“It seems like during Lent, it’s one thing after another,” she said we waited for our daughters to finish their ballet class.
“Yeah…” I murmured. I could go ... Read More ...
Prayer is time spent on and in our relationship with God. It can be conversation, contemplation, meditation, or activities offered to this end (in the same way ... Read More ...
It’s been two and a half years since a prenatal diagnosis began our medical journey. I have a list of words that make my blood turn cold: fever, infection, PICU... Read More ...
It must have been a very long day for Mary. The horror of the crucifixion the day before. The burial. And then silence. Deafening silence.
We hear no more ab... Read More ...
When I was discerning the priesthood/religious life, I spent some time with several different religious orders. The seminarians and religious brothers would wak... Read More ...
The other day I had a “Lenten Breakdown.” I lost my focus on what Lent was about. Instead of allowing this to be the liturgical season of spiritual growth, I wa... Read More ...
Have you ever heard the phrase “attention span of a goldfish”? Maybe it seems like something mostly applicable to teenage boys, but did you know that it actuall... Read More ...
“I need to keep busy.” For a long time I lived by that motto. After all, idle hands are the devil’s playground, right? It’s a mindset our culture encourages, ev... Read More ...
A reader posed an interesting question recently. How do you believe in God’s love in an experiential versus a theological way? In other words, how do you experi... Read More ...
One day my college psychology professor passed out a questionnaire with ten questions on it to evaluate for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). If you answered... Read More ...
Occasionally, this time of year, I turn on the radio for nonstop Christmas music. I heard a song that begins with the words, “Where are you, Christmas?” The son... Read More ...
Let’s face it, not everyone is filled with joyful anticipation when it comes to thinking about the holiday season and the birth of Jesus. Instead, many people a... Read More ...
