Please Bless

From Please Bless by Tanya Davis I went to bed in my nightdress dressed just right for prayers of righteousness I had my hands clasped tight for this and I did pray, I did pray First the required content the poor, the sick, and the haunted finish with the things that I wanted so as not to be bold,...

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Are You There, God? It’s Me, Boy.

Are You There, God? It’s Me, Boy. Our large elm tree is the first on our street to lose all its leaves. Sully says the tree told him it’s so we can make leaf piles while the days are still warm. This year I hung lights on poles around a bed of leaves. So, I say, “The tree talks...

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The Blood of Jesus Grape Juice

The following post was written shortly before I converted to Catholicism. Older Gen Xers at their First Communion, 1970 St. Joe’s Orphanage, Louisville, Kentucky photo from st. joe’s kid via flickr Little Girl’s Wedding Dress I have a confession to make. When I was a little girl,...

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