It feels like standing in a thick cloud of woodsmoke. I gasp and choke, trying to find air but there’s...

I bopped the door shut with my hip, balancing a small tower of casserole, pie, berries, and a card as...

I don’t remember her name, but I can still picture the freckles on her nose and the tight curls of...

My great-great-grandmother feeds a donkey with a large glass bottle in a photograph. She stands in front of a fence,...

We sat together at our assigned table, sharing stories to build that specific kind of intimacy that grows between strangers...

The Saint Luke’s Pray and Play Group includes young moms, empty nesters, and grandmas. We drink coffee, pass out Goldfish...

In college I studied literary theory and learned how to read texts through various lenses. Each lens had the power...

It was a small town Friday night football game, and the stadium was packed. The crowds sang along as the...

We walked in silence except for the rustling of heavy skirts. The chapel lights were dim with candles adding extra...

I pulled on my sweats and gathered my laptop, planner, and water bottle. It was the end of a long...

For years I prayed for healing for my son. God had already granted him one miracle, by bringing him back...

The afternoon sun collaborated with the stained glass windows, throwing color across the wooden pew that I slipped into. I...

"The followers of John the Baptist took away his corpse, buried him, and went and told Jesus" (Matthew 14:12). “John...

She sat across the desk from me, checking me in for an appointment. I’d never seen her before, and I...

The priest guided our meditation as we knelt in adoration. “Close your eyes and imagine that you are opening the...

The first time I walked into the brick ranch on Smith Street I knew it was the one. My kids...