Never the Same Again
Today's Readings My first child, Matthew, was born 2 days before Thanksgiving 1989. I had no idea what I was doing. The physical,...
Today's Readings My first child, Matthew, was born 2 days before Thanksgiving 1989. I had no idea what I was doing. The physical,...
The Immaculate Conception teaches us that Mary was conceived without sin and never sinned. God had set her aside. We know this because of...
Years ago, during a nativity program at church, my eldest son played the part of baby Jesus in the manger and of course, I was Mary, and...
The question of vocation has always been a looming question for Catholics. And I mean vocation with the capital “V”. In college, this was...
I’ve been thinking about how becoming a mother intensifies our own need to be mothered. My husband and I joke that we both earned...
Shero - a woman who inspires you. A woman who has poured into your life, helping you become the woman God created you to be. Though an...
The Gospel for today is packed with such rich imagery. From Peter leaping out of the boat into the sea to run to Jesus on the shore, to...
Content Warning: medical trauma, birth trauma, mental health, suicidal ideation This is the second part in a 2-part essay. For the first...
Content Warning: medical trauma, birth trauma Oddly enough, I thought about Angelina Jolie on the operating table. Years before, I’d read...
Today's Readings What a wonderful opportunity was given to me when I was offered the chance to prepare thoughts for this Sixth Sunday of...
Bringing Christ into the World Mary sits on my mantle, crouched over an empty manger, waiting for a toddler to lay baby Jesus there on...