Today, Geraldine Ferraro passed away. Headlines have popped up all over the internet about the death of the "...first female vice presidential candidate". The accolades being offered from both sides of the political aisle, proclaim her greatness as the "first". Here are two I found interesting: “She broke one huge...
I know the sun is a great source of Vitamin D and according to the Mayo Clinic: "The sun also contributes significantly to the daily production of vitamin D, and as little as 10 minutes of exposure is thought to be enough to prevent deficiencies." That is just 10 minutes a day, in natural sunlight, outside. However,...
I am not sure if you all have picked up that we are what some call "providentialists" when it comes to planning our family. That means, we do not, but God does. We do not do anything to avoid pregnancy, but we do not go out of our way to make as many babies as possible either. There has to be a lot of trust in God...
From this website comes the gem below. Thursday, November 25th Mass on the Grass Happy Thanksgiving! Plan to attend this Mass and experience the calm and tranquility before madness begins. If you have never attended, you must plan to do so this year. Bring a chair or blanket and a cup of coffee, sit back...
Today we went to mass in town. We had a visiting priest who, in addition to celebrating the Mass, was there to tell us about the organization for which he is a chaplain. He introduced himself, after Mass had begun, giving a 3-4 minute talk on what he does and what his organization does. Does anyone else find this...
If you profess to be Catholic by attending Mass each Sunday, praying the Credo during Mass and receiving Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament then you should darn well be a believer in all Holy Mother Church teaches. This goes tripled for those who are in ministry in a parish (be it DRE, CRE, RCIA Director, the person...
Well, more of a question. Why is the death of a dog more saddening then the death of a baby through abortion? Edited to add: This question comes with a huge side of sarcasm.
A repost from a blog a few years ago: Okay people. Let's go over this again. No matter what YOU want to believe, life begins at CONCEPTION. Yes. When that little bitty egg is fertilized by that even littler sperm, a life is CREATED. And no, this isn't wacko Catholic-Girl coming at you, this is scientific proof. When...
From the cnn.com article http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/01/22/virginity.value/index.html "A recent study in the journal Pediatrics showed that religious teens who take virginity pledges are as likely to have sex before marriage as their religious peers, and less likely to use condoms or birth control when they become...
Today I read that critics of abstinence-only sex education will be asking the soon to be President Obama to cut off federal funding of abstinence education programs. Of course this charge is being led by Cecile Richardson, the head or Planned Parenthood. Oh and of course abstinence education is going to be a failure...