
My Broken Rule
I cried so hard on the drive home. I probably should have pulled over. Or figured out a way to hold back the tears. But

I cried so hard on the drive home. I probably should have pulled over. Or figured out a way to hold back the tears. But

It’s funny now looking back, but I was barely twenty years old when I became engaged to the man I was to marry. He

There are endless resources online about confession that you can find with a simple search. So because of this, I don’t need to write about

For months, I sat in the dark in the middle of the night nursing our sleepless baby and watching Insanity infomercials. There was nothing else
Fiscal managers from around the country converged this week on Houston, Texas for the forty-third Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference (DFMC). The event is both a

Dear Fathers, We are writing this letter to you today because we have some things we want to say to you. Some things are easier

…. at least this woman. I know that statement is rarely if ever viewed positively but that is who I want my future husband to

Fall is in the air in southern Minnesota. Farmers are beginning their harvest and the first frost has fallen. There is a beautiful chill in

In his Last Supper discourse Jesus told his apostles, “If you know me you will also know my Father. From now on you do know

Over the past two weeks, Americans were treated to the quadrennial spectacle of the two major political parties’ national conventions. Each party graced us with

As my one-year master’s degree program in Pamplona, Spain closes, memories of my first days here flood back. I remember with fondness and embarrassment my

I had another post all set to go for today, then I looked at the calendar and realized I had forgotten. Today is September 11th.

Catholic nuns. When you think of them, you may harken back to grade school, or your great aunt Sister Mary, or maybe even Sally Field

Many of the pro-abstinence, anti-contraception types (mostly Catholics) will say that the “Don’t have sex, but if you do, use contraception” approach to reducing teen

Every so often a study comes out and inspires one to think “Why hasn’t this been done before now?”. Recently, Mary Rice Hasson, J.D. along

For the average practicing Catholic, dating can be really fun. After all, you’re young, ready to discern marriage, and maybe even ready to start a family of your own. But when it comes to the questions…

Tomorrow’s Gospel recounts Jesus healing a demon-possessed man, and while reading it I was struck by one word: Us. In the passage a demon screams

It’s that time of year again. Yellow school buses travel the roads bringing happy and cheerful students to school. There, students gleefully and attentively participate

A few years ago, Matt Warner launched a cool project he called “Support a Catholic Speaker Month”. It began with a poll where you could vote for your favorite Catholic speakers. After a few days of voting, the top 100 speakers…

So here I am struggling to come up with a topic for my post yet again. The Paul Ryan VP pick? Gay “marriage”? A plea

October 7, we will have a new Doctor of the Church. This is big. The last saint to be promoted to Doctor of the Church