Despite my desire to live every moment of every day “plugged into” God and the life of grace, I had...

I think on the phrase, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” In the First Reading, Jeremiah declares, “for they...

Generally speaking, I’m an easygoing person. But in certain situations, I can be downright stubborn and tenacious. Take caffeine, for...

In fifth and sixth grade, I played basketball on our parish school CYO team. As one of the tallest girls,...

The sun shone down brightly as I gripped the hand of my daughter. I glanced with exhilaration and yet terror...

My daughter suspiciously eyed her zucchini as if it might jump into her mouth without her consent. Her sister sighed,...

I am deeply moved by the courage that Jeremiah and John the Baptist shared, even as they lived many hundreds...

It happens in major and minor ways. You quickly bow your head to bless your food when out to dinner...

“Trusting in His timing,” I’d say with a keen smile and a nervous flick of the hand. It was my...

"Awake my Soul" by Mumford & Sons comes to mind today. "In these bodies we will live, in these bodies...

Have you ever looked out at the world, then looked at yourself and thought, What can I possibly offer? We...

Last August was a monumental month for me: after years of scrimping and saving until I could finally manage a...

Every spring, our yard is full of dandelions. Every organic control method we have tried has failed—the dandelions keep coming...

The parable in today’s Gospel is one that can be so familiar to us that we zone out halfway through...

I sometimes think about what it would be like if I were a disciple of Jesus during the time when...

The lights were dimmed and a love song began to play over the speakers. Holding my breath, I waited for...

What’s the deal with Mary? This was a question I asked a lot in my early twenties, when I was...