Have you ever experienced heaven on earth? Sometimes it’s in a little white host, sometimes it’s in the face of the homeless man on the street, sometimes it’s in a young child’s smile. For our UT students this week, heaven was in a blue and … Continue readingSisters of Life Liven Up Texas
OK, public confession: I hate going to the doctor. I think it’s a waste of time and money. Sitting on the awkward paper-covered table and staring at the glass containers filled with cotton balls and oversized popsicle sticks is almost unbearable. And now that I’m … Continue readingHave you seen your doctor lately?
I promise, this isn’t about the HHS Mandate. Not directly, anyway. You’ve read/heard/seen plenty of explanations as to why it is a violation of our religious freedom, how it will snowball into storm of future oppressions, how your voice can be heard through petitions, voting, … Continue readingAnother article about contraception? (Well, one more couldn’t hurt.)
First of all, please forgive my completely cheesy, alliterated title. But you have to admit; it’s just too perfect. If you’ve been following my posts since I started writing for Catholic Sistas, you learned why I became a full-time Catholic missionary, read some of my … Continue readingLonghorns Lovin’ the Lord (an update on FOCUS at the University of Texas-Austin)
To ponder: to consider something deeply and thoroughly; to meditate. Whatever happened to pondering, anyway? Now, we do a whole lot of thinking, planning, worrying, doing, procrastinating, scurrying and relaxing. Even our quiet time (if we happen to get some in our day!) is filled … Continue reading“And Mary kept all these things, pondering them in her heart…”