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I came to know of Saint Clare of Assisi through Saint Francis. I have always been drawn to nature, the call of simple living resonates,...

For the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore As released white rose petals melt from on high, More than our eyes look up to the sky. Needs...

The small town of Bethany lies on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives - it is the last place Jesus would have been before the...

We all know Joan of Arc. She was a 15th Century French woman who came to lead an army to many victories in spite of being a woman. She...

Looking back on my earliest school years, I recall well a few bouts of serious separation anxiety. Despite my love of learning and my...

Bernadette Soubirous suffered from asthma; she spent her life struggling to breathe. When I was reflecting on the life of this saint,...

In my office, I have a framed picture called, The Four, by Tricia Robinson. It depicts the four women mentioned in Matthew's genealogy of...

To be transparent, I can easily take for granted what is happening in Luke’s telling of the Annunciation today. It’s a story I’ve heard...

Ruth is one of my favorite women in the Bible. I love that she has an entire book named after her. I love her fortitude in family and...

Where are the women leaders? I know I’m far from the first to wonder that as I read through the Bible (or take even a brief glimpse at...

As we continue to prepare our hearts and homes to enter into the Christmas season to celebrate Christ, who brought light into a dark...

The first time I visited Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Shrine in Mexico I was 18 – that was almost thirty years ago. I’m not even sure how many...

The Immaculate Conception teaches us that Mary was conceived without sin and never sinned. God had set her aside. We know this because of...

Do you like to help? One of my favorite things in life is to help. I love to help. I love it when others offer to help. St. Catherine...

Picture it: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1999. A remarkably tall 6th-grader clad in a navy blue plaid jumper and sky blue short-sleeved...

Today's Readings I identify an Enneagram 6. Named “the Loyalist”, Enneagram Sixes are known to be fiercely loyal, incredibly hardworking,...

Towards the end of my graduate program, I had a requirement to fill and I chose to fill it with a course on Women and Christian...

Today's Readings When I was younger, my older brother served in the Coast Guard for close to ten years. One year when he was working on...

Perhaps like me, you are always searching for glimpses of hope, of joy, of belief that point to the Divine Presence in the ordinary days....

In my kitchen, on a painted chalkboard wall high above the counter there is a quote: “Welcome all as Christ”. I wrote it high up on the...