by Leslie Sholly | Sep 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
I met my goal in August and have some great reads to share. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke I read this for the Fountain of Carrots book club. It’s absolutely delightful. I already am wanting to re-read it so I can unpack new layers of meaning. I loved it so much...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
The popular understanding of religious freedom is the ability to attend the worship service of your choice on a regular basis. But is that a full definition? In Dignitatis Humanae, The Second Vatican Council declared “that the human person has a right to religious...
by Leslie Sholly | Mar 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Over the past year I noticed a precipitous decline in my “likes” on my Facebook page, which is where I am most active and therefore is how I tend to gauge my “success” at this social media/blogging thing. This decline coincided with my sharing...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
As another year comes to a close it is painfully obvious that I have written very little. I don’t know why that is as time was more plentiful than usual. Discernment is in order, for sure. But in the meantime, I am starting the new year off right with an...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 11, 2020 | book review, Uncategorized
I’ve always been that girl with her nose in a book. Yet somehow in recent years I have realized that I am spending more and more time reading news online and less and less time sitting down with a good book. This month I decided to do something about that. I...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s become a yearly tradition for me to highlight the year’s most-read posts (according to WordPress stats), and also to share my favorite posts from the year. Many of the most-read posts are oldies-but-goodies, and I choose to celebrate their staying...