Category Archives: Uncategorized

Being Catholic is Not for Wimps

Too often we Catholics forget that it is not just those who come into the Church at Easter who are converts.  Even those of us who came to the baptismal font in our mother’s arms are converts.  At some point … Continue reading

Posted in Catholic, Discipleship, Holiness, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

A Deacon’s Wife Turned One…

yesterday and nobody noticed. Not even me. Sniff. My first year of blogging has just zoomed by. It has been fun. What would you like me to blog on? I can use all of the help that I can get!

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | 2 Comments

Jehovah’s Witnesses face gunfire at ‘Catholic home’

File this under how not to handle the evangelist at your door. Engage them. Debate them, say no thanks. But be nice. Handle with Christian love and care. I have no words: “Rhonda Kalapach believes Jehovah’s Witnesses have no place … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | 5 Comments

All That is Unseen

In the Nicene Creed Christians profess their belief in “all that is, seen and unseen”.  In his book, The Invisible World: Understanding Angels, Demons, and the Spiritual Realities That Surround Us, Anthony Destefano  has written a guide book into the … Continue reading

Posted in Angels, Catholic, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

St. Catherine of Sienna

Today is the feast day of St. Catherine, but since we are still in the octave of Easter, the Church does not celebrate her day.   St. Catherine is the other woman in my deacon husbands life. But that is fine … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Hook up Sex:Pride and Predjudice and Porn

My favorite deacon and I often are asked by teens and young adults how is it  possible to live a chaste life in sex saturated culture.  It is assumed that dating is for sex and not for finding a spouse. … Continue reading

Posted in Sin, Theology of the Body, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

How Would the Exodus Happen today?

Well for Christmas we had the clever, What if the Nativity Happened in the Digital Age. Now for Passover we have the Digital Exodus. H/T Deacon Greg.

Posted in Humor, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Earliest Christian Book is a Fake

I should have known. Almost every Lent there is a new discovery of a relic         that is going to blow the minds of Christians everywhere when they discover the REAL Jesus. This is getting old and boring. Michael Barber has … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Are You Happy Yet?

Inquiring Nuns wanted to know in 1968: “Two young nuns explore Chicago, from a supermarket to the Art Institute and in front of churches on Sunday, confronting people with the crucial question, “Are you happy?” They meet a lonely girl, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

The Pope John Paul II Musical by Tom Quiner

Tom Quiner is a terrific man, a faithful Catholic, and a gifted musician.  Below is the promo for his musical on Pope John Paul II. If you live in the Des Moines area, or will be visiting for one of … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment