Jane Austen's Men
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Friday, May 13, 2011
Here’s a fun piece from a fellow who says Jane Austen turned him from a callow youth into a real man.
A graduate student at the time, I was as arrogant as they come and didn’t think there was much anyone could teach me about life—especially not Jane Austen, the godmother of chick-lit.
He was surprised to learn humility from her.
Humiliation, I realized, was exactly what I needed, too. Our egos, Austen... READ MORE
Learning from the Couch
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Being a mother is a busy, busy job.
My husband and I try to build a certain amount of slow, quiet time into our lives. (My theory is that God must think this is important, or he wouldn’t have designed children to need more sleep than adults!) As long as our routine is plugging along, I get enough slowing-down to keep myself from being frazzled and out of control.
But still: busy, busy, busy. Except... READ MORE
How Big Is He?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Friday, August 20, 2010
We were waiting to go to confession before Mass, and it looked like the line was too long for everyone to make it through in time.
Then one of the parish’s deacons, already vested, came down the row, whispering to us. “Father has asked that when you go into the confessional, you just list your sins. Don’t waste time trying to explain them. Keeping it simple makes confession better, and quicker too.”... READ MORE
Beyond Hemlines
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Friday, July 10, 2009
A friend posted Don’t Wear That Mini to Mass on her Facebook page this morning.
It makes the case for appropriate dress at Mass in light-hearted fashion and I agree with it wholeheartedly.
However, happy as I am to see the flowering of articles and worthy apostolates attempting to reclaim some ground from the culture in the field of fashion, I wonder if part of the difficulty we have inculcating... READ MORE
‘Remain Very Little’
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Friday, March 27, 2009
Fast: Refrain from self promotion. “The only way to make rapid progress along the path of divine love is to remain very little and to put all our trust in Almighty God. That is what I have done.” — St. Therese
Pray: Is there someone who inspires feelings of inferiority in you? Offer a Memorare for her intentions.
Give: Page through your wedding album with your children today. Remember how loved you felt that day. Love your family well.
Worth Fighting About? Probably Not.
Posted by Danielle Bean in Faith on Friday, March 13, 2009
Fast: Don’t argue today. As much as possible give up, give in, give way.
Pray: Ask God to show you how weak and small you are. Open your heart to see it.
Give: When you are tempted to put on kid TV today, pull out a stack of favorite picture books instead. Invite the kids to join you on the couch.
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