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  • Saving Chesterton’s Beaconsfield Home

    “I don’t deny,” he said, “that there should be priests to remind men that they will one day die. I only say that at certain strange epochs it is necessary to have another kind of priests, called poets, actually to remind men that they are not dead yet.” ~G.K. Chesterton, from Manalive Several years ago, I, with my Sacramental Spouse,…

  • Mary, Mother of Divine Providence

    “I love the image of Christ as a chubby little helpless babe in Mary’s arms–looking at His own reflection in her eyes. I love this entire image of Jesus and Mary! It reminds us that we should be like little children and trust Mary completely.” ~K. Anne, November 19, 2019. Today, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Blessed Virgin Mary…

  • The Home of Our Hearts

    Wherever you walk with the Blessed Virgin Mary; that is, when you are in a state of sanctifying grace in communion with the Roman Catholic Church (Baptism starts a person on this journey), and, as such, you are living in the Immaculate Heart of Mary, you are at home. This is an often overlooked perk of being a Roman Catholic: your…

  • An Ode to Existence

    Last night, a delightful poem crossed the cell network from Philadelphia to the Ohio Valley, and landed in my phone. It was launched on this journey by a Dominican priest; so, when I saw its source, my interest was piqued. The poem was penned in England, perhaps at Top Meadow?, long ago; and bears the sentiments of one Innocent Smith, aka, Gilbert Keith…

  • Restoration of Noble Motherhood

    “The Most Important Person on earth is a mother. She cannot claim the honor of having built Notre Dame Cathedral. She need not. She has built something more magnificent than any cathedral -a dwelling for an immortal soul, the tiny perfection of her baby’s body. . . The angels have not been blessed with such a grace. They cannot share…