living as an embodied spirit in a concupiscible world

Friday, July 11, 2014

Ephesians 5: Not in My Words

Have I mentioned that I want to be Simcha Fisher when I grow up?  (Seriously, a snark, balanced Catholic blogger who publishes awesome books on NFP.)

Monday, July 7, 2014

The Best Hobby Lobby Article That I've Read

A week ago, I followed SCOTUSblog's Twitter eagerly, waiting with bated breath for the Supreme Court's decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores.  Someone else in the office was clearly getting his news elsewhere, because I heard his victory cry before the verdict appeared in Twitter.

Thursday, June 26, 2014

Mistress of Her Own Soul

When a friend sent me this article to blog, I thought, “What a great title!  Maybe I can just post it without many of my own words, and let my 3.14 readers see that other people have awesome things to say!”  And then I read it.  And then, about ⅓ of the way into reading it, I realized who wrote it.  And then I realized I would have to post it, but with some of my own thoughts too.

Marc of Bad Catholic and I have an interesting relationship.

Friday, June 20, 2014

Return of the Short Stories


I’m back!  At least one of my 3.14 loyal readers has noticed that I have been MIA lately… I’m touched!  Work and life have been full lately and blogging had to take the back burner.  And look -- I came back on a Friday, so you get seven short stories for the price of one.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

The Best Story You'll Ever Read

At the behest of Miss E, a blog update for today.  I stumbled upon a short story that began thus:
In 1987, paleontologist Tom Rich was leading a dig at Dinosaur Cove southwest of Melbourne when student Helen Wilson asked him what reward she’d get if she found a dinosaur jaw. He said he’d give her a kilo (2.2 pounds) of chocolate. She did, and he did.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Beauty and Desirability

As I prepare for a big work meeting, I have less time to ponder the mysteries of life.  Even so, I try to keep up with my regular reading, and so I offer you this article by Leah Libresco on “Making a Home for the Homely in Romance.”