Emily McDonnell

Catholic pediatrician living life with my husband, 7 kids, 1 dog, and approximately 38,000 books.

[Emily McDonnell @Emily_BCandB]

I posted the AAP’s juice intake recommendations on a juice ad on Facebook, and @JuicyJuiceUSA reported it as spam. Heaven forbid parents should be aware of health guidelines for their children.

[Emily McDonnell @Emily_BCandB]

@SketchesbyBoze And mass shootings! Don’t forget mass shootings!

[Emily McDonnell @Emily_BCandB]

@HaleyCarrots Palestrina!

[Emily McDonnell @Emily_BCandB]

@HaleyCarrots My thumb slipped. I meant to vote humans. Is there no way to right my wrong??

[Emily McDonnell @Emily_BCandB]

Every moment of even the slightest suffering that we bear, we can unite to His One Sacrifice. https://t.co/qoDgoIV9Hs via @blessedisshe__

[Cardinal Cupich @CardinalBCupich]

This weekend proved to be a dark moment in U.S. history. https://t.co/hs7giqq4On

[AltDeptEducation @AltDptEducation]

“True peace is not merely the absence of war, it is the presence of justice.”
― Jane Addams
#Resist #WeStandTogether #NoBanNoWall

[Emily McDonnell @Emily_BCandB]

@FrecklesinApril @hopefulstarfish Me too. He must have been so scared in the water. 😢

[Emily McDonnell @Emily_BCandB]

Just a reminder.

[Emily McDonnell @Emily_BCandB]

Joint Chiefs off security council. Bannon on. Um. What?
https://t.co/KuYoYGyUOf

[Emily McDonnell @Emily_BCandB]

Fascinating, really patronizing, but also kind of sweet.
https://t.co/rCwN3y0MFb

[Emily McDonnell @Emily_BCandB]

I dig it.

[Thomas Merton @MertonDaily]

Sometimes no explanation is sufficient to account for suffering. The only decent thing is silence—and the sacraments.

[Medical Axioms @medicalaxioms]

What do we want?
Better understanding of the natural world!
When do we want it?
After analyzing the data!
@ScienceMarchDC

[Emily McDonnell @Emily_BCandB]

We ask for what we desire, but mostly we ask that our desires would align with His will. https://t.co/xiz6mfWkxn via @blessedisshe__

[Emily McDonnell @Emily_BCandB]

Passengers lined up. Check-in closed. Employees just chatting. Wtf? @unitedairlines @nrt

[Emily McDonnell @Emily_BCandB]

@hopefulstarfish That's worse than my personal Palm Sunday pet peeve, when the whole congregation says "prophecy" instead of "prophesy"...

[Emily McDonnell @Emily_BCandB]

When lawbreaking TV good guys insist, "I'm not a criminal." Ok, so, but technically, you totally are. #idonotthinkitmeanswhatyouthinkitmeans

[C. S. Lewis @CSLewisDaily]

“We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.”
~ #CSLewis