by Leslie Sholly | Mar 29, 2018 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Everyday Ediths, Lent
Maybe the problem is that I have always enjoyed Lent just a little too much. I’ve actually looked forward to it with excitement, thought of it as a challenge, taken on some serious disciplines and stuck to them. But it was last year at this time that I realized that...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 21, 2017 | Catholicism, Lent, linkups, Uncategorized
So today’s post is brought to you courtesy of the Catholic Women’s Blogger Network. It’s part of our monthly blog hop and I totally would not be writing it if it weren’t. Because here’s where I peek out from under my somewhat ill-fitting...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 21, 2017 | Catholicism, Lent, linkups, Uncategorized
I’m grateful that I’m committed to contributing a post to the Catholic Women Bloggers Network bloghop today, because the truth is our family has been needing to reevaluate “how we Lent.” What was once a pretty intense observance has in recent...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 13, 2017 | book review, books, Catholicism, Lent, review, Uncategorized
Don’t laugh, but high up there on my list of personal goals is a desire for greater holiness. I’ve known a few holy people in my life–have you? They radiate peace and God’s love and you feel blessed to be in their presence. I’d like to...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 5, 2014 | Lent
Birthday parties and Ash Wednesday don’t mix. That’s why we celebrated William’s 13th birthday last Saturday, with a dinner party at the Lemongrass Restaurant (William loves Asian food of all types). There were 14 of us in attendance. We brought...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 22, 2012 | Catholicism, Lent
Am I strange because I like Lent? I always have, even when I was a little girl. Back then, we went to Mass every morning at school. I loved the rhythmic way Father Henkel chanted, “Remember, man, thou are dust, to dust thou shall return” over and over...