I want to know what to expect. When I am in the hospital with my child, it means a lot to me to know, as soon as possible, if we will stay three days or one we... Read More ...
I’m on track for an Elvis style Christmas this year…, “blue, blue” that is. Not that I’m suffering from depression, or ‘”cryin’ all the time,” but I am definit... Read More ...
Traversing a particularly brutal first trimester during Advent has given me pause for reflection on an all-too-common holiday malaise: sadness in the face of j... Read More ...
For years I’ve worked to eliminate the madness that invades Advent in family life. And every year, by the time Christmas comes, I know I haven’t quite succeede... Read More ...
One of the first things that struck me as a new immigrant to the US was the convincing emphasis on speaking up. Hearing phrases like “speak up,” “make your voi... Read More ...
Of all the treasures in Kendra Tierney’s book The Catholic All Year Compendium: Liturgical Living for Real Life, I keep coming back to these words from the int... Read More ...
Jesus once said: “Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.”... Read More ...
I grew up in conditions that were…shall we say, “less than ideal?” There was alcoholism, abuse, and neglect. My parents were two very broken people who came tog... Read More ...
In my work as a therapist, one question I hear a lot is, “I’m struggling with anxiety (or depression)—does that mean I’m a bad Christian?” Many of my clients be... Read More ...
It’s always been true, but it’s probably more evident nowadays: we have differences. It may be race, gender, generation, ideologies, politics, or religion, but ... Read More ...
Leonardo da Vinci once claimed that “an average human being looks without seeing, listens without hearing, touches without feeling, eats without tasting, moves ... Read More ...
Injustice. It seems to be everywhere. If you watch the news, or practically anything on TV these days, you’d easily get the impression that nearly everyone is a... Read More ...
