For this week’s installment of “Le Chiese delle Cittá” I will finally look at a church here in Milwaukee. I have been exploring the meaning
Last month, my boyfriend’s grandfather died. The beauty of our Catholic faith never felt more exposed to me than with the passing of another believing
Most successful large organizations have a marketer. So who is the marketer for the Catholic Church? You are. I am. A notion that is both
The following days were a blur of sessions at the Love and Life Centre, Morning Prayer with my group, spending time in front of the Blessed Sacrament, cheering for Pope Benedict, participating in Mass, and making friends with other pilgrims in the streets. I joined in a dance circle of Spanish pilgrims, traded knickknacks with South Koreans, and brushed up on my rudimentary Italian when squished against a group from Tuscany in the Metro.
What I thought to be a relatively benign statement turns out to be akin to insulting the grandmother of some, and giving an infinite gift
What a beautiful thing diversity is. What a gift it is to embrace, engage and learn from another culture! Cristina and I feel so immensely
The Summer is winding to a close and the weather has a hint of Fall. Time for those activities that we all love – county fairs,
There is a problem with Christian Rock. It’s the problem that makes your modern post-Christian – that is to say, your average American – laugh
For the first time in my life I am no longer a student — in the formal sense, at least. Whether you’re starting a new
Who hasn’t experienced it in their relationships? You want to reach out to someone you love when he is struggling, so you go out of
It”s been a tough week. Last Sunday I had a fever and was trying to fight a cold. Last Monday my daughter, Maggie, came down
Here I am at my Grandparents’ house in an Undisclosed Location. (a clue: it’s in the USA). They live in a town that’s about the
Remember to spend some time in prayer with Our Lady– she loves you so much and will do whatever it takes to bring you to
“Love” is perhaps the most overloaded word in the English. We use it to describe all kinds of feeling in different relationships. Romantic love. Familial
A Catholic friend of mine told me that “we are not suppose to trust in Mary but some Catholics believe strongly in Mary instead of
All over the internet people are commenting on the teachings of the Catholic Church. We write, read, and argue about what is modest, how NFP
Have you ever been so excited about something you just wanted to tell everyone you know about it? I would consider myself an avid fan
Friends, we have come to a crossroad. To tweet or not to tweet? For those of you grumbling and threatening to move your cursor over
We all know the scene. The yellow tape is up. Evidence abounds. The smell of what just took place is still in the air. A
