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A list of lists…

August 22, 2025 catholicfictioncatholicscienceLeave a comment

I’ve been making lists and then trying to follow through on them. This procedure, which seems normal to most people, is very difficult for me. I often make lists of things I think I need to do, and when I’ve written down all those things, I go do something that’s not on the list, but [...]

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Saint Jane and her feast day

August 12, 2025 catholicfictioncatholicscienceLeave a comment

Today the Feast of Saint Jane DeChantal is celebrated but only in the US. For most of my life, her feast has bounced around. Many years ago it was celebrated on August 21, which I am very aware of because it was the anniversary of my parents’ wedding. At the time my mother wasn’t a [...]

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Stained glass tells a story

August 5, 2025 catholicfictioncatholicscience1 Comment

Years ago I saw these windows above the altar in a church which had been stripped of its decoration in the 1970's, as part of a renovation. The church at that time was all one color and the altar space was a soaring emptiness, with beautiful windows. When I realized what the windows portrayed I [...]

Posted in Bible and catechism, church pictures, family

Mass at home

June 17, 2025June 16, 2025 catholicfictioncatholicscienceLeave a comment

I sat down to think about writing and realized that I am not ready to express my deep thoughts about the ordination I attended last week. I can say it was a joyful and lengthy event. I can say that I attended with an eight-year old, a six-year old, a three-year old and a one-year [...]

Posted in Bible and catechism, church people, family, ordinations, priests, quotes to remember

Power outage this morning …

June 10, 2025 catholicfictioncatholicscienceLeave a comment

... sapped my creativity! Have a picture by one of my favorite artists. [God] has also put his seal upon usand given the Spirit in our hearts as a first installment. 2 Cor. 1:22

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