(This post is part of a series. Read Part 1 here.) Until I put it into the context of the child and parent relationship, I never understood
Not choosing to do an examination of conscience. There are plenty of good sources to help examine the conscience. I like the one provided in
The fear of suffering, pain, and death may seem like unconquerable mysteries. My time here at CPE [Clinical Pastoral Education] has helped me to understand,
So apparently I am not the only one who loves Pope Francis! Of course it is one thing to like someone and another thing to
Have you ever heard the story of the man who prayed that God would save him in a flood? He stood on top of his
Once upon a time I was a teenage Catholic who wanted to go to heaven when I died, someday. I figured I would get the
I have a gift for you. In my decades of teaching experience, I have been introduced to a myriad of delivery strategies, management techniques, intervention
Exhaustion, stress, feeling overwhelmed… These feelings can become a part of our lives, pushing all of the joy to the back burner. Life’s beautiful moments
Everything Pope Francis says is always so heartfelt, so quotable, so real. Reading through all of the speeches, homilies and messages that he gives is a
