Every rise in the mountainous landscape of Yosemite National Park provided us with another stunning view of conifer-filled low lands...

A swath of old-school printer paper (with the holes all along the edges) spanned the kitchen. My oldest son sprawled...

John the Baptist, Jesus’ cousin, spent most of his life preaching in the desert about the Messiah Who was coming...

During my first year in college, I was assigned to share my dorm suite with three other women. I hit...

As we approach the end of Lent, Jesus gives us a beautiful and stunning reminder of what we’ve been striving...

Sometimes I get mad at God. Just like the Israelites in Numbers, there have been times my patience has been...

Stories of the abuse of women are as old as . . . well at least as old as the...

A few weeks ago, I felt a sweet nudge from the Holy Spirit to seek out Confession during my lunch...

I was a high school Sophomore. Sixteen years old and trying to figure it all out. I knew God existed....

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted” (Psalm 34:19). Brokenhearted. I feel confident that we have all used that word...

This Lent one of my intentions has been to listen more for God's voice in my life. I've been praying...

For almost a third of my life, I have lived with fierce panic attacks. The sweaty palms and dry mouth...

I was twenty-five the very first time I deliberately said hi to my father. I’m sure I must have uttered...

“Are we going to trust the Lord or not?” My husband asked. I had to decide: take a full-time job...

There I was again, kneeling in the confessional, declaring the same sins to the priest for what felt like the...

As I meditate on the readings today, I envision Jesus, the Word of God, standing before me with a small,...

As the mother of a 12-year-old boy, I cannot read this Gospel without projecting myself into the scene. I picture...