So what of these words describing women as “Blessed”, “Beautiful”, and “Bodacious?” Each word is so evocative. There’s something of the sacred when it comes to being blessed. And all women can identify with beautiful in some sense of the word. Bodacious, indeed, is something a bit bolder, more remarkable, and even excellent. In fact,…
Read MoreJesus Christ our Savior, true God and true Man, ought to be the last end of all our devotions, else they are false and delusive. Jesus Christ is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, of all things. We labor not, as the Apostle says, except to render every man perfect in…
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Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia! Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia! Who did once, upon the cross, Alleluia! Suffer to redeem our loss, Alleluia! Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia! Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia! Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia! Sinners to redeem and save, Alleluia! But the pain which…
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Sometimes you gotta leave the quiet country lane…
Read MoreI’m giving away 3 of + 1 & 1 Details here. Update: 4/10/2013: This contest is now closed.
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When I signed a contract with Ave Maria Press to write Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious, my friends and family warmly chuckled when they heard my publisher would be Ave Maria. A company with the Hail Mary as its name, that honors my favorite patroness? It’s just another part of the many ways that Mary’s ways have entered…
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Did you hear the news? Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious: Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood is finally on the shelves! Tah dah! It’s launched! (Don’t miss the free drawing below!) The book is a “first” for me. So forgive me if I gush just a little. Ladies: This won’t be the last time you’ll hear me…
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May the Blessed Virgin help men and women in our time clearly understand God’s plan for femininity. Called to the highest vocation of divine motherhood, Our Lady is the exemplary woman. . . . May Mary obtain for women throughout the world an enlightened and active awareness of their dignity, gifts, and mission. –…
Read MoreAnd, I love this headline… We are brothers. UPDATE: Some very informative commentary by Michael Barber.
Read MoreIt’s another Friday. And this is what this post is about. There are other posts on anger, worry, perfectionism, and overworking… and today is on disappointment. ::: Splinter from the Cross Little headaches, little heartaches Little griefs of every day. Little trials and vexations, How they throng around our way! One great cross, immense and heavy, so it seems…
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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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