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 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 | 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...