DarwinCatholic

My brain was in a condition such that opening any of my current reads seemed too challenging, and my internet connection too was showing sig...

Sometimes a claim seems to tell such a reasonable story that no one ever thinks to check to see if it's true. Such a one, it seems, is ...

Every year, without fail, I go out to the grocery store on the eve of some major holiday and wonder who all these people are and why they...

Because there can never be too many new house pix.

My confirmation name is Margaret, after St. Margaret of Scotland, queen and mother. (I've emulated her in one aspect, if not in the oth...

I've been ending day lately with an hour or two of reading Jose Maria Gironella's, The Cypresses Believe in God , a massive novel se...

The media firestorm swirling around Pope Benedict's discussion of morality and condom use seems like a good illustration of the problem ...

You all remember the ticking time-bomb torture scenario: what it -- what if? -- we had a terrorist in custody, and it was known that he...

The house passed inspection with flying colors, though parts of the basement retain their terrifying aspect. Where Cthulhu sleeps: Wher...

I've been sitting here reading Simcha and trying to laugh quietly so that the baby doesn't wake up, only it comes out as little sno...

Four days before Christmas, this will be my front door. Offer accepted; please pray that the inspection goes well, and only tells us about ...

The Democratic Party suffered a historic drubbing a couple weeks ago. However, one of the things with which several left leaning commentator...

I first read Jane Eyre when I was thirteen. I remember staying up all night, in my aunt's guest room, reading voraciously and sobbing a...

If you want to know what I'm thinking, just read Betty Duffy . And read Betty Duffy . Emily J.'s take on Erica Jong's take on mo...

I'm so grateful for all the readers who are so generous with their prayers and love. Your comments cheered and encouraged me when I rea...

I've always had this image of myself, and I think it's pretty much borne out by reality, of being rational and level-headed and over...

A while back, I'd downloaded the free sample chapters of Bill Bryson's new book At Home: A Short History of Private Life to my Kind...

Cincinnati is a city of steeples. On every hill (and the hills are legion) you see a spire or a pair of towers reaching above the trees. M...

Somehow, a fractured existence seems to lead to lots of post stubs, so I'll jump on Jen's bandwagon and do a quick takes to round o...

There's nothing more annoying that excessive crowing over an election, but I can't help taking just a moment to observe that there...