The Man Who Would Be Knight

The mantra from Catholic mothers is "Bear it ...

2012-05-25T08:42:41.440-07:00

The mantra from Catholic mothers is "Bear it and offer it up"

Sound advice.

This is incredible. I'm so glad this is avail...

2012-05-24T10:55:10.951-07:00

This is incredible. I'm so glad this is available. An amazing pro-life mission. Thank you so much for posting this.
~Jennifer

You are right that there arent enough...we need so...

2012-05-18T18:50:27.013-07:00

You are right that there arent enough...we need someone who does this in every city. There are about 120 programs in the US and you can find them in a state by state list at perinatalhospice.org There are also volunteer ministries that work with people at a distance if there is no local program.

If you want to do something to encourage this care model in your town, purchase a copy

I had to laugh at the comment about the books. We...

2012-05-10T05:21:29.872-07:00

I had to laugh at the comment about the books. We've only moved twice so far, but I know what you're talking about. The last time, the first comment the moving contractor made upon entering the house was "Wow, you guys have a lot of books."

I didn't know that about the Benedictines, and it is a refreshing reminder. I have to agree that the only unquestionable

Thanks for the Thugfang, Ryan! Perhaps there coul...

2012-05-07T12:25:04.636-07:00

Thanks for the Thugfang, Ryan! Perhaps there could be a way that you could get them all published somewhere...

You are very right. I'll have to keep that in...

2012-05-06T14:14:42.205-07:00

You are very right. I'll have to keep that in mind as I putter around the house, waiting for the navy to send my husband home.

It may be long, but it was certainly worthwhile!

2012-05-05T18:44:30.169-07:00

It may be long, but it was certainly worthwhile!

Thank you for sharing this lovely post. I have rea...

2012-05-02T14:28:12.822-07:00

Thank you for sharing this lovely post. I have read it over several times now. There is so much here to think over and chew on. I stumbled onto it playing internet leapfrog, and I am so glad I did! It was a good reminder of what a leap it is to choose to love someone with no guarantees of anything. Another supremely important part of loving someone is sacrifice. Love and sacrifice are so

Ryan, this is very insightful. Thouroughly enjoyed...

2012-04-29T04:57:17.808-07:00

Ryan, this is very insightful. Thouroughly enjoyed it!

Thanks for that reminder, Ryan. Its so easy to for...

2012-04-18T21:05:04.538-07:00

Thanks for that reminder, Ryan. Its so easy to forget.
I miss you.

What I meant by that, and what I tried to make cle...

2012-04-14T17:53:47.016-07:00

What I meant by that, and what I tried to make clear, was not that she, or her relationship with her family, or her worth or dignity were determined by what she was wearing, but only my ability to see it. That is why I was at such pains to point out that nothing would have changed within the family (which was what I was primarily admiring) although the phrase "it enabled her to recapture&

The problem is this: "Why did the dress make ...

2012-04-14T16:05:15.589-07:00

The problem is this: "Why did the dress make so much difference? I am not sure. Certainly nothing would have changed within that family’s inner dynamic if she had been wearing shorts and a t-shirt or a bathing suit. But there it is. Somehow it enabled her to recapture a little bit of the unconscious queenliness that Eve had before clothes were ever invented. "

That statement

I have to disagree again. The attitude that I had ...

2012-04-12T17:30:51.385-07:00

I have to disagree again. The attitude that I had towards her, as towards all modestly dressed women is exactly the opposite of objectification. There isn't really a good word for it (I've thought of "personification" "subjectification" and a few others) but it is specifically the acknowledgment of this person as a person. It is an attitude of respect. If I think about

What matters here is that you're only thinking...

2012-04-10T12:26:05.422-07:00

What matters here is that you're only thinking of your own reaction. I'm not defending bikinis or immodesty. What I'm trying to make clear is that your reaction to the woman in the dress is also an objectification--a different kind. A "You meet MY standards of womanhood" kind of objectification. This is inherently disrespectful, because it is not that woman's job or any

I would have to disagree that there is no differen...

2012-04-10T05:39:36.843-07:00

I would have to disagree that there is no difference between the two thoughts. You don't see the difference, as a woman, but as a man my experience is that they are not the same thing at all. The reactions to a woman in a bikini and a woman in a dress are so different there is no comparison. (I am talking about reactions, not actions or thoughts). A woman in a bikini is not really seen as a

Wonderful! Well done! I plan to spread the news ab...

2012-04-09T23:28:56.201-07:00

Wonderful! Well done! I plan to spread the news about this new magazine!

*hard, not hide.

2012-04-09T22:00:57.499-07:00

*hard, not hide.

It seems to me that what you're actually admir...

2012-04-09T22:00:20.378-07:00

It seems to me that what you're actually admiring about this woman is her confidence in her femininity and as a person. Nothing wrong with that, but what you fail to grasp is that women who live in societies that constantly scrutinize their appearance and evaluate them based on it have a very hide time achieving this kind of confidence. I don't really see much difference between "

Somehow I can almost hear Mater reciting this. Did...

2012-03-29T08:44:32.665-07:00

Somehow I can almost hear Mater reciting this. Did I just insult you? Didn't mean to.

At Christendom College?

2012-03-29T06:29:49.702-07:00

At Christendom College?

She is amazingly talented. And it's small wor...

2012-03-27T15:09:16.326-07:00

She is amazingly talented. And it's small world. I used to work with her sister-in-law.

great post. my only "addition" would be ...

2012-03-09T04:15:23.784-08:00

great post. my only "addition" would be to remember a sermon where Father said that each lent is ment to add one virtuous habit to the rest of the year, o eventually lent, becomes year long, one small step at a time, joyously.

This is BEAUTIFUL! What a special young lady! A...

2012-02-21T06:41:03.292-08:00

This is BEAUTIFUL! What a special young lady!
And what talent you have!! :)

This is really funny. Cute story.

2012-02-19T12:11:02.468-08:00

This is really funny. Cute story.

A mini version of you?

2012-02-19T04:42:01.419-08:00

A mini version of you?