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If there were a contest for laziest Catholic blogger, I’m pretty sure I’d win. It’s been so, so long since my last update, and so, so...

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...

Greetings from the land of dust, fumes, and noise. It's been a while. I know. I'm sorry. It's been a rough few months, though, filled...

They say if you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans. If, however, you want to make Him do more than laugh, if you want to make...

Living through a major renovation teaches you all sorts of things about yourself. For example, spending day after day, working and...

Greetings from the land of dust, turtlenecks, and thick-bottomed boots. It's been not quite four weeks since I posted last, and what a...

Welcome back!. Today, we're continuing the tour upstairs. Yesterday, for those of you just joining us, we covered the downstairs. I...

If, anytime in the next eight months, you find yourself wondering, "Where is Emily? Why is she such a slack, good for nothing, lazy...

Guilty. That's the single best word to describe how I'm feeling these days...at least about this blog. Yes, I know I had two surgeries...

Despite the fact that most of my kitchen is currently packed away in about 464 different boxes, I'm still planning on cooking this...

You know what’s not easy? Dealing with mortgage lenders. Also, finding contractors who actually show up when they say they will to give...

I hosted the first party in my Steubenville home on January 2, 2005. I’d only closed on the house a few hours before, but that didn’t...

Well, that break was longer than expected. I promise, I had the best intentions of wrapping up my forthcoming book on food and faith...

Most Lents, God does a far better job than I do of picking penances for me. Take this year for example. I thought I'd do the usual no...

It is one of the great ironies of the culinary world. Few things on earth are as tasty and hearty as a simple Indian Dhal. But few thing...

I think there is a special place in heaven for the genius who first dreamed up combining olive oil, garlic, and salt, with vegetables and...

It's now officially Lent, and I am having a good, old-fashioned case of Catholic guilt. I'm feeling guilty about not posting enough on...

Apologies for the month-long posting break. I had the best intentions about coming back from Christmas and immediately wrapping up the...

Today, we're beginning my wrap-up of the Catholic Home series with a little tough love. Because someone out there— maybe you, maybe not...

Once upon a time, I had visions of Advent activities dancing through my head— visions of Jesse Trees, sweet little wreaths hung from...