Metaphors are a powerful tool for teaching, and there are few metaphors richer than that of bringing something new to...

In the way that only the Holy Spirit can work, St. Vincent de Paul has been tailing me for a...

Dear First-Time College Student (words I wish I had heard at the dawn of my college experience), I am so...

Recently on a hot afternoon at the park, my kids and I headed for the shade of a picnic pavilion...

Listen! A sower went out to sow. -Matthew 13:3   Growing up, we watched a lot of nature shows in...

“Look, Mom! That lady is feeding her baby while she drives!” shouted the alarmed voice from the backseat. Confused by...

By and large, the Easter Sundays I have celebrated these past thirty-some years have spanned the spectrum and landed primarily...

In October of 2018, Pope Francis canonized the seven newest Saints in the Church. Among them was Bishop and martyr,...

Although any farm-kid will tell you that there are limitations to being tied to the land, I have always romanticized...

Happy new year, sisters, and welcome to 2019! I hope that this idle Tuesday serves as a day of peace....

Have you had this conversation in your head, too? It goes something like this: “This is all just too much....

One of my favorite memories of our first home in Minnesota was going out on a cold night (which we...

I think my mind will always, at the autumn time of year, drift to an old Jesuit. The letting go...

Today marks the much-celebrated feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Without him, our churches would be void of Crèches at...

How romantic, I remember thinking. Getting engaged on the heels of a charity bike ride, in front of the chapel...

There was a time after I finished school that I lived in a community of volunteers. We talked a lot...

Growing up, I remember packing my sit-upon and mess kit to attend Camp Sacagawea as a camper, and later, as...