Adoration turned out to be the most important factor. Because it IS the most important factor! I try not to be resentful of the fact that I wasn't taught much about it earlier and was in fact actively discouraged by my RCIA teacher (back in my day, we
So, it turns out we didn't need a whole week to decide! I still hadn't sorted out my testimony of the Real Presence and Hadrian still hadn't finalized his spiritual path. But we knew this was the place to do those things and not
Brother Matthew's article changed my life. The power of forgiveness is real. Notice that it doesn't mean pretending things didn't happen, or allowing abuse to occur again. We can be honest about the harms of the past while still not letting them drag us
It saves us a lot on silent retreats! Every day is kind of like one of those for free. We do have little conversations throughout the day, and sometimes we watch a show or two in the evenings, but we've really come to appreciate the value of peace,
The Cheese Cooler Caper! Hadrian's take: "This story is, like, insane sounding, like, normal people do not just come over to your house when they know you're not there and move your food around without telling you." Agreed! This story actually happened exactly as
I credit my personal Consecration to Mary, the 33 day Total Consecration as created by St Louis de Montfort, with keeping myself and my children alive and reasonably safe during the worst years of abuse - and ultimately ensuring my return to the Catholic Church once it was safe! Hadrian is
My dearest friend. Josh only recently became permitted to receive visitors and we are now unable to go up and visit him due to the financial issues. Please donate if you want a reunion of forgiveness and mercy!
Saint Clotilda is now Hadrian's confirmation Saint! In addition to being a queen and wife of Clovis, king of the Franks, founder of modern France and the original Frog Prince! Yes, there will be a fun explainer post about that... I didn't ask the AI to
As stated earlier, I am depicting my children's father accurately and fairly, in his physical appearance, demeanor, and personal living circumstances. This means he will not necessarily be very pleasant seeming, although the tragedy at least turned him somewhat cordial. When he is being quoted, it is an
Saint Thomas Aquinas is the official patron of this comic, despite it being named after Saint Francis of Assisi. Or maybe they've agreed to share. My original ideas for how to write about my experiences in a way that is honest but also as respectful as possible, and
The end! At last. In February 2026 I sold my rundown houses for a third of what I had paid for them, not including what I spent on fixing them up the little bit we did over the summer, sold my white Mustang convertible "Rhiannon", and bought this
The only inaccuracies in this comic (besides where I appear to be cutting my son's hair with a tattoo gun!) are the lack of clutter in the basement and attic. I was literally sleeping surrounded by towering piles of old computer and video game equipment plus 5 big