Valerie Shore’s “The Compleat Woman”: Marriage, Motherhood, and Career
Perhaps one of the best kinds of friends one can ask for in life is the friend who always has books to […]
In the Marital Debt as in Life: Joy Can Be Compatible with Suffering
My email exchange on the marital debt continues under the auspices of anonymity. The emailer insists that therapy is the answer. This […]
Finding the Spice in Life
Years ago, I read an article about an itinerant kayaker. A man of excessive eccentricities, the story of his life, what little […]
Taking a Lighthearted Approach to the Marital Debt
Because “the internet is forever,” I continue to get interesting emails and communication about the Catholic moral teaching on the marital debt. […]
Why We Have Lost the Word for Loneliness
“I shall also give a white amulet upon which is inscribed a new name, which no one knows except the one who […]
Can Watching YouTube Videos Make Your House Cleaner?
There are people who don’t care about little messes and clutter. And there are those of us who long continually for clean […]
Time and What You Do With It
New experiences imbue our time with an intensity that makes a few hours feel like a long stretch of days. A different […]
Imagine If You Can: Motherhood Without Instagram
There’s a foolproof way as a woman to ensure that you get rest when it is required for physical healing. There’s a […]
Is it “puttering” that makes a house a home?
Many a homemaker has despaired of ever living in a place of beauty. There is always something to be cleaned, something to […]
Propagating Success
Someone recently asked if I was actually a plant person or if I just pretended for my blog. An interesting query. Plants […]