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If truth be told, I have to admit that I am exhausted. I mean, deeply physically, emotionally and mentally done in. Stretched beyond my...

St. Monica is known for being St. Augustine’s mother and the chief source of his faith conversion. As a mother of two boys, I understand...

Today’s readings are full of timeless one-liners in the Christian playbook. Joshua makes the iconic declaration that “As for me and my...

It is easy for me to imagine that people today, both outside and within the Church, might have a perspective not too distant from the...

After receiving the news that she would bear the Son of God, Mary’s immediate response was to seek the comfort and counsel of her older...

Jane Frances de Chantel (1572-1641) - Feast Day August 12 “Throw ourselves into God as a little drop of water into the sea, and lose...

I laughed when I read today’s first reading. This excerpt from Elijah has been the subject of several memes (if your algorithm looks like...

I have recently learned that “rumination” is a clinical term; I have long used the word as a synonym for “contemplate,” for example...

A number of years ago I went to a First Communion Mass and the priest offering the homily made it very relatable to the children in ways...

Today we celebrate three of Jesus’s closest friends: Lazarus, who is described as “the one you love” (John 11:3); Mary, who performs the...

As I write this piece celebrating Mary Magdalene on her feast day, I keep thinking how beloved she must be to so many of us who write for...

I wonder if today’s reading from the Prophet Jeremiah was applied to today’s Church how we would fare.  I don’t think we would do very...

“But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart” (Luke 2:19), reflects Mary’s heart as Our Lady of Mount Carmel....

The story of the disciples being sent out two by two, without taking anything with them, is Good News! The Good News is that we don’t...

Prophets feel like something set solidly in the past. They have their time period – just like horse drawn carriages or gladiators or oil...

When we are children, we imagine endless possibilities for our play. With our imagination, we can be astronauts, chefs, royalty,...

So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come. I am freshly home from a...

Like many college freshmen, I wasn’t entirely sure what I was signing up for when I began at DePaul University. While I knew about other...

If I tell the story of how I came into ministry, I can tell you what time of the year it was, where I was standing, and what I was doing....

As a high school theology teacher and new mother, I often find myself revisiting biblical stories that I have heard and read hundreds of...