Tag: Simcha Fisher
Simcha Fisher: Teens, conflict, and discipline
I like teenagers. Good thing, too, as we currently have five teenaged kids living in our house (as well as two kids who have...
Simcha Fisher: One way that God isn’t meme-able
Have you seen the memes showing Jesus and Satan as musclebound arm wrestlers?
Sometimes people share it sincerely and sometimes as a joke, but either...
Simcha Fisher: Mental Health according to Mel Brooks
A classic comedy is an unlikely treasure trove of wisdom
You know the phrase "It's never your successful friends posting the inspirational quotes?" This is...
Simcha Fisher: Cracks in the wall of the church
The Catholic Church has always been a mess
Have you been to one of those churches that is tidy and fine and in good repair,...
Simcha Fisher: Duty and Salvation
Surprise! Being an adult isn't all cartoons and candy
When my oldest kid was about four, she happened to wake up around midnight to go...
Simcha Fisher: Dying with an aughh!
The editor of this publication has asked me to write a short essay about how things are going here in the United States with...
Simcha Fisher: How to talk your kids out of getting pets
So your kids want a pet, and you don't?
I'm not saying you absolutely have to let your kids have pets. I'm just saying, sooner...
Simcha Fisher: The grotto behind the church
I told a priest I was so tired of the Catholic Church
I told the priest in confession. I told him I wasn't leaving, and...
Simcha Fisher: Who will help?
I was already running late. I had picked up all the kids from their various schools and activities, and everyone was packed into the...
Conversation with a religious sister
Sr Agnes, 32, belongs to a contemplative-active religious community founded in 1988.
Simcha Fisher: Emotions not the same as faith
Feeling guilty about not feeling devastated without Mass?
It's been a long, dry spell. Many Catholics have never gone this long without receiving the Eucharist...
Simcha Fisher: On unusual names
New baby X Æ A-12 has people discussing names
Probably because it's so nice to talk about something besides COVID-19, the internet had a lot...
