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Have you ever been to one of those all-you-can-eat buffets? I'm talking about the really big ones that offer too...

As we beging the secular descent into holiday hell, which seems to have replaced the holy season of Advent and...

Yesterday, I posted the following on my personal Facebook wall: "The US Catholic Bishops just put out a paper on...

Is there a God? I believe there is. I'm a cradle Catholic; tick all the 'sacrament' boxes, attend Mass on...

I look forward to the day when women will be nice to each other. Women can be the most loving...

If you're a regular reader (if not, why?) you'll know that in February we adopted an incredibly shy Russian Blue...

[read the next few lines in your best Michael Bolton voice] "When a man loves a woman, Can't keep his...

[disclaimer: this is a conversation in my head made up of several actual conversations through my time in youth ministry.]...

My cat is so focused on her unattainable prey.  Monica sits, watches, and waits behind an old, dirty window that...

Have you ever changed your Lenten Sacrifice during Lent? I originally gave up wine. Too easy; didn't think it through....

Have you ever heard something so stupid it made you think... "This deserves a meme"? I didn't create the above...

A little over 20 years ago, my husband and I moved to the country where we could raise our two...

As you may know, I now have a cat. I don't think she realizes that. Monica, our new kitten, has...

I always hated cats. Stuck up, prideful animals. I grew up with dogs. My best friend growing up was a...

Have you ever lost your child... even for a brief moment, which seemed like eternity? Those moments make you sick...

Once again, daily Mass has provided fodder for this blog. (Thank you, Jesus!) It's always in those 30 to 40...

So, I figured the maintenance workers wouldn't add anymore scaffolding 'floors' to the sanctuary of the Cathedral. And, I was...

Over the past few days I've watched the evolution of a massive scaffolding being built in the sanctuary of our...

As much as I can, I try to attend daily noon Mass at our local Cathedral. I usually arrive 30...

I want to share with you a single phrase that has only been spoken once but that has changed the...