Tag: women
What Do Women Want from Men?
We were sitting by the fireplace having supper when my husband brought up the age-old question, “What do women want in a guy?” It turns out he had been bandying about ideas with some male friends, who confessed to being quite perplexed. Something deep inside me prompted me to say “I know what many Catholic [...]
Run and Tell That – All Part of the New Evangelization
One of the things I like most in the Bible is that there are so many Mary’s, and it seems as if Christ was close to them all. It makes me wonder about my grandmother, Edna Mary. Was she close to Him as well? I mean, was her heart connected to His Sacred Heart? She [...]
A Year of Faith for Mothers: A Welcome “Change”
It’s only natural to be thinking about possible new beginnings and changes in our lives at this time of year. After all, we as Catholics are embarking on a Year of Faith proclaimed by our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI. What is Our Lord expecting of us in this brand new Year of Faith? We [...]
The Godliness of Motherhood
According to a Jewish proverb, “God could not be everywhere, so He made mothers.” This is a fine, enduring sentiment. I do think, however, that by reversing the statement we come closer to the truth: “God could be everywhere and proved it by creating mothers.” This image is consistent with the American novelist William Makepeace [...]
Daily Catholic Quote from Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
“The woman is at the heart of the home. Let us pray that we women realize the reason for our existence: to love and be loved and through this love become instruments of peace in the world.” (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta) Please help us in our mission to assist readers to integrate their Catholic faith, [...]
The God of My Fears
In the summer between my first and second years of seminary, with a string of failed relationships under my belt and an emerging sense of internal pandemonium eroding the fragment of my self-confidence that remained intact, I retreated to the forested hills of Burgundy, France amongst the brothers of Taizé (an international and ecumenical community [...]
Black and White or Simply Shades of Grey?
Much has been written of late about the rapidly increasing consumption of pornography by men and the devastating effect it has upon the lives of addicts. Though society may view the use of pornography as fairly innocuous—what I do on my own time is my own business as long as I’m not hurting anyone— the [...]
Pilgrimage
Let’s Regroup Sometimes when you find yourself on your heels fighting a tough battle, it’s best to step back, regroup and join forces with your allies. We are in that situation now, as our very way of life – indeed, the very meaning of who we are as women and men – is under attack. [...]
An Unlikely Convert
I was drawn to the Catholic Church while attending a Presbyterian seminary during my mid-twenties. As the daughter of a United Methodist minister, I was raised in an orthodox, evangelical home and naively assumed that the majority of mainline Protestant seminarians believed just as we did. At the very least, I reasoned, they could affirm [...]
The Value of Women
While walking through a men’s-only dormitory at Texas A&M University I once noticed that someone had written upon his door in capitalized white chalk letters, “I WANT MY RIB BACK!” At the time I laughed thinking that despite this young man’s obviously wounded pride he was still able to maintain his sense of humor. [...]
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