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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I love saying those words as many times as I can during the season. Anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE everything about the Christmas season. I love Advent and the time it gives us to prepare our hearts for the birth of our Savior, then the Christmas season itself-Hello 12 Days of Christmas, and the reminder on Epiphany that “wise men still seek Him”. Even though I love this season, it is not my favorite because it is a constant reminder tha

Are you also a Gilmore Girls Fan like myself?  There was one episode in particular I found myself thinking as I started reflecting on what to write about.  Very early on the day of Rory’s 16th birthday, Lorelai crawls into bed with her daughter beginning to recount her delivery: “And though some have called it the most meaningful experience of your life, to me it was something more akin to doing the splits over a crate of dynamite…” Lorelai continues to tell Rory about the sc

We don’t get too many Gospel stories about the whole Holy Family beyond the big ones of the Christmas season. If Jesus entered his public ministry in his early 30s, though, there’s a lot of ensuing years there. Years, I imagine, characterized by the same tenderness, love, and care we see in the story of Jesus’ birth.  Years made up of the simple, ordinary stuff of life. Shared meals. Praying together. Caring for each other through illness. Rest. Conversation. Celebrations. La

This year has gotten me nostalgic so please try to bear with me. I’ve been thinking about the “Christmas Magic” that once existed for me as a child. My brother used to wake me up so early on Christmas morning so that we could stare at the tree (read: presents). Singing in the children’s choir on Christmas Eve. Later attending midnight mass and hearing the melodic and transcendent notes from the adult choir. Waiting and being in awe of snow. Enjoying the Christmas cookies my f