"You are tenacious. I love a woman who won't give up." William Luse 6/1/04
"Kudos also to Elena, who proved that she can take it as well as she can dish it." TSO 6/4/04
"the wonderful Elena" Nathan Nelson 8/1/04
"Elena, I quake at the sound of your name" John B-Catholic Packer Fan 8-12-04
"I like your writing and your spunk." Todd Flowerday, Catholic Sensibility 11-8-04
"Elena is is so many shades of stupid they don't make a Crayola box big enough to begin coloring her" Anonymous TWA blog 2/05
"Well, Elena cuts to the chase. Says it like it is and doesn't mince her words." Alexa of Domestic Excellence
"Elena, a woman I have little in common with but have come to be fond of" Cecily Kellog 9/15/05
"I work nonstop to help people with stupidly limited perspectives, like you, accept this reality. Even when it’s hopeless, like in your case. You live in a fantasy. I can’t help you" Also Cecily Kellog 07/2020
"Your witness is horrendous" JCecil of Liberal Catholic News
"Truth, love, charity, and, oh yeah, sensitivity, decorum, good taste and a dollop of wit. That's more like it. Keep rockin'!" PMC 12/05
"I've also been reading this blog for some time and just noticed I hadn't added you to my favorite blogs. Done!" The Mighty Barrister 5/21/04
"Now go haul your huge, sagging, obese, smelly old body out of the chair and take care of those kids of yours before I call CPS and have them do an inspection and see what you're really up to when you're supposed to be homeschooling them." NMH 2006
"That you are one narcissistic, bizaare individual." Jill Filipovic on Feministe Blog September 2006
"I could certainly continue to go back and forth (and believe me, I would love to!!!!!), but that would be answering a fool according to his folly." Amy-anti-Catholic blogger at Blessed Motherhood 7/07/07!
"Where's Elena? We need Elena." Kathryn the Daring Young Mom 2/17/06
"I have no problem with Elena. I find her answers to be quite lucid, witty, and insightful." David B commenting on In Today's News 10/29/05
"She's not cranky, she just senses happiness and snuffs it out." Gabe, age 9, after being scolded for not being ready for swim practice. 12/0
"you are one narcissistic, bizaare, individual." Jill Filipovic 9/11/2006
"Elena of My Domestic Church get’s my nomination for living a life of loveliness that I could only ever dream of. She’s an awesome wife and mother, a deeply committed Catholic, a proponent of pro-life issues, a hands on make-and-bake-and-cut-and-stick-musical-momma, a prayerful, compassionate, thoughtful and passionate woman who endeavours to live a christocentric life in her own euphonious way. Yes, I am proud to know her as a blog buddy and sharing in her trials and her triumphs via reading her blog over the last few years has impacted me more than she could know… and always for the better." Deb from Ukok's Place 08/2007
"I have a feeling elena never moves on from anything. other than the couch to the fridge." 08/2007 commenter on the now defunct Rock Star Mommy Blog.
"I think you're a shrew." Anne Basso 7/08
"Even with our differences, I will say one thing--she's smart. I may not always agree with what she says, but she doesn't spout unsupported garbage as fact." Ruthjoec aka JAnn from AOL Catholic message boards and This That and the Other Thing Blog
"I was wrong. You were right. God bless you" T from LO2W blog 3/6/2008
"As a Catholic Mother myself, I enjoy reading My Domestic Church. It's one of the many blogs that I follow and read regularly. It's refreshing to read comments from a mother that shares your views. So much of what Elena has me nodding my head in agreement. I'm sure that any Catholic-Mother will enjoy reading Elena's blog." SAMinIL on Blog Catalog 9/09
"Because of my interest in Benedictine spirituality and monasticism, began reading about the Domestic Church. This site is an excellent resource. Like any good family it is alive with energy and the Holy Spirit." John on Blog Catalog 12/08
"I watched your talk on YouTube and thought you and your husband did a wonderful job. Very natural, not stilted. Your account of your child, Raphael's, life and death were extremely touching and profound." Eileen via e-mail 02/21/2010
"Happy Easter to you Elena! Four years ago I discovered Candy. Two years ago I discovered you. Last night (Easter Vigil) I was received into full communion with the Catholic Church. It was a beautiful night and one I will remember forever. Thanks to you and Kelly for clearing up any confusion there may be about what the Church believes, teaches, and proclaims. Have a blessed Easter season!" From a VTC reader. 05/2010
"Elena, You completely 'foul up' the catechism. I repeat you are a nice lady, but your lack of education and knowledge, as your distorted answers show," Jack from Liberal Catholic Sports Music 1/9/2009
"you repeatedly impress me. I know we have very different political views that show up in our comments to each other at times, but I have never once felt anything but generosity from you toward who I am." JB via e-mail 7/23/2010
"The post I really love, though is 28 Things I Learned About Marriage in 28 Years at My Domestic Church. In fact, it's so good I plan to show it on the first day of class for my Family and Society course this." Sister Edith at Monastic Musings
Elena was animated, enthusiastic, faith shined through! She was very real. For us, she was relatable and so honest and open. She motivated us the most and we are thankful that she shared so much of her personal life to show example. some PreCana evals from 2014
"you never cease to amaze me, and everyone else! You are unbelievably unforgettably wow! I'm so blessed to be your cousin and friend. Dan - My domestic cousin 5/2014
"Elena: A flute could never sound or feel so etherial as when you play." Marissa
"Your comments are continually provoking, idiotic and condescending" my nephew 11/2018
" As a mom of littles, I really appreciate moms like you tackling these tough issues and sharing your wisdom!" Laura commenting on Catholicmom 06/2019
"Thanks so much for a thoughtful article faithful to the teachings of our faith, while being compassionate towards gay people."Tim commenting on Catholicmom dot com 06/2019
"Grandma, snuggle me!" - My domestic granddaughter 2017
"When Elena turns the other cheek, it's so she can whip around the other side with full force!" Mr. Pete My Domestic Husband!
