Jennifer's Favorite Links

A great meditation on what closeness to God is really about .

Interesting video about a mass grave that few people know about .

Here is a neat link that has a lot of information about the planets . It tells you what their density is, their temperature, how long a day ...

A helpful post , especially for this time of year.

Fascinating article (via this great post by Simcha).

Cool...if a little creepy .

A powerful article by a woman who never wanted kids , whose life was transformed when she became a single mother to a daughter with Down syn...

Wow .

DarwinCatholic has a great post about the Savita Halappanavar tragedy, with an important clarification about Catholic teaching on abortion a...

An inspiring post from a woman who recently battled Post Partum Depression .

Great post .

A rare geologic feature .

The ant holding a microchip is amazing .

Interesting story !

The fascinating story of how one principal turned her school's performance around by focusing on an often-overlooked area of education:...

That's what we lazy people like to hear !

This is what you'd see . Cool!

An interesting visual commentary on the impact our electronic devices have on our lives.

Neat !

Here's another one .

An honest and inspiring post .

A powerful post about how secondary infertility influenced one mom's thinking about contraception .

One woman's response to members of her book club , who kicked her out for being a pro-lifer.

A raw, beautiful post by a missionary about to head back to a devastated region of Africa .

An inspiring list !

Inspiring .

Funny post . via Brandon Vogt

A charming remix of the work of "happy little trees" painter Bob Ross:  via Austin Kleon

An amazing video !

Find out here . (Very useful for helping kids remember important phone numbers!)

This great graphic puts it in perspective .

Neat !

Lots of great data here. Definitely worth a watch.

I'm not familiar with this book, but these pictures are inspiring:

Find out where you rank on the global richness scale . Surprisingly revealing. via City of God

A powerful litany , from a service praying for victims of childhood sexual abuse.

Impressive tips .

" Manhattanhenge , sometimes known as the Manhattan Solstice , occurs when the setting sun aligns with east-to-west streets of the main...

A video 20 years in the making .

Practical tips for supporting parents of children with special needs .

Inspiring !

Some helpful stuff .

A very interesting exercise .

A few great practical tips for not letting your work overtake your life when you work from home.

Fascinating .

Neat facts, along with some neat pictures of a man who makes micro-mini sculptures from the tips of pencils.

A helpful list for busy parents .

A post about sperm donation , and how it impacts the lives of people conceived that way. An excerpt: It is clear that, at a visceral level...

A touching and thought-provoking essay by a young woman who found solace in the power of ritual after the loss of her mother.

Some fun stuff here , like the fact that Dark Side of the Moon spent 14 years on the Billboard 200 charts!

A powerful essay about Irish storytelling and what all writers can learn from it. An excerpt: Lesson one: Dance with the language. There...

Wow !

Great way to start your week:

Beautiful !

Some neat pictures of a town where people get around only by water .

Powerful thoughts on suffering and joy from Archbishop Chaput.

A fun list .

A heartbreaking and powerful piece by a man whose sister was called to life as a religious sister, then was left on her own as the order fe...

An amusing poem (which makes a reference at the very end to this famous poem ).

A one-page summary of one family's experience who adopted a 15-year-old boy when they were in their 50s .