by Leslie Sholly | Aug 22, 2018 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts
In their streets they have girded themselves with sackcloth; On their housetops and in their squares. Everyone is wailing, dissolved in tears. ~ Isaiah 15:13 If you are a Catholic who follows any Catholic pages on Facebook, I’m guessing you have seen this...
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...
by Leslie Sholly | Dec 17, 2017 | books, Catholicism, family, Parenting, review, shopping
Catholic blogger fail confession time–we are not That Catholic Family that does a morning blessing, says grace before every meal, and prays a nightly rosary. Not even close. It’s not that we haven’t had good intentions. We’ve tried off and...
by Leslie Sholly | Apr 18, 2017 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, linkups
Until very recently, worry and anxiety have not been 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 | Jan 30, 2017 | Catholicism, Deep Thoughts, Uncategorized
Flipping through the monthly missalette to pass the time, back in the days when I was a child and Mass seemed to last forever, I’d sing the songs in my head and read the prayers on the back. One prayer struck me so much that I committed it to memory. I...