(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
Whether a woman is expecting her first child, or her fifteenth, pregnancy is filled with many emotions. There is joy and excitement mixed with anticipation
The other night at bedtime, I vowed not to read any stories to anyone who did not clean up their toys. When they saw that
Anne Costa’s book, Embracing Edith Stein, was my traveling companion on my recent trip to Missouri. I wish I had spent more than a few hours
When Lisa Selin Davis told a cabdriver she was going to have an abortion, he pulled the car over on the Brooklyn Bridge in a
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
Many Catholics walk the path of faith alone, without the support of fellow believers. Our parishes are filled with people who come to Mass every
“Christianity, it is said, owes this, that, and the other to Judaism. It has borrowed this, that, and the other from Hellenism. Or from Essenism.
Living my vocation is hard. So, so hard. However, when I truly invest myself completely in loving and serving these humans that God has given
Disclaimer: This piece is written in the style of a senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew a junior demon, Wormwood. This is based on C.S.
About eighteen months into my marriage I was assessing my spiritual life when I realized something: while I had a wonderful relationship with God the
Whenever we talk about Mary, we address her with many different titles: Mother of Jesus, Mother of God, Holy Mary, Blessed Mother. However, out of
“If you want to serve the Church, be prepared to be disappointed” said one of the heads of a local apologetics organization for which I
