Lent is a time of spiritual self-discovery, renewal, and an invitation to find God’s will for us. Through sacrifice, prayer, and alms-giving we are looking
The Outward Sign Many years ago on Ash Wednesday, I took my children to Sam’s Club to do some shopping. We hadn’t been to Mass
With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us, many of us are preparing our homes for guests, buying food to make a huge meal, and getting ready
In the Book of Judges, we read about the Israelites and their struggle to stay faithful to God following the death of Joshua. Many times
My husband called on his way home from work, tired and hungry. He had been in Atlanta since before the sun came up, and now
As Holy Mother Church plans the World Meeting of Families, my husband and I are approaching our 40th wedding anniversary. As a child bride of
If there is any process that can take your sense of hope, doubt, faith and trust, put all of them in a blender and see
Trendy — it’s all the rage in today’s works of charity. Never mind that the theological virtue of Charity should be a staple in the
I sat quietly in a small room at the hospital waiting to pick up x-rays to take to my doctor. I had discovered a lump
The cool waters of the shoreline keep lapping at my ankles, and I sink deeper into the spiky sand with the pull of each outgoing
We have seen them in our imagination when we first hear of a pregnancy. We may see them in an ultrasound and marvel as they show
Facebook is a vastly overused, much maligned facet of social media. Of that there can be no denial. We’ve all read stories of mothers neglecting their
At our parish, we have a beautiful practice that our priest instituted when he came five years ago. Each Sunday a family is asked to
The Catechism of the Catholic Church upholds the biblical directive that parents are the first (and most important) teachers of their children. What we
I felt guilty as I told my five-year old daughter that we weren’t going to pray the rosary one night. She had come to me
The process by which I answered the call to veil myself was slow discernment. As a list maker, I began to weigh the pros and
A few days ago, a friend sent me an article titled, “10 Beliefs Christians Have That Really Mess Us Up.” I read through the article
The only thing better than seeing a long lost friend is catching up on the twists and turns of your lives. Last night, I happily
I read this piece by Simcha Fisher that was a response to this piece by Emma Smith on Catholic Exchange. I thought I would add
As we journey through the forty days of Lent, it’s easy to lose our focus. Even if we remain faithful to our Lenten sacrifices, we
As I was driving home the other day from the store, I looked on in awe and wonder at the signs of spring evident in
Fasting isn\’t always about not eating food. It can mean giving up something we find pleasurable for the sake of refocusing on Christ. Something inside
