Ashes as a Witness To and Of the Faith
Ashes on Ash Wednesday You never know who might be touched by your quiet witness of ashes on Ash Wednesday. Last year, I really wasn’t
Ashes on Ash Wednesday You never know who might be touched by your quiet witness of ashes on Ash Wednesday. Last year, I really wasn’t
Recently a flurry of social media posts focused on what people would do if they were to win a billion dollar lottery. In all the
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on Catholic Stand, December 25, 2013. We are republishing here for your holiday enjoyment. Its beautiful message is
Infant burials are a reality that we need to not only address, but accommodate in respecting our Faith Tradition. The photograph you see here is
In my previous column, I shared how hospitals can develop burial programs for babies who die prior to birth. There are as many as
In the controversy over Planned Parenthood doing things with aborted fetuses that people never thought was happening, the discussion of dignity of human remains was
We each have things in life that drive us crazy and push us to the point of unpleasantness, if we allow our emotions to
Recently, I had an internet conversation with a number of fellow Catholics and one of them came to learn of a man who was dying
In our “go big or go home” culture, we too often forget how a single small kindness in a moment is what God may be
In November 2013, I wrote a column [link here] about my son leaving the Church, and going off on a journey, that was far away from
I was first introduced to Amy Hollingsworth’s writing with a book that was so popular that it was sold at Walmart: The Simple Faith of Mister
I first read about “Perinatal Hospice” in a newspaper article in about 2003; it was a new model of care that had been developed for
I never imagined myself getting married at 50. I thought my first husband and I would get old together, but his death prevented that. In
My days were frantic preparing for a two-week trip to Turkey; before I left I had to have my home, kids, dog, and get everything
I asked Abigail Reimel if I could write a follow up to her article about being a planner (found here). I am about 30 years
Those calls a mother dreads. I have received a number of them in the past few weeks. “Mom, I was hit by a car while
There have been times when I realized a day was a Holy Day of Obligation and I bristled at the idea of fitting Mass into
Our little city has been reeling. In a very short time, there were two deaths so compelling that they each independently made international news: here and
My family has never been one to shy away from talking about death. A number of factors contributed to that being a normal part of the
I love to watch the EWTN show The Journey Home where converts are interviewed and have a chance to tell their stories. It is common
“Go to Rome” was placed on my bucket list about four years ago. With good planning, it was about to become a reality, but one day
God gives us all opportunities to be a witness to Him, but Dr. Victor Ajluni wrote a wonderful column illustrating the sacredness of the places