Mary Hood Hart | The Catholic Miscellany, Author at The Catholic Miscellany

Christ bridged the distance of time and space

August 19, 2011 Mary Hood Hart | The Catholic Miscellany

In the mail the other day, I received the most amazing document. It was a letter from my 20-year-old daughter. One and a half pages, handwritten, single-spaced on notebook paper; the letter was mailed from […]

The marriage arch is choosing unity over individuality

June 5, 2009 Mary Hood Hart | The Catholic Miscellany

When my oldest daughter, Katie, and her boyfriend, Tom, announced their engagement last April, our entire family celebrated. It wasn’t long, however, before I began to wake in the middle of the night thinking about […]

Catholics spread the good news of evangelization

February 7, 2002 Mary Hood Hart | The Catholic Miscellany

By MARY HOOD HART For 15 years, my family and I were parishioners at Our Lady Star of the Sea in North Myrtle Beach. Over that time, we developed wonderful friendships in our parish and […]

Finding opportunities for grace

January 3, 2002 Mary Hood Hart | The Catholic Miscellany

By MARY HOOD HART When my four children were small, they gave me many opportunities to practice self-discipline and self-denial. Right from the start, I was denied sleep. I remember vividly the first nights […]

The ups and downs of being the youngest

December 6, 2001 Mary Hood Hart | The Catholic Miscellany

By MARY HOOD HART It was National School Lunch week, and I’d signed up to eat lunch with Anna and her fifth-grade class. I wrote the time on my calendar: Tuesday 11:20 a.m. “Be […]

Advertisers: in our homes, schools and churches

August 3, 2000 Mary Hood Hart | The Catholic Miscellany

By Mary Hood Hart In May, my husband and I visited Ireland on a pilgrimage led by our pastor. I had toured Ireland 28 years ago, when in my teens. Aware of Ireland’s […]

Parish directory showed more than faces

October 21, 1999 Mary Hood Hart | The Catholic Miscellany

By MARY HOOD HART For the past few months, I’ve been helping to coordinate the production of a parish photo directory for my church, St. Brendan the Navigator in Shallotte, N.C. Our church’s last photo […]

Contributions a teacher makes can never be fully identified

June 3, 1999 Mary Hood Hart | The Catholic Miscellany

By MARY HOOD HART As we were driving down the road, my friend pointed out a sign on a gift shop window. It read “Thank you, Teacher” Gifts, all under $5.99. We laughed about the […]

A musical miracle in rural North Carolina

May 20, 1999 Mary Hood Hart | The Catholic Miscellany

By MARY HOOD HART The school year is winding down, and parents, teachers, and students are caught up in a whirlwind of activity. Banquets, awards ceremonies, graduations, concerts, recitals, and parties fill practically every calendar […]

A mother’s New Year resolutions

January 1, 1998 Mary Hood Hart | The Catholic Miscellany

Having been a mother for almost 15 years, I should by now have a pretty good idea what the job entails. Yet, I’ve come to understand that the only predictable part of motherhood is its […]