Lily Maiden

Today's schedule: A lot! 7:30am Mass, University choir practice, presentations for a nearby Catholic School (see outfit #2), a few musi...

Today’s schedule: A Family Day! Last year, Dad and David went to the University of IL-Champaign for something called an “ E-Fest ” – basica...

Since my last week in feminine dress was in Spring, I thought it would be a fitting time to do another, and also a good revival for my poor...

This year's March for Life was bigger than ever. And, once again, the secular news media all but ignored it. Last night I heard a priest...

Thursday: Lively bus ride to D.C. with prayers, songs, hair braiding...all the usual Claire stuff. :) Friday: Went up 13 floors at the Old...

A mother gathered her three young children around their Christmas nativity and read the story of the Wise Men who traveled to worship the Ch...

...my goddaughter, Miss Rose , very articulately expressed a lot of what I'd like to say on the whole "Happy-Holidays-versus-Merry-...

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 30, 2009 ( Zenit.org ).- As the Church begins Advent, Benedict XVI is recalling that it is a season to recall how God com...

I know that it seems like I've abandoned this poor blog. Not intentionally, to be sure, but that's just how things play out. One of ...

I'm a perfectionist. Anyone who knows me well will tell you I am detailed oriented. I try to be organized. And the past few days have be...

I'm afraid that I'm coming down with something today, and was wondering why I should be getting sick. Well, a glance at some of the ...

As both a pro-lifer and a musician, I find this article so beautiful. Here's a taste: The footage was part of a recent PBS special, The...

A few weeks ago, a lady I know who writes for the Herald News called me to get some quotes for an article. It came out today , discussing a ...

The father of some friends of mine (and volunteer catechists for the RE program that I coordinate) was found dead in his bed this morning. H...

Dear Veronica, I can remember — though I was only four — that day you were born: how can it be 17 years ago? What colorful years they have b...

In an era that devalues the gift of life, I think the joyful Duggar family is a wonderful witness to the reality of this gift. Parents Jim B...

Thank you all for your prayers! I am doing better. I'd like to share a quote that was timely and encouraging... Just as the butterfly mu...

I know my readers are pray-ers (if anyone is left reading this neglected blog by now), and I'm having an extraordinarily rough day, so c...

I know I've been all-too-absent for all-too-long, but I need to pop in briefly to welcome my dear sister, Sarah (Princess, Pure and Brav...

This morning's Joliet Herald News ran a beautiful article on what has been an immense but delightful summer project for me: organizing a...