unsettled backdrop as our nation and others wonders about a…
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“With all people of good will, I am shocked and deeply saddened by the terrible loss of life this morning at the Navy Yard. I have often visited and celebrated the Eucharist there. It is a familiar place. I also prayed for the victims, the wounded, and their families at the noon Mass at the…
Read MoreIn a certain sense Mary lived her Eucharistic faith even before the institution of the Eucharist, by the very fact that she offered her virginal womb for the Incarnation of God’s Word. The Eucharist, while commemorating the passion and resurrection, is also in continuity with the incarnation. At the Annunciation Mary conceived the Son of God in the…
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This week the Among Women podcast looks at at the life of a French nun — St Theodore Guerin –who answered God’s call to come to America and found a Catholic women’s college. Her motto was, “Put yourself gently into the hands of Providence.” We also hear the story of another “pioneering” woman — Kris McGregor — who…
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Here it’s coffee and conversation, and where the faith-sharing is often a friendly mix of catechesis and cannoli. It’s a place where we can catch up…
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