by Leslie Sholly | Jul 21, 2022 | Abortion, Deep Thoughts, Life Issues, Notre Dame
Pro-life Profile is a new series I will be publishing regularly. These brief interviews will highlight pro-life leaders in order to dispel the preconceptions that predominate in the mainstream press and the minds of pro-choice people. I’ll begin with my Vita...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 11, 2022 | Abortion, Deep Thoughts, Euthanasia, law, Life Issues, Notre Dame, Politics, War
Pro-life Profile is a new series I plan to publish regularly. These brief interviews will highlight pro-life leaders in order to dispel the preconceptions that predominate in the mainstream press and the minds of pro-choice people. I’ll begin with my Vita...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 6, 2022 | book review, books, Catholicism, Uncategorized
I really thought I had completed six books this month. But unless I completely forgot one, it looks like I missed my goal. To be fair, it’s been a crazy month! My first read was completed at the tail end of our vacation, after I picked it up at a cool used...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 28, 2022 | Catholicism
We may not be worshipping golden statues or sacrificing people to Baal nowadays, but don’t we let attractive worldly things come between us and God? Perhaps it’s money, or power, or romance, or status, or even being right instead of being kind. You alone know what...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 23, 2022 | Abortion, Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Life Issues, Notre Dame
I had quite an adventure last week. Four flights. An unprecedented heat wave. Almost 133,000 steps. Close to 20 lectures by experts in their fields. About 50 new friends. And last but not least, a Covid infection! Thankfully, I picked up a lot more than Covid at the...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 7, 2022 | book review, books, Catholicism, English Literature, linkups, review
This month’s reads are primarily fiction, as befits the beginning of summer! I just made it to my goal, finishing book six while visiting my husband’s family in Baltimore. A couple of these books were provided to me for free in exchange for my honest...
by Leslie Sholly | May 5, 2022 | book review, books
Since I had a reading goal for the entirety of 2021, I thought it would be fun to do a round up post of the top ten books out of the 76 books I finished. For the most part, I am excluding old favorites which I re-read from the list. The inclusion of a book on this...
by Leslie Sholly | May 4, 2022 | book review, books, Knoxville
Did I meet my reading goal? Yes, I did! Tiny Hot Dogs by Mary Giulani This is a memoir by a Georgetown alumna who wanted to be a star and ended up as caterer to the stars instead. It’s a fun read that unexpectedly turns serious near the end, and it’s...
by Leslie Sholly | May 3, 2022 | Abortion, Catholicism, Contraception, Deep Thoughts, Euthanasia, Life Issues, Notre Dame
In June, I will be attending the Vita Institute at the University of Notre Dame, “an intensive intellectual formation program for leaders in the national and international pro-life movement.” I had to apply for this opportunity, and I thought my readers...
by Leslie Sholly | May 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
So here I am with a yearly ritual, which is usually a beginning of the year ritual, but better late than never, am I right? The first five posts were the most popular with readers last year, and the second five are my own favorites. Readers’ favorites can be...