Tag Archives: women

Roma Downey on Being Catholic

February 11, 2012

Sally Quinn, of the Washington Post, recently sat down with Roma Downey to discuss the actress’s faith life. Downey, a devout Catholic, recently released a new educational DVD series for preschoolers called Little Angels. The series follows twins Alex and Zoe as they learned about the alphabet, animals, and important values. According to the press release: LITTLE ANGELS is an animated DVD series created exclusively for preschool-aged children to teach not only practical learning skills, like ABCs and 1,2,3s, but [...]

Book Review: The Buddha in the Attic

December 29, 2011

The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka (Knopf, 144 pages, 2011) I read a lot of books in 2011, but my favorite was Julie Otsuka’s The Buddha in the Attic. Prior to reading the novel I read a review in my local newspaper and was interested in the book’s setting—the West Coast, San Francisco, towns and cities in a state I know and love. But, the novel is not about San Francisco and therein lies the beauty. The names [...]

Book Review – The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day

November 22, 2011

The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day, Edited by Robert Ellsberg (Image, paperback, 752 pages, 2011) June 19, 1973 We feel so powerless. We do so little, giving out soup. But at least we are facing problems daily. Hunger, homelessness, greed, loneliness. Greatest concern of the Bible is injustice, bloodshed. So we share what we have, we work for peace. (571) Dorothy Day’s words can easily be echoed today by the many working on the front [...]

(Music Review) Sarah Hart – The Give and Keep (2010)

December 21, 2010

The Give and Keep by Sarah Hart (2010) I’m going to start off by admitting that I was eagerly awaiting this album from the moment Sarah Hart announced she was working on it. Her previous album, SaintSong, is a favorite of this blogger and Sarah’s music has certainly been an inspiration for me, especially in 2010. More on that later. Let’s talk about her new album. The Give and Keep is another beautiful and inspiring compilation from an inspiring and [...]

Feast Day of St. Cecilia: November 22

November 22, 2010

Today marks the feast day of St. Cecilia in the Roman Catholic Church. St. Cecilia is the patron saint of singers and musicians and the patron saint I chose on the day of my confirmation. I was attracted to her story. She, like me, was an only child. It is said that as she was beheaded she sang a song of praise to God and, on the day of her wedding, she sang to God in her heart. I believe [...]

Sarah McLachlan is back!

June 15, 2010

Seven years have passed since the last release of a Sarah McLachlan album. Today, Sarah’s brand new album, “Laws of Illusion,” drops in stores nationwide. The album has been released in regular and deluxe versions. Seven years have not changed Sarah one bit. “Laws of Illusion” is another fine album from an amazing artist. I would have preferred a more stripped down version of the album that would have provided Sarah with a wider canvas with which to let her [...]

St. Therese of Lisieux

October 3, 2009

I had the opportunity to be a guest blogger over at Catholic Chicks this week. I want to thank Monique and the entire Catholic Chicks community for welcoming me and allowing me to be a part of a great group of Catholic Chicks that are sharing their faith with each other. My post was on St. Therese of Lisieux and the impact she’s had on my faith journey. I have included the text below. It was a pleasure to be [...]

What is REAL beauty?

September 5, 2009

A friend posted the following video on his Facebook page. It is definitely an eye opening spot from the folks at Dove. What is true beauty? We are inundated with images of “beautiful” people from inside and outside the pages of entertainment and fashion magazines. Models and entertainers have become the norms by which young children are defining “beautiful”, but how much of it is real? Our perception of beauty is often distorted by photo editing programs that nip and [...]