Saturday, September 10th, 2011
In the movie
Back To The Future Part II, the main character, Marty McFly, travels 30 years into the future with scientist, Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown. The movie starts with Doc returning from the year 2015 to 1985 and notifying Marty (who at that time is 17 years old and in high school) that they have to go “back to the future” to help Marty’s (future) son. Since…
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Tags: Back To The Future, Blessed Virgin Mary, Mentor, Mentoring, Personal Development, Wedding At Cana
Posted in Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholic Church, Fatima, Mentoring, Motherhood, Movies, Television & Broadway | 2 Comments »
Saturday, August 27th, 2011
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[/caption] If you get your daily dose of news from the Internet, you probably saw the headline last week about the suicide of the husband of a reality show “star.” His name was Russell Armstrong and prior to his death he appeared with his wife…
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Tags: Desparate Housewives, I Love Lucy, Leave It To Beaver, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Reality Television, Reality TV, Russell Armstrong, Taylor Armstrong, The Brady Bunch, The Dick Van Dyke Show
Posted in Catholic Parenting, Family, Modesty, Motherhood, Movies, Television & Broadway, Popular Culture, Sin | 2 Comments »
Saturday, August 13th, 2011
In the early summer of 1967 (when I was 10 years old), while holding onto the end of an old rubber garden hose, I climbed up the Weeping Willow Tree in the back yard of my parents’ home. When I got about 20 feet up, I climbed out onto a thick branch and tied the end of the hose to the branch. Since my intention…
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Tags: Death, Prayer, Salvation, Suffering
Posted in Blessed Virgin Mary, Death, Motherhood, Prayer, Suffering | 2 Comments »
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
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[/caption] In October of 1970, the people of Central Illinois were shocked by the senseless murder of two young girls – Theresa Gorsuch and Rebecca Staley. Both girls were killed by Theresa’s older brother, Todd Gorsuch, who was 14 years old at the time. Todd was later tried as an adult and…
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Tags: Abortion, Abuse, Casey Anthony, Caylee Marie Anthony, Marcia Clark, Nancy Grace, Not Guilty Verdict
Posted in Abortion, Abuse, Death, Motherhood | 5 Comments »
Saturday, May 7th, 2011
My son Harry recently turned 30 years old. He’s the oldest of my seven children. When Harry was a young boy, one of his favorite shows was
Sesame Street. You remember
Sesame Street don’t you? It was a children’s show that had a cast of characters…
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Tags: Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholic Families, Catholic Parenting, Mother's Day, Motherhood, Sesame Street, The Flintstones, The Honeymooners
Posted in Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholic Parenting, Dating, Faith, Family, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Motherhood, Movies, Television & Broadway, Sacrifice | No Comments »
In the movie Back To The Future Part II, the main character, Marty McFly, travels 30 years into the future with scientist, Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown. The movie starts with Doc returning from the year 2015 to 1985 and notifying Marty (who at that time is 17 years old and in high school) that they have to go “back to the future” to help Marty’s (future) son. Since… Read More
[/caption] If you get your daily dose of news from the Internet, you probably saw the headline last week about the suicide of the husband of a reality show “star.” His name was Russell Armstrong and prior to his death he appeared with his wife… Read More
My son Harry recently turned 30 years old. He’s the oldest of my seven children. When Harry was a young boy, one of his favorite shows was Sesame Street. You remember Sesame Street don’t you? It was a children’s show that had a cast of characters… Read More
