
Morality and Love
What purpose does morality serve? This is a question I have been given reason to consider from time to time—in particular as I live in

What purpose does morality serve? This is a question I have been given reason to consider from time to time—in particular as I live in

It seems like we rarely hear about the Song of Songs anymore. At Mass, we read from this book only a couple times of the

Thanks to the great folks at Image Books, I was able to get a review copy of a The Choice of the Family: A Call

Well folks, summer is nearly over – also known as “Wedding Season”. Now, I love weddings. The dressing up, the sacraments, the love, the tears.

“For this slight, momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.” 2 Corinthians 4:17. I never realized until I

For the past couple of weeks, I’ve had a chance to take my two oldest daughters roller-skating at a local skating rink. They’re 4 years

In a recent post I talked about how much Evie hates her carseat, because she hates to be all by herself in the back seat.

Perhaps, we should emphasize less praying for discernment and more praying that God’s will be done.

“Become the woman of your dreams, then you will attract the man of your dreams.” -Sarah Swafford Emotional chastity is not to prevent love, it’s

Two things happened recently, that put me in a state of panic. First, we went to visit my parents, and I saw several of the

May 31, 2014 – A day different from all others for me. Half asleep and running on fumes, in the wee hours of the morning, I

I can’t stop talking about my daughter. Well, I could, but I have absolutely no desire to. I want to take a zillion more pictures

American culture, through generations of inherited ignorance, perpetuates many false ideas about the Catholic Church’s teachings about women. You can find the caricatures in almost any television

“May 14, 1988 is an important date for me. It was on that day I was ordained a priest. The longer I am a priest,

I’m a pretty anxious person – I have the prescription to prove it. I tend to look at the details of a situation and easily

“So they’re both napping?” asked my husband, incredulous, “Can you nap?” Quiet time has been pretty rare around my house since my eldest abandoned naps

If singing is praying twice, then praying hymns is more than simply praying twice. It is that by which we feed our souls, uplift our spirits, encounter the Lord, and in doing so, become whole when broken.

I feel like I have finally figured it out. I’ve been getting stressed out about to-do lists for years, but the last year (since I’ve

When I first heard of the new Curious Little Catholic series I jumped for joy. As the mother of a two year old and a

Not too long ago, my best friend moved in with her boyfriend. It’s a big deal: this is her third long-term, serious relationship, but the

Since becoming a father I can’t even count the number of times I have heard variations of “Oh, you’ll see, just wait. Once you have