Etheldredasplace

One cannot explain spiritual growth for the lay person as easily as one can for the religious simply because the Rule of Benedict, or any ru...

Irish citizens last week passed a law which takes away parental authority over children and gives it to the State.  http://www.irishtimes...

The theologians and mystics writing on purgatorial suffering state it is the same as that of hell, only temporal, and with a certain joy und...

Supertradmum is not supertradnun. I could not join the Marines at my age. Up at 4:30, breakfast is tea and toast, period; prayer, work, pray...

Like my dad, I generally prefer women without makeup. While I appreciate the effort, I don't see the point of covering up things you don...

I did not put "So long" as not to infringe....cp. And, happy patronal feast of Our Lady of Walsingham, England............

Someone asked me on Friday for what the reason the Benedictine Rule existed and what was the purpose of  contemplative  nuns? As the pe...

A priest once told me that to examine one’s spiritual life is like ripping a plant out of the ground to look at the roots. This is...

My son has offered to continue the blog. He most likely will post once a week. I am so happy about this for the sake of my dear readers. He ...

The perfection series was quite popular with readers and you can click on the tag below for the entire set. I am leaving that theme unti...

Perfect Rectitude of the Will from the Master, St. Thomas Aquinas. If God allows me to do so, I just want to study St. Thomas for the re...

The entire reason why we are here is to come to know, love and serve God in this world and to praise Him in the next. That is right out of...

I wrote of St. Bernard's reference to Rectitude of Intention, or the Will a while ago. Here is the link. http://supertradmum-etheld...

Some of these fantastic talks are no longer available. Try.  http://catholicaudio.blogspot.co.uk/2007/08/talks-by-fr-chad-ripperger-fssp....

A nun was shot at in Pakistan and her driver was injured at a shooting outside the Cathedral in Hyderabad. Check this out. But, repeat aft...

Can we all organize a commentator and blogger fast day for America for today Friday, September 21st? I am asking everyone to join me i...

The key to Obama's vision in Chicago, according to Marilyn Katz, was the city's most famous radical: "Remember, this is the com...

When one is in Rome, one can hardly take in all the art. As Caravaggio is one of my favourite painters, I would always go out of my way ...

"They are educated persons of various backgrounds, often students. They meet at campuses, clubs, and coffee houses and internet cafes. ...

When I was in a lay community for many years, we used to say that title above, as we lived in Minneapolis, which was then doughnut land....