It's so nice to be able to post. For some reason, Blogger has been fussy with me today and wouldn't let me sign in. Now that I'm...

Pete Vere cracks me up! He signs THIS letter , "Catholic nitwit and co-author of the forthcoming Pied Piper of Atheism: Philip Pullman ...

Check out Mary Jo's funny-as-ever column, The Exhausting Chase . And you know what, he was right, but I wonder how he knew these two thi...

My December column at CatholicMom.com is up a wee bit early, if you'd like to check it out: The Thrifty Homeschooler Goes Christmas Shop...

Please offer up a prayer for Rob's sister Sue. She's having surgery this morning for her cancer. Her prognosis is very good, but pra...

Christmas Mosaic: An Illustrated Book Study for Advent and Christmas Books came in the mail last week, but I was too busy preparing to go h...

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend! One thing I'm grateful for is that Envoy Magazine is back in print! To get a free issu...

Well, Teen Daughter One and I didn't see a single deer yesterday, much less get a shot at one. Fortunately, my neighbor has volunteered ...

I love my kid. I really, really love my kid. So much so, I sat out in the cold with her for hours last night deer hunting. Yep, you heard me...

My dear readers, it is with great sadness that I write this morning. Yesterday morning, Christopher Huff, not quite 6-years old, died in his...

The printer is telling us the ship date for For the Love for Literature will be between December 7th and 14th. In time for Christmas, but p...

Illuminated Ink is running their biggest sale EVER, now through Monday, November 19th. Their entire product line is on sale, and better stil...

I got a very excited phone call from Joan today. She got the proofs for For the Love Of Literature and they look fantastic! It was a diffic...

Pete Vere and Sandra Miesel have a new book coming out about Philip Pullman, published by Ignatius Press. Check it out HERE .

Advice for the day: Stick to Nice 'n Easy . Don't buy the brand you never heard of, just because it's on sale. (Hey, it was way ...

To read past library recommendations, or to join the email list, visit: Pope Saint Nicholas V . Check to see if this title is already in yo...

Thank you all for praying for Buster. The MRI came back negative. Which is positive news! Now that we've ruled out the bad awful stuff, ...

Speaking of praying the rosary with our kids, head over to Catholic Exchange to read Mary Jo's column for this morning . (You'll see...

I spent this weekend nursing a bad cold and laryngitis. So, last night, when Princess Rose (7) came to me asking to pray a rosary with her,...

Our teen group prays regularly at the abortion clinic. I'd like to share with you my son's blog entry from yesterday. I went to pray...