by Leslie Sholly | Dec 13, 2016 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, family, linkups, Parenting
When our first child was a baby, 25 years ago, I had very specific ideas about Christmas that went along with my ideas about being a perfect mother. From time to time when I was a child, my mother would suggest we should cut back on Christmas gift giving and...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 15, 2016 | Catholicism, family
No joke, y’all, I started seeing houses with their Christmas lights up just after Halloween. Is it any wonder that there will be Christmas trees lying on the curb by Christmas night, tossed out by people who have celebrated themselves out before the guest of...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 7, 2016 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Politics, Uncategorized
On the eve of the 2012 Presidential Election, I put up a post about how I would be voting, and why. By now, if you’ve been keeping up, you know whom I will be voting for tomorrow. And I’ve even explained how I approached making this decision, as a...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 6, 2016 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Life Issues, Politics
It’s come to my attention that many (maybe even most?) of my fellow Catholics are a bit confused on the issue of voting. How do I know this? Because FACEBOOK, mostly. If any Catholic is on Facebook telling any other Catholic that he or she is in a state of...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 4, 2016 | Abortion, Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Life Issues, Politics
A few days ago I was invited to join a secret Facebook group. I posted what follows by way of introduction and was overwhelmed by the support, understanding, and acceptance I received, even from people whose beliefs are very different. Because so many people wanted...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 3, 2016 | Abortion, Catholicism, Politics
After I was recently accused of being a “Democrat down to my toes,” my daughter bought me the socks in the picture above. And while it’s true that I call myself a “pro-life Democrat” in my Twitter bio, the reality is somewhat more...