Tag Archives: Catholic

Lost in the Desert of Lent

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Susan Kehoe

I think that I am lost in the desert. Hope that I find my way out by Easter.  My desire to pray more, fast more, give more, and blog more has not translated into action.  Yes I know that there … Continue reading →

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Oh My. The End Must be NIgh

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Susan Kehoe

Just when I have been thinking that Americans have become so polarized that agreement on anything is impossible, I see this headline (H/T New Advent) National Catholic Journals Unite: ‘Capital Punishment Must End’  Joint Editorial of America, National Catholic Register, National … Continue reading →

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Rising from the Ashes

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Susan Kehoe

“You are dust and to dust you shall return” (Gn 3:19)  When you turn sixty, everyday is a wakeup call that life is short. Now I wake up when my favorite deacon stops snoring. Yet I am still startled every … Continue reading →

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The Theology of the Barn Yard

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Susan Kehoe

People find themselves drawn to the Catholic Church and the RCIA for many different reasons. Each person has a unique conversion story. A few years ago there was a man who came through our RCIA that made quite an impression … 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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The Age of No Reason

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Susan Kehoe

Once again I have neglected this blog for far too long. Why? There isn’t one reason really. It’s a bit of this and that. MS fatigue. Work. Writers block.  Plain lazy. But more than anything else, I am fed up … Continue reading →

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The Bishop vs the Gay Teen

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Susan Kehoe

I really didn’t want to write about this story even though it is in my neck of the woods. The constant barrage of anti Catholic rants coming from our culture in general and the MSM in particular is just getting … Continue reading →

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Vatican II Stars Wars Theology?

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

This is either some what smart, weird, or the writer just has way too much time on his hands. H/T New Advent The outrageous but bizarrely supportable thesis statement that I lay before you is this: the Star Wars saga … Continue reading →

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Saint of the Day: St. Mary Magdalene

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

From last years post: Despite the accusations made by progressive feminists, the Church has no position on the identity of Mary of Magdalene. Although she is a very important figure in the Gospels, we know little about her. From the … Continue reading →

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The First Baptists…

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Susan Kehoe

were Jewish. Oy Vey! Taylor Marshshall (H/T New Advent) writes:   Saint Justin Martyr explains in his Dialogue with Trypho that there was a first century Jewish sect known as the “Baptists.” Saint Epiphanius records that they were a strict subset … Continue reading →

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