So I knew coming into this post that I was going to be writing after a few others had their pick of All Saints and All Souls topics. But my blog is about becoming a Saint! And we can never learn too much about them, right?So, let us place ourselves in God’s presence, and the… [Read More]
Spending Our Best Gifts First!
Halloween is coming! As a child, I loved to trick or treat. My efficiency-minded personality really shone in my Halloween planning – I made sure to use a strong pillowcase because they were bigger and stronger than plastic bags or bucket, and I strategically picked which streets I’d frequent based on the number of decorated… [Read More]
How Can I Keep from Singing?
I like to think I’m a funny person. I mean, my jokes are so funny, I laugh at them even though I know the punch line…But in this blog, I am going to be writing, comically at some times, about a serious issue – the issue of our very purpose on Earth….which is…. to be… [Read More]
The Catholic Checklist
Sometimes, I feel like other Catholics measure another’s “true pedigree” with a pre-determined checklist of items. Are you pro-life? Check. Do you use NFP instead of artificial birth control? Check. Are you against the death penalty and euthanasia? Check. Do you homeschool? Check. Are you against co-habitation? Check. Do you participate in the Sacrament of Reconciliation… [Read More]
The Greatest of These is Love
The key to raising Missionaries, Martyrs and Saints is Love. As St. Paul tells us in 1st Corinthians Chapter 13, we can do all the right things as parents, have the most efficiently run home on the block, provide our kids the best education, use the right form of discipline every time, always have the… [Read More]
Catholic Rock Stars
“You cannot be half a saint. You must be a whole saint or no saint at all.” -St.Therese of Lisieux Ever since I was a child, I’ve had a fascination with saints, thanks to the detailed pictures in the book of saints my parents had. And, even as an adult I continue to have a… [Read More]
