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. It’d been weighing on me for four and a half months, a sin of impulse that had hurt no one but me. But I’d been without a spiritual… Continue reading Ask, and We Will Receive
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Wednesday’s Woman: St. Balbina of Rome
The Basics: Died 130 in Italy; canonized pre-congregation; feast day, March 31. Daughter, martyr. The Story: Some of the names of the women among the 140 statues on the St. Peter’s Basilica Colonnades are well known: Agatha, Agnes,Catherine of Siena, Cecilia, Clare, Lucy, Mary Magdalene, Teresa of Avila. Balbina is one whose full story is lost… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Balbina of Rome
Extortion, Bribes, and God
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. Maybe you’ve gotten them too, those email threats that you know are scams but seem so real. I’ve been foolish enough to open a few, warnings that people… Continue reading Extortion, Bribes, and God
On the Nightstand: Remember Your Death: Memento Mori Lenten Devotional
“You are going to die.” Hard words, indeed. But words we can turn into hope, words that can change our lives. That’s what Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble, FSP, promises in Remember Your Death: Memento Mori Lenten Devotional. I got a bit of a head start late last year with the related journal, and am excited… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Remember Your Death: Memento Mori Lenten Devotional