God Has a Penchant for Stumps
Denise Trull
December 21, 2024
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“Motherhood is that rooted stump. It looks humble from the outside looking in.” – Denise Trull
Denise Trull
Denise Trull is the editor in chief of Sostenuto, an online journal for writers and thinkers of every kind to share their work with each other. Her own writing is also featured regularly at Theology of Home, and has appeared in Dappled Things. She also can be found at her Substack, The Inscapist. Denise is the mother of seven grown, adventurous children and has acquired the illustrious title of grandmother. She lives with her husband Tony in St. Louis, Missouri.
In Praise of Mystagogy (and the Mystery of the Mass)
Denise Trull
November 16, 2024
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“The Mass must be studied and intimately, by each layman seeking understanding of Christ in the “mysteries” of the Mass.” – Denise Trull
Giving Birth in the Land of Shades: Reflections on Reading Isaiah
Denise Trull
August 20, 2024
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“It happens here and there – in one soul at a time this birth in the land of shades where we slowly discover in startling reality Jesus’s words ‘Without Me you can do nothing’. But WITH Him?” – Denise Trull
A Loneliness Offered
Denise Trull
June 30, 2024
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“She began to converse like God converses with whoever knocks at his door. She was hosting HIS party.” – Densie Trull
Our Lady of Pontmain
Denise Trull
June 11, 2024
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‘Our Lady of Pontmain quietly entered into my life this morning quite by happenstance – if there be such a thing, really.” – Denise Trull
The Solemnity of Corpus Christi
Denise Trull
June 2, 2024
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“The dying boy was carried to the pope in the protecting arms of a Christian soldier and Sixtus was able to tell him gently, ‘Tarcisius, Jesus is safe. You can let Him go now.’” – Denise Trull
Tantrum in Aisle 10
Denise Trull
April 22, 2024
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“One would not expect to find any sort of Divine inspiration in such a scenario as late-night Walmart. But that would be to underestimate the creative ways God finds to crash into our distracted little brains.” – Denise Trull
Purity and Meekness for All
Denise Trull
March 17, 2024
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“The pure of heart are magnificent to behold. Not in any need of protection. They have fought the beast and won.” – Denise Trull
The Divine Office: The Lyrical Song of Christ
Denise Trull
March 1, 2024
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“The Divine Office, then, is ” that hymn of praise” introduced by Christ to us from Heaven. It is His own prayer to the Father and He invites us to pray it along with Him.” – Denise Trull
The Deadly Sin of Envy
Denise Trull
February 25, 2024
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“Let’s remember that it was this exact sin of envy that killed Jesus.” – Denise Trull
