after being startled last night by the black mark on my forehead. Really! I wandered in the wash my face last night and was taken aback wh...

  Justin said...  Being a "Low Church" Protestant, I've never really practiced Lent. I did not realize that the average...

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday which begins the season of Lent.  I have always loved Lent and look forward to it each year.  But today is Fat Tue...

If you think I'm going to talk about the Super Bowl, you would be wrong. I could care less about a bunch of guys beating each others bra...

When Did We Become Such a Nation of Whiners? ***** Within two days, the news carried stories that were guaranteed to set your teeth on edge....

I will be offline for Ash Wednesday and will only be posting three times per week during Lent. Please, please - no gnashing of teeth and re...

What are Your Lenten Plans?? Ok, me first (well, it is my blog) . ***** I've finally decided to do the Ignatian retreat during Lent. ...

Saving Money Saturday Get a Foodsaver ***** I've had a Foodsaver for well over fifteen years and there is no doubt in my mind it paid ...

More on Lent I am beyond impressed with the posting on Aggie Catholics about Lent. Marcel put a tremendous amount of work into the post. ...

What Can I Do Before Lent Begins? Just imagine that this Lent is going to be different from every other Lent we've experienced. Imagine...

Under Construction Some of my regular readers have emailed wondering if I was ok since I have been absent for nearly a week. I thank you for...

Lenten Journey Of all the liturgical seasons of the Catholic Church, Lent is my favorite. It is the time when Holy Mother Church tells us...

Super Tuesday and Ash Wednesday I don’t think it is purely coincidental this year that Super Tuesday falls on the day before Ash Wednesday. ...