Author Archives: Susan Kehoe

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About Susan Kehoe

I am the wife of a Catholic deacon living in Des Moines Iowa. My husband Larry was ordained in 2006. We have two children and five grandchildren.. Our daughter and her family live in Ireland, and our son and his family live in Franklin Massachusetts.

Happy New Year Revolution

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Susan Kehoe

Yup.  It is me; still breathing. Out of hiding at last. I hope that you and yours are having a very blessed Christmas season. This has been a challenging Christmas season in Casa Kehoe. My dear husband was and is … Continue reading →

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Reasons to Vote for the Not Obama Candidate

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Susan Kehoe

I am simply Catholic. Not a Democrat. Not a Republican. This election has my brain in a twist. On one hand, I can’t vote for Obama. He has jumped the shark on abortion and freedom of religion. On the other … Continue reading →

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How to Fail as a Blogger

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Susan Kehoe

Don’t blog for over a month. I don’t need 10 ways to fail.  Sigh. OK. I am going to try to be a faithful blogger. Frankly I thought of throwing in the keyboard, but the Holy Spirit keeps nudging me. … Continue reading →

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Can the Clock Be Turned Back on the Sexual Revolution?

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Susan Kehoe

Kathleen Jean Lopex interviews Mary Eberstadt on her latest book Adam and Eve After the Pill . Excerpt: Lopez:   Given the seminal event the introduction of the contraceptive pill was, and the ubiquitous nature of contraception in American lives, … Continue reading →

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It’s a Mad Mad World

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Susan Kehoe

This is just plain nuts (H/T New Advent: Hunter Spanjer says his name with a certain special hand gesture, but at just three and a half years old, he may have to change it. “He’s deaf, and his name sign, … Continue reading →

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Father and Doctor of the Church: St. Augustine

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Susan Kehoe

From his Confessions:    Urged to reflect upon myself, I entered under your guidance the innermost places of my being; but only because you had become my helper was I able to do so. I entered, then, and with the vision … Continue reading →

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A Time to Count Our Blessings

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Susan Kehoe

My favorite deacon and I have a lot to be thankful for, and August is a good reminder. Dylan, our 1st grandchild was born ten years ago today on the feast of St. Augustine. It seems like yesterday that I … Continue reading →

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Violence is Not the Answer

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Susan Kehoe

Well unless you have been hiding in a cave in Afghanistan, I am sure that you have read about Todd Akin’s  lamer than lame comments on why he doesn’t support abortion in the case of rape. That is what happens … Continue reading →

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To Vote or not to Vote, that is the Question.

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Susan Kehoe

As someone who identifies as “simply Catholic”, this election year is a real dilemma. On the one hand we have the President who is a cheerleader for abortion, has a disregard for freedom of religion, and has expanded the power … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic Identity, Church and the Public Square, Politics | Tagged | 6 Comments

Make no promises. Tell no lies

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Susan Kehoe

This blog has been AWOL for quite some time, and it is not the first time. But this time I am not going to promise to be a more faithful blogger. That, clearly, has been an epic fail. I don’t … Continue reading →

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