by Leslie Sholly | May 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. As the graduate of a Jesuit university, I love all things Ignatian. Pray As You Go, one of my favorite Catholic apps, often asks listeners to engage in the what the Jesuits call contemplative...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 30, 2022 | family, sponsored, us family guide
This is a sponsored post. I received the product in exchange for my honest review. I have mentioned before that the Shollys are Cat People. When our house burned down over ten years ago, our two cats disappeared (into the surrounding woods, we hoped). That a mother...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 7, 2022 | book review, books, Catholicism, linkups
Well, this will be a short post! I completed only four books in March, and if Emily hadn’t made a trip to the library the last week of the month, it would have been two. We visited Boulder this month, which meant four days in the car, but that does not really...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 1, 2022 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Gratitude, health
I was honored to be given the opportunity to write a prayer and reflection for the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, an “Apostleship of Prayer [that] addresses the challenges facing humanity and assists the mission of the Church [by praying and working] to...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 5, 2022 | book review, books, Catholicism, Georgetown, linkups
So, I just barely made my six book goal this month, and that’s only because the first book I read was a picture book! But John Ronald’s Dragons by Carolyn McAlister is truly a superior picture book. It’s a great introduction to Tolkien for...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 28, 2022 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts
Basil the Great once said: “When someone steals another’s clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and does not? The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry; the coat unused in your closet belongs to the...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 6, 2022 | family, Gratitude, Knoxville, pets, photoblogging, Vacations, Walking in Knoxville
I am very late with my annual picture essay, which I’ve been doing every year since 2013. It was originally part of a linkup, but now I just do it because I like to! It’s fun to reflect on the year that has gone by. JANUARY If the above picture is not our...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 3, 2022 | book review, books, Catholicism
What with Christmas Break and snow days and Covid cancellations and William’s semester starting midway through the month, I had another fruitful reading month! The Grey King by Susan Cooper I continued reading this series that I began re-reading in December....
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 1, 2022 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Education, Georgetown, Life Issues
Well over 30 years ago, when I was a Sophomore at Georgetown University, a group of us gathered to explore ways we could deepen our commitment to our faith outside of weekly Mass attendance. We called our group “Beyond Dahlgren,” Dahlgren Chapel being the...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 28, 2022 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts
“With many such parables he spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it. Without parables he did not speak to them, but to his own disciples he explained everything in private” (Mark 4:33-34). When I read these words from today’s Gospel, I found myself...