For various reasons I'm a little behind this week on my reading. No politics. No religion. How about pictures of things I think are beautiful. And no, not my grandkids, who don't belong on a blog, but who are incredibly beautiful. White iris from my yard. A picture from Iowa that helped inspire a bit [...]
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Father Emil Kapaun, Medal of Honor recipient
Want to learn more about Father Emil Kapaun? Father Kapaun was a chaplain during the Korean War. He was taken prisoner while he was helping other wounded Americans. He helped the enlisted soldier/prisoners although he wasn't permitted to be near them. He stole food to help other prisoners stay alive, and invoked Saint Dismas as [...]
It’s for the children…
I’ve been listening to the Catechism-in-a-Year podcasts from Ascension Press and I feel a bit like sausage. A lot of topics have been covered, and I am stuffed. I have contradictory impulses as we near the end of the year. I am actually about a month behind. There’s always a day here or there when [...]
Labeling books: Am I writing angsty Catholic novels?
Publishing your own books comes with a lot of extra baggage in terms of learning. You do your own cover. You do your own marketing. You do your own blurb. You do your own formatting and copy editing. You do your own marketing. You choose whether you will use Amazon or Ingram for your publisher/delivery [...]
A day late …
My computer developed a problem Monday night and it took all of Tuesday to figure it out. Also, the amazing grandchild was born and that distracted my thinking. I taught class on Monday and Tuesday and the report was, that the students said it hadn't been as bad as they had been afraid it would [...]
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