For tired moms everywhere

Here is a wonderful post from my “hero,” Danielle Bean, on how she incorporates prayer into her busy life with 8 children. I often get asked as well, “how do you do it?” [meaning, of course, how do you raise 6 kids] Simple answer: I pray for grace. I tell the Lord that I will … [Read more…]

The Catholic Home

I received a copy of The Catholic Home from the Doubleday Publishing Company, and I am pleased to give my review. ——————————————————————————— “How can we sustain our unique Catholic identity, an identity that is as cultural as it is religious? “For many of today’s Catholics, the ethnic customs that celebrate the birth, life, death, and … [Read more…]

South Carolina Voter Guide

See where all the candidates for the various offices stand on the issues, and what ballot measures are being voted on this time. The Greenville News opinions and political endorsements (see the box on the right hand side of the page) The State (newspaper) opinions and political endorsements SC State Election Commission ballot measures Do … [Read more…]

Words from our Bishop on this upcoming election

I encourage you all to read the entire document “On being faithful citizens” by Bishop Robert J. Baker on the Diocese of Charleston’s website. I quote in part: “Various voter guides have emerged, sharing particular perspectives that may reflect to a degree our religious moral perspective. The only statement I support or affirm for use … [Read more…]

Does it get any better than C.S. Lewis?

Perhaps… but he still remains one of my favorite authors. “Now before I became a Christian I was under the impression that the first thing Christians had to believe was one particular theory as to what the point of [Jesus’] dying was. According to that theory God wanted to punish men for having deserted and … [Read more…]

Pray, Read, Vote

Those of us in South Carolina are being asked to vote on Amendment 1, which would recognize marriage as the lawful union between one man and one woman. In Missouri, they are given this amendment which would open the doors wide for human cloning and embryonic stem-cell research. In response to the Michael J. Fox … [Read more…]