I was in the adoration chapel and I had an urge to tweet. I was so enthralled by Fr. Robert Barron’s eloquence on the life
$30,000. 3 days. We had 3 days to raise $30,000, and I had no idea how we would pull it off. It was my senior
When it comes to revising old hymn texts, I am typically a curmudgeon. I find excision as it is usually practiced a patronizing exercise in
My husband and I are currently navigating our way through our first holiday season as a married couple. Many life lessons learned, many tears of
“This season is not about all the stuff, this season is about a promise that what God says God will do, He will do. Even
I’ve been to some beautiful weddings in some ugly churches. Either the carpet was old, the tabernacle was weird, the lighting was off, or the
Last night, my husband Will and I put our little daughter Grace to bed and had our first moments of alone time… barely, before Will had
Advent is my favorite liturgical season. I become extremely excited when Advent is coming, and love observing it by wearing my purple “Advent scarves,” painting
Bigger is always better. That’s the maxim of our culture. From our vehicles to our buildings, from our paychecks to our television screens, we are
What does it mean to have hope? I keep returning to this question in my many musings. There are, in a sense, two mistakes which
Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for they have been with me now for three days
Silence is painful. It can be torturous. At times, we can’t even comprehend how to be silent. This society allows us to reach almost any piece
I imagine angels to be like responsible teenagers asked to babysit their toddler siblings. I’m sure that my own guardian angel is often exasperated with
I like to watch things grow. Three pine trees were planted in my front yard when I was a little girl. They were so small
Even in the typically Catholic circles I find myself in most days, Dietrich von Hildebrand isn’t exactly a household name. In fact, I only discovered
Here in the United States, religious liberties are fast eroding Last night on the news, I saw a segment about public schools near me (Montgomery
The first time I went to Europe came about when my essay was chosen to receive a mostly paid pilgrimage to Assisi and Rome. $800
I have been living in fear. I have been fearful that God will take away the things I love – my children, my husband, family
It was with great excitement a few weeks ago that I began reading “T. S. Eliot: An Imperfect Life,” by Lyndall Gordon. It would be
My facebook feed lit up the other night after I re-posted this little ditty about homeschooling. I must admit, I wasn’t ready for the breadth
It is no secret that the Church has experienced a shortage of religious vocations in the last two decades. It is also no secret that our seminaries
