Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Imagine being Mary, perhaps thinking the most confusing parts are over: she’s said yes to the Lord, things are resolved with Joseph, she’s had the baby, and he’s… Continue reading Of Piercings and Faith
Month: September 2015
Returning Catholics FAQs: About Annulments
On Mondays, I answer questions frequently asked by those considering a return to the Catholic Church. How do I know this stuff? I was away for more than 30 years myself, and am the co-author of When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics, a book for pastors and parish leaders interested in this… Continue reading Returning Catholics FAQs: About Annulments
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Wulfrida
The Basics: Born in England; died 988 in England; canonized precongregation; feast day, September 9. Mother and woman religious. The Story: Wulfrida, also known as Wulfthryth, was living at Wilton Abbey when King Edgar took her away to his palace. She was not a nun at the time; the thinking is that Wulfrida, who came from a… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Wulfrida
Those Who Came Before Us
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. My maternal grandmother was born on September 8, 1900, in Bessemer, Michigan, an Upper Peninsula town near the Wisconsin border where almost all the men, including her father,… Continue reading Those Who Came Before Us