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...who I lost in the womb. If one can name a lost unbaptized child, I did, as Johanna Christine, not one of my chosen names. But, if she w...

...I only had one boy. I would have named number two Anselm, number three Bernard, and number four Bramwell. Such a strange name...my son ha...

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2013/dec/19/tea-coffee-drinkers-sales?CMP=twt_gu

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/11/sexy-selfies-upset-parents-texan-mother?CMP=twt_gu Since when has adolescence been a...

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Happy Mother's Day, Two

And, I know the young ones will not believe this, but those of us in the post-war generation had tin toys.  Yes, tin. Some wer...

Looking for a mug photo for a post for today, I was reminded of two special mugs in our house in the 1950s. My brother had the frog at ...

Every day, this cat waits for this dog to go by at the same time...and joins him for a walk. Wish we all had friends like thi...

Well, I have three cat videos to one dog photo. I need some dog photos. A cute Illinois dog....very nice.

This very intelligent cat also reminds me of Camus and L'Etranger. If I were teaching again, I would use these. I hope Henri finds mean...

The face of joy and love. Praise God for raising up new generations of Catholics. Bless these three lovely children. Pray for them. Pray...

Maybe, because there is so much bad news, I decided today, Wednesday, is official "cute" day on this blog this week. ...

What would Fr. Z. say to this...? Well, the little squirrel died of stress. I can understand that. But, a good effort none the less.. S...

One more downside of some anime is the preoccupation with little girls in short skirts, or the "doll look". Now, I really do not l...