Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Nothing, I could tell you, had worked out as planned. The dream of working for a major news service in New York, the weekend cottage on Cape Cod, filling it up with… Continue reading According to Plan
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About that Lent Thing
So… about that Lent thing. Back on March 4, I pledged to give up and take up in hopes of following Christ more closely. Here’s how I did: No meals out while I was in town: I think I did well by the intention of saving money and giving it to charity, and giving the time to God.… Continue reading About that Lent Thing
St. Catherine of Sweden: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
St. Catherine of Sweden was born in 1331 and died in on March 24, 1381. Her feast day is today. Catherine was a devoted daughter to St. Bridget of Sweden. The pair were visiting Rome together when nineteen-year-old Catherine’s husband died back in Sweden, and the mother and daughter grew still closer as a result… Continue reading St. Catherine of Sweden: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
Blessed Marianna Biernacka: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections
The feast day of the 108 Martyrs of Poland is June 12, which is kind of neat because that also happened to be the wedding anniversary for my mostly English grandfather and my 100% Polish grandmother. Today happens to be St. Joseph’s Day, and if you’re Italian American or Polish Amercan, that may conjure up memories… Continue reading Blessed Marianna Biernacka: 2014 Daily Lenten Reflections