The Philosopher Mom

"One truth: that the mind is below truth, not above it, and is bound, not to descant upon it, but to venerate it; that truth and falsehood are set before us for the trial of our hearts." ~Bl. John Henry Newman

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Oh, blawg: A mourning.

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February breaks and I realize that January was death to writing. Pregnancy demands (almost) daily naps, which take up my writing time. The t...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

We happy few, we band of brothers...

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Today is the feast of Sts. Basil and Gregory Nazianzan--two men of vastly different temperament who joined together in a deep friendship. Th...
Monday, December 24, 2012

The Vigil of Christ's Nativity

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Glory to Your coming that restored humankind to life. Glory to that One Who came to us by His First-born. Glory to that Silent One...
Sunday, December 23, 2012

Preparing for Christ with Newman.

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Sorting through the Advent reading I meant to do, I found this sermon of Newman 's and actually read it. Holy smokes (no pun intended...
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

It's quiet around here...

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Very quiet.  Then I read this poem by George Herbert. Since I'm off Facebook for Advent (Oh! Blessed silence!), here is my sharing pl...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Strangers in a strange land.

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This election cycle, I tried to stay away from online debates. I was happy to post thoughtful articles (mostly reflecting on "all natio...
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Monday, October 15, 2012

Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church

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Happy Feast of St. Teresa of Avila ! She is truly one of my all-time favorites-- a woman of drive and passion, with a real love for the wo...
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