The Old Testament prophets unceasingly called the faithful to weighty (often public) penance. Continuing in the New Testament, we have St. John the Baptist, an... Read More ...
“I fled Him, down the nights and down the days;I fled Him, down the arches of the years;I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways;Of my own mind, and in the mist ... Read More ...
We claim to have faith, and we often pray, “Thy will be done,” but do our beliefs penetrate to the depths of our souls? When hard times come, do we worry and c... Read More ...
There are a slew of online resources these days for anyone dealing with a serious case of the winter blues, or Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), as it’s now r... Read More ...
A few years ago, minimalistic guru Marie Kondo published a fantastically popular and proven approach to “decluttering” your living space, The Life-Changing Mag... Read More ...
You might know, from reading some of my previous articles on this site, that I believe a sense of humor is a gift straight from heaven. It’s a source of releas... Read More ...
Back in the era of my middle school years, I began to notice a trend in my behavior toward the “underdogs” amongst us. In the view of a school-aged child, the ... Read More ...
A healthy sense of humor is one of the best gifts you can receive. In my opinion, everyone is wired with the potential for a profitable sense of wit and h... Read More ...
I ran to the top of the slope and stood on the edge of the cornfield to catch the final moments of the sunset. It was a magnet of incomparable power and beauty... Read More ...
I don’t consider myself a seasoned traveler, but I fly often enough to know the hassle. Airports are stressful and hectic places these days. However, one conti... Read More ...
I’m on track for an Elvis style Christmas this year…, “blue, blue” that is. Not that I’m suffering from depression, or ‘”cryin’ all the time,” but I am definit... Read More ...
I grew up in conditions that were…shall we say, “less than ideal?” There was alcoholism, abuse, and neglect. My parents were two very broken people who came tog... Read More ...
Charlene Rack is a wife, mother, retired home school teacher, and traveling grandma, who grew up in a small town in Ohio, met a cute, Cincinnati Catholic guy, moved to Cincy, got married, converted to Catholicism, raised three daughters, and has, along the way, stored up quite a stockpile of sagas to share. Charlene blogs at Grandma's Coffee Soup.