Elena 
Thank you for your comment on my blog. As far as finding it “interesting” that I had left the Catholic Church recently, I originally left the church years ago. I submit to my husband in all things, and when we were married I resumed attending because he was Catholic. Please do not discuss what think you know about me.
The first thing I thought of when I read your comment was “Thus they bring judgment on themselves, because they have broken their first pledge. Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to” (1 Timothy 5:12-13). Are you going blog to blog posting comments to people who responded positively to Candy’s blog post? Are you gossiping about her? Do you think the Lord is pleased or disgusted by your actions and words? On my blog you wrote “If she really thinks she is correct, she should have no problem defending her position in a logical, persuasive and compelling manner. She won’t. I’m guessing because she can’t.” You are writing about Candy in a negative way to me, when you have no business doing so. Please try to keep the 10 Commandments in mind throughout your daily life. “Thou shall not bear false witness against your neighbor” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” are two that come to mind that you may need to work on.
And as a side note the Whore of Babylon issue is not the main reason for leaving the Catholic Church. The Apocrypha was what initially turned me away. And for you to indicate on my blog that I know nothing about the church that I grew up in because you didn’t have a true knowledge of it’s teaching until you were over 30 is ridiculous. Some of us do not wait until we are old to have a close relationship with the Lord.
Perhaps before you go around trying to fix problems you see in other people you should look inward and work on the sins you are living with daily. May the Lord help you.
Thanks for including me in the 1Timothy passage, although I am neither young or a widow, I got a kick out of it anyway and I’m sure my husband will rib me about my “sensual desires!”
As you may or may not be aware, you are only reading about 1/2 of the comments that are left on Candy’s blog. She deletes and omits all comments that even marginally disagree with her.
If you comment on a blog and you leave links to your blog or bogger ID I think it is a fair assumption that you WELCOME visitors and are interested in meeting and hearing from other people! If that is not your intent, on Halo scan, it is very easy to erase your blog address so that no one can contact you! Problem solved!
So yes, since I have no way of directly commenting on other people’s comments my only recourse is e-mail or to visit their blogs under the assumption that they want visitors – because they left a link!
I frankly think that what we are doing is in the spirit of what the early apostles and disciples did – we are spreading the truth and sometimes we get persecuted for it. So absolutely I think this is the Lord’s work.
As for bearing false witness, you might want to take that up with Candy. We have now refuted two of her biggest blog essays, The Vatican vs. God and the Whore of Babylon, yet she stubbornly stands by her misinformation and lies. She also refuses to debate and defend them. A discerning, logical, thinking Christian should wonder why?
I really don’t know why left. I do know that at 48 my understanding and knowledge of things is a lot better and more clear than it was at 20. I imagine that if I continue to read, study, grow and experience, at 70 I will have made even more progress! There’s an old story about the famous cellist Pablo Casals who still practiced 6 hours a day into his 90s. A journalist once asked him why he continued to work so hard and he said, “because I think I am making progress!” and so it goes.
While I appreciate your admonishment and will certainly take it to heart, I will point out that one of my sins does not include agreeing with vicious blog posts that equate the Christian faith of others with satanism or prostitution. Perhaps you should ask yourself some hard questions and maybe even buckle down and learn something about that faith you so foolishly discarded in the blissful of ignorance of youth before you give “atta girl” comments to someone who so clearly filled with hate and bigotry towards fellow Christians.