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. I doubt there has ever been a human being who believed in a higher power of any sort and was not disappointed in that power at some point.… Continue reading Disappointment and God
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Picking and Living the Dream
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. When I was young, I loved reading girls’ series books featuring heroines like Betsy Ray, Polly Pepper, Trixie Belden, Penny Parrish, Marcy Rhodes, and Donna Parker. They solved… Continue reading Picking and Living the Dream
Wednesday’s Woman: St. Hedwig of Poland
The Basics: Born circa 1371 in Hungary; died July 17, 1399, in Poland; canonized December 17, 1996, by John Paul II; feast day, July 17. Queen. The Story: Hedwig had fallen in love with an Austrian duke. However, for political reasons, her father, King Louis I of Hungary, forced her when she was thirteen to marry a… Continue reading Wednesday’s Woman: St. Hedwig of Poland