Tag: Simcha Fisher
Simcha Fisher: Savour some beauty for yourself; don’t put it all...
It's mid-summer, shading into late summer, where I live. This is the year I threw myself into planting flowers carefully, feeding and cultivating them,...
Why your kids should go to Mass with you
What if our children don't want to go to Mass? Should we insist? Isn't there a danger that forcing the issue will make them...
Simcha Fisher: The emerald ash borer and the priest
The emerald ash borer is beautiful metallic green beetle that's been making its way from state to state; and it is hungry. It lays...
Simcha Fisher: A fake baptism and the real presence
Effects of an invalid Baptism
The other week, Catholic Twitter was in a tizzy over the story of an unfortunate priest who discovered, fifteen years...
Simcha Fisher: One size fits most
Occasionally, people ask me how I manage to come up with fresh, new topics to write about every week. This is a dangerous question,...
How to live with other humans (and find your missing shoe)
The other day, I got mad enough to finally pick up the muffin tin. It had been on the kitchen floor for . ....
The Kingdom of God on Twitter
When you join Twitter, the first thing you'll notice is a slow but steady trickle of tweets bitterly complaining about how terrible Twitter is....
Simcha Fisher: Five Catholic books for littlest kids (and also their...
The books we read as young kids stay with us for a lifetime, so I'm always on the lookout for books that not only...
Simcha Fisher: Parents, look for things you’re doing right
Like many people who constantly dole out advice, I'm constantly eaten up with self-doubt.
Absolutely eaten up. For every 800 reassuring words I write, I...
Simcha Fisher: Why I guard my word-hoard
I keep a thesaurus in my bathroom. When I'm writing under deadline, I'm far more likely to consult an online version than a print...
Simcha Fisher: Give God your radishes
The shepherd's prayer and the rabbi's prayer will both be received if they are offered sincerely, because of who God is.
Simcha Fisher: 17 ways to make confession easier for your kids
Adult converts sometimes sheepishly admit that confession scares them. What they may not know is cradle Catholics often feel the same way. Very often,...
