Flourishing and Dying
About two months ago, our family moved to a new city and home. Life was on the cusp of a spring...
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Tag: baby
Back to School and Back to Soul
This week, my older kids head back to school. That leaves me home with half as many kids, one of...
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20 Lessons I Will Teach My Son
My little boy should arrive any day now. Having ventured beyond my due date, I’m experiencing...
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Be Counter-Cultural and Name Your Baby Mary
One of the signs that our society has changed is the spate of crazy baby names that began emerging...
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When I Was “Pro-Choice”
There was a time in my life when I was “pro-choice.” I was raised by parents who were adamantly...
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The Hand of Hope
In the year 1508, Pope Julius II ordered a reluctant Michelangelo Buonarroti — who considered...
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Stay-at-Home-Mom Blues
Hey, mama! Yes, you with the baby in your arms… I see you, out there, sitting at your table, your...
Read MoreWhy Would You Ever Want a Hubby and a Baby?
I was trapped on the treadmill, eyes fixed on the TV set elevated above me and dumbfounded by the show I found myself watching. It was one of those talk shows—you know, the kind where the hosts and guests spend an hour or so...
Read MoreGod is Pro-Choice, but not Pro-Death
A Franciscan nun (whose name we shall not disclose out of respect to her Order’s founder) has written a letter published in a “Catholic” newspaper, in which she argues in favour of abortion because, after all, God Himself is...
Read MoreFor My Little Sister
Our 10th grandchild, Lara Veronica, came into the world recently. I wrote the following poem for her as seen through the eyes of her 7-year-old sister. For My Little Sister Where did you come from, little baby? Not from the...
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