Hope After Miscarriage
Features | Posted by Daria Sockey in Reviews on Sunday, March 25, 2012
This unseasonably early northeast spring has me sitting on the front porch with my netbook. A male song sparrow is singing his heart out, an unimpressed female picking at the bird feeder nearby. Glossy black starlings are already stuffing a hole in the shed wall with grass and twigs. The owls and crows in my woods have been sitting on eggs for weeks. So I’m thinking about nests, now filling everywhere,... READ MORE
The End Is Near
Features | Posted by Daria Sockey in Faith on Sunday, December 04, 2011
Back in the early 80s there was a certain amount of worry, due to the cold war, nuclear proliferation, and believe it or not—“global cooling” theories—that the world might soon come to an end.
I recall from that era a gallows humor cartoon in the New Yorker depicting an upper crust cocktail party. A woman in pearls and evening gown was saying, “Of course the world will probably come to an end in our... READ MORE
Return of the Siblings
Features | Posted by Daria Sockey in Family on Sunday, November 13, 2011
“I can’t wait! Only four more days till Thanksgiving!”
This from a picky eater with little use for sweet potatoes, stuffing, or cranberries. I looked up from my grocery list to ask my 10-year-old what was the big deal.
“Duh, Mom! The big kids are coming home!”
She shook her head at my density, then skipped away, as visions of her two 20-something sisters and one college-age brother danced in her head.... READ MORE
On Our Way to Advent
Features | Posted by Daria Sockey in Faith on Wednesday, November 09, 2011
Cooler nights and shorter days remind me that Advent will be here in no time, and we have to get ready for it.
No, I’m not talking about making out lists, checking them twice against the listings on BlackFriday.com. No such thoughts are permitted this early on. But I want to figure out my Advent spiritual practices ahead of time, before my brain gets taken over by cookies, cards, crafts,carols,... READ MORE
Just In Time for All Saints
Features | Posted by Daria Sockey in Reviews on Saturday, October 29, 2011
All Saints Day is nearly here, and with it are three new books about Saints. Each title pretty much explains what the book is about, but I’ll elaborate on each one just a little.
1. Saints for Moms
Perhaps you’ve already heard about our own Lisa Hendey’s A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms. There’s certainly been lots of fun buzz about it around the blogosphere. My print review of it will appear in... READ MORE
Where Angels Abound
Features | Posted by Daria Sockey in Reviews on Sunday, October 02, 2011
The memorial feast of the Guardian Angels is not on the Church calendar this year, since it fells on a Sunday. But that doesn’t mean we can’t take some time to remind out children of our heavenly protectors and perhaps start teaching them the traditional Guardian Angel Prayer if they do not already know it.
The action of angels — both good and evil — is a topic that fascinates all of us. The Bible,... READ MORE
The Reluctant Bishop
Features | Posted by Daria Sockey in Faith on Thursday, September 01, 2011
Father Greg was a good priest. So humble. He loved the peace and quiet of his monastery. It was so easy there to dismiss the distractions of the world and devote himself to prayer.
But then, Father Greg was chosen to be a bishop. That was then end of the serene contemplative life. He resisted the invitation at first, but finally submitted to the will of those who felt he was the only man for this... READ MORE
Old Words, New Missal
Features | Posted by Daria Sockey in Faith on Saturday, August 27, 2011
[This article originally appeared in the summer issue of Faith & Family magazine.]
During my preschool years (the early sixties) the Mass was all in Latin. There were many differences in the prayers and in the actions of the priest and the people (e.g. the people spent lots more of the Mass kneeling down; the priest faced away from the people) The Penitential rite was longer. There were only two scripture... READ MORE
Defying Age, Defining Pores
Features | Posted by Daria Sockey in Family on Sunday, July 10, 2011
I’d never been one of those women afraid to admit her age. For years people said that I looked far too young to be a mother of five (then six, then seven ... ).
So I was always quite pleased to tell how old I was and receive yet another compliment about my seemingly perpetual youth. Until this year, when I turned ... um … when I turned the age that I am now.
“I’m too young to be this old,” I said... READ MORE
Not a June Bride
Features | Posted by Daria Sockey in Marriage on Monday, June 27, 2011
Wedding invitations that invariably come at this time of year always make me pause to remember my own wedding and early days of marriage.
First memory: how little I relished my own wedding preparations. After picking out a great dress and planning a lovely liturgy in an exquisite church, I kind of lost interest. The ten-thousand other things that remained to be done filled me with dismay.
Much as... READ MORE
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