Monday, August 31, 2009

Facing Adversity

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This week I am featuring a set of brief devotionals to go along with the daily mass readings. “But he passed through the midst of them and w...
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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Firstfruits

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Red Vineyards at Arles, 1888 As I read the second reading in church this morning, it seemed the perfect words for me on my birthday. I was n...
Friday, August 28, 2009

Fathers and Daughters

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Leopold Mozart and Wolfgang Amadeus and Maria Anna Loren Christie inspired me with her post “Golden Promises” , which was about the innocent...
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Monday, August 24, 2009

"Wives Should Be Subordinate..."

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Portrait Of Sir Edward And Lady Turner, 1740 “Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord.” Why would an independent-minde...
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Friday, August 21, 2009

Mountain Ranges Revisited

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O beautiful for halcyon skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the enameled plain! America! America! God shed ...
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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Shenandoah Sunrise

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Sunrise I was in “the zone”, a very pleasant place in which the brain is undecided between either sleep or wakefulness. The previous day I ...
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Monday, August 10, 2009

Disconnected

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On Friday evenings we go to the library for our summer reading club prizes. This week my three-year-old won a little pink pail and shovel. ...
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Sunday, August 9, 2009

The Mystery of Human Suffering

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On my way to Home Depot, kids at home with my husband, I blasted the Rocky IV soundtrack from my minivan. Totally uncool, I know. Every t...
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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Flag me as a Fish who opposes Obama's Health Care

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My bold and courageous friend Leticia Velasquez has written a post on the Aug. 6 publication of her blog turning herself in as someone who...
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Friday, August 7, 2009

EcoStore USA Blog Giveaway

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Today I am hosting my very first blog giveaway! A while back, a representative from EcostoreUSA asked me to review some of their products. ...
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Maintenance

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The landscaping in my neighborhood is fairly nice, and people are proud of their curbside appearances. But every August as I walk around, i...
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Monday, August 3, 2009

Manna from Heaven

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I have always wondered why God made the Israelites go hungry before He finally sent them manna and quail from Heaven. This was the topic of...
Friday, July 31, 2009

Beauty in the Granite Sky

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South Beach It started out as a muggy, hot and humid day. I was stuck inside with work to do on my computer while waiting for my cable mode...
Thursday, July 30, 2009

Small Successes Cryptic Edition

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I’ll be speaking in riddles in this edition to protect the innocent and not-so-much-so. I think most people can think of their own situatio...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

No Loitering Please

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Dog passing by painting, 1950 As I sprinted from King Kullen to my car with the morning’s milk, I was accosted by a middle-aged blonde woman...
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An Anniversary, a Birthday, and a New Computer

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Jack Russell working on a notebook It was a very busy, exciting weekend here at the Miller home. First, we celebrated our 16th wedding anni...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Small Successes Wedding Anniversary Edition

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This week my small successes include: 1. Remembering to make my husband lunch every morning. 2. Keeping our 11:00 t.v. date every night. 3. ...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

500

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Bedtime Story, 1883 My 500th post is dedicated to the memory of my “Poppop”, John S. Nagy. It was he who passed on to me a love of newspape...
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Commitment

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Gathering The Grapes, 1875 The rain came back to Long Island today, like an old familiar friend who might be annoying but whom you feel comf...
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Sunday Snippets Carnival July 19, 2009

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This week I… · Participated in Gae’s “ Hearts for Home ” forum · Wrote about maintaining a State of Grace while others misuse their tongues...
Friday, July 17, 2009

Passion: Softball Fever

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St Cecelia I feel like I must be boring everyone now because all I can think about is softball. Not only do we play it every day. Everywhe...
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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Small Successes Foul Ball Edition

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This week my small successes include: 1. Posting my four-article weekly minimum at my new column 2. Getting to the beach several times in on...
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

State of Grace

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Chicago Cubs 1966 As I sat scrutinizing my ten-year-old daughter’s every move, I was vaguely aware of the comments parents around me were ma...
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Monday, July 13, 2009

Hearts for Home July 14, 2009

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Gae at Cherished Hearts and Home writes: ”In my weekly 'Hearts for Home' post I am encouraging myself and others to commit to thinki...
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Sunday Snippets Catholic Carnival July 12, 2009

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This week I… * wrote a review on a young reader about Thomas Aquinas * wrote about how Brideshead Revisited badly represents the Catholic ...
Friday, July 10, 2009

Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh is an Anti-Catholic “Classic”

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I have been taking notes as I read through this book and will uncover some of the plot in this review, discussing my own reactions as the st...
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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Review of “St. Thomas Aquinas: For Children and the Childlike” by Raissa Maritain

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“St. Thomas Aquinas: For Children and the Childlike” by Raissa Maritain, originally published in 1934. Illustrated by Ted Schluenderfritz. ...
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Small Successes Independence Edition

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1. I officially started writing as The Long Island Motherhood Examiner 2. My toddler moved into a big girl bed 3. I successfully disassembl...
Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Nature Walk at Cedar Beach

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I had a great deal of trouble with the original article that I published on Cedar Beach. I had 22 pictures and most of the images were brok...

Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai: A Photojournalistic Piece

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On Monday I took the children to Cedar Beach, on the North Shore of Long Island. I published this photojournalistic piece at my new Examin...
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Hearts for Home July 7, 2009

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Gae at Cherished Hearts and Home writes: ”In my weekly 'Hearts for Home' post I am encouraging myself and others to commit to think...