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I was teaching Youngest Daughter the Apostles' Creed a couple of weeks ago. No, not making her memorize it (though she probably could) b...

Calling any pro-life Michiganders who happen to be in my reading audience: Next Tuesday, be sure to go to the polls to vote no on Proposal 2...

Kleenex alert. You will want to have some on-hand. This is very moving. I do not know where the satellite missionary TV station "Life T...

Just in case anyone reads this blog and doesn't read What's Wrong with the World, I just posted this to give us a little comic relie...

I'm sure I've said it before, but the section at the back of the 1928 Prayer Book called "Family Prayer" is unjustly negle...

This is the first recipe I have ever published on "Extra Thoughts." I shall have to add a new label. It's me own. I hope the v...

I have mentioned Mark Pickup before. (See also here .) He is a Canadian Catholic blogger with multiple sclerosis who writes on issues such ...

Here are the lyrics. Verse 1 Lord as I seek to serve You, May You find in me what's pleasing to Your heart. I leave my will at Calvary, ...

This is just to get this recording out there. I hope to have more to say later. Heard this song for the first time on Rejoice Radio the othe...

Last week my former college roommate (and maid of honor for my wedding) tracked me down after twenty years or so, which pleased me very much...

I was just at a friend's blog and realized how useful his post labels are when I'm coming new to a blog. So I've decided gradual...

I've been recently re-reading some portions of The Four Loves . I don't remember having very strong views about this book when I rea...

I figure it's late enough on Michaelmas Eve for me to put up a Michaelmas post here . Be sure to look over at What's Wrong with the ...

This morning we sang in church one of the loveliest communion hymns the 1940 Hymnal contains: "Deck Thyself, My Soul, With Gladness....

This is my blogging contribution to the world for the moment. I was away all day Friday, which is of course most unusual.

I've neglected this personal blog a bit lately, but for those of you readers who check in from time to time or trickle by, I've deci...

I apologize to my long-suffering readers for what appears to have been a couple of weeks' hiatus. I've now finished drafting the art...

I have a new post up at What's Wrong with the World. Since we have at least one very strong McCain supporter on our roster there, and f...

We sang "Beneath the Cross of Jesus" for our Communion hymn this morning. An excellent pick, and kudos to the rector (who is on v...

For some time now I have been getting increasingly annoyed, not to mention alarmed, by the nature of the video ads coming up on Yahoo. I use...