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Spiritual Life


Waiting and Hoping and Praying
Sometimes no news is good news. Other times, no news is...no news. That's sort of the case with our adoption. I mean, there's news....
Emily Stimpson Chapman
Jun 13, 20184 min read
Rachel, Hannah, and Me: Our "Great Anxiety and Frustration"
Apologies in advance for no house photos or renovation update. The house and I are at war today, and I don't feel particularly keen on...
Emily Stimpson Chapman
Sep 21, 20178 min read


The Catholic Home
Our Sunday Visitor hates me. They must. Why else would they ask me to write a 3,000 word story about what, from a design standpoint, a...
Emily Stimpson Chapman
Nov 10, 20152 min read


On Seasons and Suffering
There’s a meme floating around Facebook right now that makes me happy every time it pops up in my newsfeed. Set against a backdrop of...
Emily Stimpson Chapman
Oct 6, 20155 min read
Good to Eat: How I Said "Goodbye" to Anorexia and "Hello" to Cheese
I was all set to write a fun, breezy little post about one of my favorite things in the universe—wine—when the Great Hive Mind informed...
Emily Stimpson Chapman
Feb 24, 20158 min read
Mother Knows Best: Six Timeless Lessons for Lent
Your mother knows more than you think. Long ago, when you were just a wee child, picking at your oatmeal, Mom persuaded you to clean...
Emily Stimpson Chapman
Feb 17, 20156 min read


Sacrifice All the Things: The Loser’s Guide to Winning Lent
I grew up Catholic, but you’d never know it based on my Lenten history. For decades, try as I might, I could never get the season right....
Emily Stimpson Chapman
Feb 10, 20154 min read
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