by Leslie Sholly | Dec 24, 2018 | books, Catholicism, Everyday Ediths
Merry Christmas! I have a gift for all my readers, a book of reflections to help you focus on continuing the Christmas celebration for all twelve days. Based on an almost certainly inaccurate but still fun interpretation of the traditional carol’s lyrics, this...
by Leslie Sholly | Jul 31, 2018 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Everyday Ediths, marriage
Read the title. Can you hear George Michael (RIP) singing? Is the song stuck in your head now? Because it’s been stuck in mine for the past couple of days as I contemplated this month’s theme! I’m not sure what George Michael intended to convey in the song, but it...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 28, 2018 | Everyday Ediths, Uncategorized
If you ask someone to choose an illustration of “Catholic femininity” what do you think they might describe? An aproned Mother in a kitchen surrounded by a small army of well-behaved children? A traditionally habited nun, eyes downcast in prayer? A modest school girl...
by Leslie Sholly | May 29, 2018 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Everyday Ediths
In my first religion class as a freshman at Knoxville Catholic High School, I was introduced to the concepts of literalism and contextualism in interpreting the Bible. I was excited to learn about all the symbolism in the Genesis creation stories, some of which...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 24, 2018 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Everyday Ediths
Before the last couple of years, worry and anxiety were never challenges for me. I have the kind of mind that just doesn’t hold on the those kinds of things. Unlike my husband, who is consumed with worry pretty much all the time, making him miserable, I have always...
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...