Or: On How to Stop Over-eating, Over-worrying, Over-EVERYTHING, for crying out loud! You may have noticed that I haven't been blogging. There are at least two good reasons for this decision, seven of which I'm going to detail here. (?) The truth is, I was (trying to) squeeze every last moment of merit from the summer that flew by...and as … [Read more...]
Something Other Than God
That's a wonderful book title, isn't it? A wonderful title, yes, but such a sad, sad thought. Why would we want to choose something other God? And yet we do. We fill our days with things other than Him and, as you probably already know, if the devil can't make us bad he'll make us busy. Go on and ask me how I know this. And so even though … [Read more...]
On Giving Good Example
On Monday of this week was the Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.On Tuesday, we made colonial bread in her honor, and on Wednesday, we learned about her life.This is pretty much how things go around here. We celebrate a saint’s feast week!St. Elizabeth Seton—or Mother Seton, as she came to be known—was raised in the Protestant Episcopal Church but … [Read more...]
O Happy Fault
The Story of My ConversionPart I (In the Beginning) ;Part II (The Age of Reason) ;Part III (Ages 11-14);Part IV (“Hitting Bottom” Prologue);Part IV (“Hitting Bottom”) Part V (Free at Last))Part VI: On Seeking Balance and Seeing Benjamin Button (Twice)Warning: The following post contains a multitude of quotes from the movie The Curious Case of … [Read more...]
An “Um” Post Update (Or: Chasing away the Inner Demons)
One of the things that I determined to do after my “Um” post was to talk to someone about my angst.Besides you, I mean.I made an appointment to see a woman trained in Theophostic Ministry. “Theophostic” means “light of God,” and the difference between this method and traditional therapy is that, rather than having the counselor provide the insight, … [Read more...]
O Happy Fault
The Story of My ConversionPart I (In the Beginning) ;Part II (The Age of Reason) ;Part III (Ages 11-14);Part IV (“Hitting Bottom” Prologue);Part IV (“Hitting Bottom”) Part V: Free at LastGod knew what He was doing when He left me stranded in St. Paul.I was on my way home to Fargo after spending the summer overseas. Having parked my car in the … [Read more...]
O Happy Fault Resumed
The next installment of my conversion story (Part V: “Free at Last”) is on deck. I don’t know if I’ll get it posted today, but for now, here are the links to the rest of the story.Part I (In the Beginning) ;Part II (The Age of Reason) ;Part III (Ages 11-14);Part IV (“Hitting Bottom” Prologue);Part IV (“Hitting Bottom”) Thank you for your … [Read more...]
O Happy Fault
The Story of My Conversion(Part I; Part II ; Part III; Part IV Prologue)Part IV Continued: Hitting Bottom (Warning: The following post is rated PG-13.)DedicationTo St. Ignatius of Loyola, with gratitude and great affection“Every sinful act involves a separation from God. This is the greatest deception a man can fall prey to. This is true evil. Sin … [Read more...]
O Happy Fault:
The Story of My Conversion(Part I; Part II ; Part III)Part IV: Hitting BottomPrologueHis name was Paul Ohm and he was the dearest, sweetest, cutest little man in the nursing home where I worked. Granted, I was fond of all the residents. Their smiles, their stories, their wrinkles…their lonely lives and their unspoken needs…all of these things broke … [Read more...]
O Happy Fault:
The Story of My ConversionPart III: Ages 11 to 14“I turn to consider the boy I once was in order, finally, to describe the man I am now. I remember what was so grievously lost to define what was necessarily gained.”Richard Rodriguez in his autobiography Hunger of MemoryThis is the post that may peg me as a prude and an idealist. It’s true—I am … [Read more...]
