April 24th, 2005
Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?”
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also; henceforth you know him and have seen him.” John 14:5-7
Lord, help us to remember
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April 22nd, 2005 It’s that time of year again: Little League Baseball Season. I’ve logged many hours of study “in the field,” so to speak, and so I can share with you the following observations:
1. Baseball Moms don’t eat dinner. Not at a normal time and not at a dining room table like regular people, anyway. Instead, they snack on peanut butter crackers and slurp out of juice boxes while squatting on
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April 22nd, 2005 I wanted to write about something else today, but now my conscience won’t let me. So, here goes:
I love EBay. I love being able to buy gently used children’s clothing, appliances, and baby gear online for a great price. In fact, I love EBay so much I was waiting out this whole “Eucharist for Sale” on EBay controversy and keeping my mouth shut because I was quite sure they
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April 21st, 2005 Want to send Pope Benedict XVI congratulatory greetings? Write him at:
benedictxvi@vatican.va
Thank you to Michael Dubruiel.
April 20th, 2005 Poor Juliette. She’s a wannabe princess trapped in our family’s humble, country lifestyle.
She doesn’t let lowly circumstances get her down, though. She sneaks into my makeup drawer and paints her toenails pearly pink. She wears plastic, high-heeled dress-up shoes in the chicken coop. And every morning she undoes her ponytail and insists upon wearing her hair in a glamorously loose style, no matter how ratty it gets while she
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April 20th, 2005
How does a good Catholic family celebrate the election of a new pope? Why they skip homeschool lessons, pack the kids into the 12-passenger van, and head over to Ben & Jerry’s “Free Cone Day,” of course–we took that liberal-leaning, mega-corporation (Click here for details) for all they’re worth!
Gabrielle was especially pleased with her treat.
“Would you like some help, Gabby?” was repeatedly answered with, “No, Mine!”
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April 19th, 2005
Pope Benedict XVI
Praise be to God!
Viva il Papa!
Click here to learn more about him.
April 19th, 2005 At just four weeks old, Raphael is not all that aware of his surroundings. He knows the way that Mama holds him, and he prefers it. He knows it’s often noisy around here, but bedlam is so normal that he just sleeps right through it. He knows that getting a bath is a terrifying experience–even with Mama holding you–and that the proper way to express terror is to stiffen every
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