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. So humor me. It’s my birthday, one of those big ones that ends in a zero and gets you savings at restaurants, grocery stores, theaters and more. For… Continue reading Of Roads–Broad and Narrow, Long and Dark
Tag: Teresa of Avila
Returning Catholics FAQs: About Women and the Church
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 Women and the Church
Defending the Communion of Saints
While I was out and about speaking on the women saints and blesseds this week, a woman asked a question. In essence, she wanted to know why anyone should care about a bunch of people who lived a long time ago, especially a bunch of people no one had ever heard of. I found the… Continue reading Defending the Communion of Saints
Of Earthly Grief, and Joy that Lasts
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. Has your hour arrived? I suspect many of us feel we have more than one during our lives. I think of the heartaches some of my friends have