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“MERCY is NOT table fry sharing!” Almost twenty years after leaving our Mercy high school, my best friend and I still exchange this...

As far as images of God go, I am really not a fan of Our Lord, King of the Universe. The emphasis on God as dominating male conqueror,...

A proud Lakota, a beloved teacher of Native American traditions, a second cousin to Crazy Horse, a member of Buffalo Bill Cody’s...

Today's Readings As a high school theology teacher, I often find myself in the midst of unexpected conversations. I will have my plans...

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

During Holy Week 2021, I participated from a distance in my parish’s annual Stations of the Cross service. Afterwards, I found myself...

Today's Readings If I’m honest, when I first read today’s collection of Scripture, I felt pretty overwhelmed. There are so many stark...

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 It’s no secret that Jesus was a friend of the outcast. His life was about radical commitment to people most in need--the...

A few months ago, as Chicago’s short-lived spring began to give way to the sunshiny freedom of summertime, I had the opportunity to write...

Today's Readings Like most little kids, when I was small, I often parrotted back words and phrases that the adults in my world used...

I have a confession to make. I’m not proud of it, but I can’t help myself. As a feminist Catholic and theater connoisseur, I know it’s...

Today's Readings This might be a weekend you are turning on an out of office message and enjoying some well-deserved time to relax. Many...

Today's Readings Today we celebrate Pentecost, when the breath of the Spirit flowed through Jesus’ friends and empowered them to bring...

Today's Readings I can still picture them in the front row of the second-floor theater - the simple blackbox space of the local community...

As I move through this Christmastide alongside my spouse Kevin, also an educator basking in a much-needed break, our joy is real. I find...

Today's Readings When I was a classroom teacher, a grammar lesson on superlative adjectives was usually a humorous one. I would begin the...

Today's Readings One of my favorite ways to pray and connect with each person of the Trinity is asking open-ended questions: Holy Spirit,...

Today’s Readings “This is enough, Lord! There have been times when I just want to say that. When I am witness to extreme pain,...

The "Words of Wisdom" series offers ten minute prayer experiences each Tuesday during the season of Lent. Each prayer includes a short...