Lenten Rookie Mistakes
[This post originally ran, in a slightly different form, in the National Catholic Register in February of 2013.] ____________________________________________________________________________ PIC ashes...
View ArticleAt the Register: Beyond Ashes
In which I heroically refrain from making fun of bad hymns and instead suggest some good ‘uns for Lent.
View ArticleAt the Register: The Evil Child’s Guide to Holy Week
Parents say “Holy Week”; kids hear “Whatcha got?”
View ArticleAt the Register: Show Your Weasel Spirit Who’s Boss
Ten tips for finishing Lent strong, you weasel!
View ArticleNext Year in Jerusalem
Have you taught your children that, while Christmas is very important, it’s really Easter that’s the greatest feast of the year? Do they buy it? When I was little, this point of doctrine was obvious:...
View ArticleOh, the Lents you can Lent!
Not only do we set the parameters for what we give up (sugar in coffee? A second cup of coffee? All the coffee?), but we decide what kind of thing we want to give up (or take on) — and why. Here are a...
View ArticleMaking ashes out of you and me
What a shame that Ash Wednesday comes but once a year. For many of us, that’s the only opportunity we have to experience what many people consider the lyrical poet Thomas Conry’s masterwork. Let’s take...
View ArticleOf Catholics and capybaras
Q. A bunch of my friends are trying to organize a blog carnival where people can show pictures of themselves eating salad while looking sadly at a snapshot they’ve taped to the balsamic vinegar...
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