I’m tired of being sensible. It seems to me that being Christian is a call to a life lived outside of the boundaries that society labels “sensible.” I am tired of being kept from doing what I know to be the kind and Christian thing to do by stories of mayhem and murder. I am […]

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This is the time of year when we hear much in the news about how retailers refuse to say “Merry Christmas” and have “Holiday Sales” instead of “Christmas Sales.” I’ve also heard that we should do things to remind retailers that if they do not say “Merry Christmas” we will buy our Christmas presents elsewhere.

Well I […]

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I have truly wanted to avoid making political statements on my blog. Partly because I am so disgusted by the whole political scene this election cycle that my blood pressure simply cannot take paying close enough attention to have an opinion informed enough to blog on it. Although lest anyone take me to task for […]

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Matthew 6:1-4 (But) take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them; otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father. When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win the praise of others. […]

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Do you ever talk back to the TV? My husband tells me that this is an effective means of communication and that the football players and referees will alter their actions because he has told them what to do. He has told me this frequently through our married life and I am certain that he […]

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I am up to my eyeballs in planning for the upcoming school year. I use Edu-Track to make lesson plans, keep track of materials we've used, field trips we've been on, books we've read etc. I can print out lesson plans, report cards, transcripts, and all kinds of reports. This program is truly been […]

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It's wrong to defend the Faith with violence and/or threats of violence. Period.
These people and people like them….and here should not be getting ugly emails much less death threats or threats of any kind. Yes. What has been said and done is unspeakably ugly and disrespectful. Blasphemous. So?
As Christians we are commanded to […]

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Let me start by saying that I was wrong in my post the other day (Catholics and the Second Commandment), I said that it didn’t look like the newsletters posted on JustForCatholics.org were archived. I was wrong. I have discovered them on what is presumably Dr. Mizzi’s blog which is here for those who are interested. […]

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