By Sarah Summers Granger “I dream of a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything.” – Pope Francis Ten years ago, I didn’t want a transformative
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
My baby woke me up at 11, 2, 4 and 6:30 am. The bug bites keep me uncomfortable. I miss my husband – we’ve been
Vocations in the Entitlement Society In the seventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus says, “Ask and it will be given to you.” That works
With my own marriage mere weeks old now, I can’t help but reflect on this notion that you have to be 100% sure about the person you
“I can’t believe you have a freakin’ kid.” I hear that phrase a lot now from my old high school and college friends. “I know,”
There are a few things that I do every day. I brush my teeth. I drink a cup, or three, of coffee. I check my
Dear Silence and Solitude, I miss you. Over the past few years I have seen our time together dwindle. From long periods a few years
In recent years there have been a number of great initiatives to promote vocations. They show young priests happy with their priesthood, they show the
There’s a young couple at church that we like hanging out with. They’re in their twenties and just starting out, but so smart and fun
I sit today in a silent church, the only one in the pew. The only one in the building. I think about the time I
On Holy Saturday night, I met a woman whose son has a disorder on the autism spectrum known as Sensory Processing Disorder. As she explained
I had seen General Santos City from the air before, but one sees things differently from a fixed wing aircraft than from a helicopter. The
By now everyone has seen the Italian Ursuline Sister, Cristina Sciuccia, on the Italian show equivalent of “The Voice.” Go here if you need a
We’ve all heard the comments. If you are the parents of more than 2.5 children or come from a family of more than 2.5 siblings,
Simcha Fisher responded to my article. Simcha Fisher. I was thrilled to hear that I’d gotten the attention of Mrs. Fisher and that she had
As I approach ordination to the Diaconate after 12 years in the seminary it’s easy to think about the many “what ifs” in my life.
…the love my fiancé and I share is not human, it is divine. We love each other because we love God and we have discovered that in loving one another, we get to love God more fully…
Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis has engaged the youth and young adults of the Church, speaking directly to them numerous times, and encouraging them to
Following the continuation from What Evangelical Catholics Can Learn from Protestants… Protestants don’t typically acknowledge any of the Sacraments except for the older denominations. Though they
There is a tendency among girls and women today to think that our wedding day will be the most important day in our lives. On
