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The Final Installment: Lame Lies about Women and the Catholic Response to Said Lameness I Find Compelling

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Greetings from your occasional-blogging friend. Life has been crazy busy here and I haven’t written as much as I would like to but seeing that this is the month in which we honor mothers, as well as Mary, the Mother of the Church, I really wanted to … Continue reading →

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…and now that you’re Catholic

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

Like Jason said in his last post, it’s difficult to tell who reads our blog- Cradle Catholics, resolute non-Catholics, reverts, potential Catholics, but since there have been a lot of comments from people on the verge of making the jump into Catholicism (yay!!!), … Continue reading →

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The HHS Mandate – It’s Not Just About Protecting Our “Consciences”

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

We recently blogged about the proposed HHS mandate that would require all employers in the United States to offer insurance that covers artificial contraception, including abortifacients.  There’s been a lot of discussion about how this mandate is a threat to … Continue reading →

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Fight the Power

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

There’s a lot out in the blogosphere right now about the HHS mandate regarding abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization, and contraception, and we want to add to the buzz and urge you, whether Catholic or Protestant, to make your voice heard in … Continue reading →

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Lame Lies about Women and the Catholic Response I Find Compelling part 2

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

In my last post I covered the lie that motherhood is nice but perhaps a little lesser on the playing field of what a woman can “do”. This time around I want to step back and talk about a lie … Continue reading →

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Pictures from the Front Lines

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Our son and I are now home from today’s March for Life.  As with the last two years, it was a joy-filled, sorrowful day.  Mostly, as with the last two years, I was struck by the huge numbers of children, … Continue reading →

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7 Quick Takes (Christmas Edition!)

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

— 1 — Advent is nearly over and it has been a wonderful time of reflection for our family. However, (there’s always a however, isn’t there?) since this was our first Catholic Advent and we were kind of low-key, there are … Continue reading →

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Why We’re Catholic

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

The moderator over at Why I’m Catholic posted expanded versions of Nikki’s and my “stories” this morning.  Check ‘em out!

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7 Quick Takes (Advent has begun!)

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

— 1 — It’s so exciting to start the Advent season. We’ve been lighting our wreath (almost) every night and I think we’ve finally managed to successfully convey to the kids that they are not allowed to light the candles. We … Continue reading →

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What’s the Big Deal?

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

If, a few years ago, I’d been reading posts like Nikki’s and mine, I think by this point I might have been asking myself:  “Why are these people making such a fuss about all of this?  They must be sickos … Continue reading →

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