by Leslie Sholly | Jul 18, 2011 | Catholicism, Education, Knoxville
. . . were Sisters of Mercy. And I have a special reason for thinking about them today. My various Catholic Facebook pages inform me that today is the feast of St. Camillus deLellis. Now, I don’t know squat about old St. Camillus, but his surname is very...
by Leslie Sholly | May 9, 2011 | Catholicism, Gardening, photoblogging
Doesn’t that sound like a good name for a perfume? Too bad God doesn’t put the ones he designs into bottles. This one is available only in May, usually in the early morning or late evening hours. The air is cool and the smell outdoors is like nothing...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 19, 2011 | Catholicism
Today is the Feast of St. Joseph, one of the few saint days I remember from year to year. That’s because I spent eight years as a student at St. Joseph School, and we had a special Mass to honor our patron. We always sang a particular hymn on that day, and I...
by Leslie Sholly | Feb 17, 2011 | Catholicism, music
Given my earlier posts about liturgical music, I had to share this, even though it skewers some of my own favorites from the Glory and Praise days. Share this:TweetShare on...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 16, 2010 | Catholicism, music
Last time I wrote about bad church music I said there was another song I wanted to write about but I couldn’t remember what it was. I knew it wouldn’t take long before we sang it again, and sure enough, last week, there it was. I’m sorry, again...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 8, 2010 | Babies, Catholicism, Life Issues, Reprints, Uncategorized
The following was one of my last columns for the East Tennessee Catholic. I did a quick check before reprinting it here to make sure that it still accurately reflects the Church’s position on this issue. Most of the mail attorneys receive is dry and...