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Fighting the Good Fight with Mary at Our Side
I’m SO excited to tell you that I’ll be Barbara McGuigan’s guest on EWTN Radio’s “The Good Fight” tomorrow, (more…)
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A Big Heart Open to God – Exclusive Interview with Pope Francis
I’m excited to share with you the link to the interview with Pope Francis just released by America Magazine. The interview. which took place over the course of three meetings this past August, was conducted by Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro, editor in chief of  La Civiltà Cattolica, the Italian Jesuit journal.Â
It’s a special treat to have such a close-up look at our Holy Father. So far (I’m still going through it and likely (more…)
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How I nearly spent $1200 on a dog
I’m back from the hinterland. After four days of limited sleep and abundant fretting, discerning, praying, and nursing a sick dog, I am back – at least physically. Let me tell you, where I’ve been is a pretty weird place to be.
Our family dog fell seriously ill this past Saturday. Not to be gross, but she started throwing up chunks of blood Saturday morning. By that evening, it was clear that (more…)
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Catch some Morning Air at 6:30am CST
As promised, I’ll be continuing my chat about helping others in crisis with Relevant Radio’s Morning Air host, Sean Herriot tomorrow, September 18 at 6:30am CST. Please join us live or listen to the podcast later at this link: http://www.relevantradio.com/programs/morning-air-with-sean-herriott
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No Church Without Christ, says Cardinal Dolan
On September 5, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan gave a lecture in Milwaukee that is worth considering. His message is vital to the Church of today, which means it’s vital to every single one of us. I was privileged Read more
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Radio Maria 11am CST
My article for Our Sunday Visitor on helping others in crisis has gathered an awful lot of attention (thankfully)! Today I’ll be chatting about that and Imitating Mary on Radio Maria’s “Francesca and Friends” today at 11am CST. It’s a live call-in show, and you can call free of charge from anywhere in the world at 1-866-333-6279. You also can listen live at radiomaria.us (more…)
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What a wonderful world!
Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” is my husband and my favorite song. For us, it’s the 11th Commandment that, if “our” song is played at an event, we drop what we’re doing and dance to it. Sadly, the oom-pa-pa polka band we had at our wedding couldn’t play that tune. BUT, our kids were sure to play it for us at our big 25th anniversary bash. (more…)