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Finding Jesus and Mary in the Valleys

Finding Jesus and Mary in the Valleys

I was in college and volunteering as a youth minister when I was introduced to the Salve Regina ("Hail Holy Queen") prayer. Standing in that church basement making photocopies one...
November 26, 2021
Not-So-Straight Priorities

Not-So-Straight Priorities

Just last week I wrote out my plan for the next few days. Putting pencil to hot pink copy paper, I took stock of wake-up, breakfast, and workout times, important...
September 23, 2021
The Story Only I Can Tell

The Story Only I Can Tell

It's funny how dates stick in our heads, isn't it? August 9th, 1999. It was the summer before my senior year of high school, and on that very day I...
August 09, 2021
Broadening the Vision

Broadening the Vision

I spent years preparing to become a foster parent. It began as a little trickle of a thought, and eventually grew into a steady stream of pondering. But it was...
July 01, 2021
For When You Doubt

For When You Doubt

"I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth . . ." I mumbled through Mass one Sunday in college. And then I stopped mid-sentence, tears welling...
May 12, 2021
Social Media and the Defiling of Our Hearts

Social Media and the Defiling of Our Hearts

I had a great moment of clarity one day last summer. Sitting alone in my backyard with the fading sunlight on my shoulders, I had a beautifully honest phone call...
February 10, 2021
Bringing Comfort to the New Year

Bringing Comfort to the New Year

I've imagined it in my mind a thousand times. From my earliest childhood Christmases until this very Epiphany, I've tried to conjure up what sights, sounds, and smells must have...
January 03, 2021
He Provides, Truly

He Provides, Truly

Over the past few months, I have been serving as a respite foster parent for children in times of transition. It is a trial-by-fire, deepest of immersions into caring for...
October 11, 2020
Saint Paul's Letter to My Girl Scout Self

Saint Paul's Letter to My Girl Scout Self

She was my "camp buddy," assigned to me at Girl Scout camp one summer in an effort to ensure that every camper had a friend away from home. I don't...
August 26, 2020
Mercy and Spiritual Cuddles

Mercy and Spiritual Cuddles

Some time ago my preschool-aged niece was disciplined by her teacher for making a bad decision in the classroom, and news of the naughtiness eventually made its way back to...
July 21, 2020
Having the Centurion's Heart

Having the Centurion's Heart

If you've cared for a loved one who has been ill, or even witnessed from afar another's deep suffering, you know the sorrow of the centurion in today's Gospel reading,...
June 27, 2020