My classroom assistant helps three young boys mop up a flood caused by a couple of spilled buckets of water....

One of my favorite things to do is to cook with friends. Following a recipe, while singing songs, chopping vegetables,...

I drove down the freeway at a steady speed with a heavy heart, relaying to the Lord how my spiritual...

Dishes had been washed, laundry folded, kitchen cleaned, house tidied, all after a long day of work. I just wanted...

“The one thing necessary,” my Dad would say. It was a somewhat ambiguous phrase he’d reference, sometimes almost a joke,...

I remember distinctly this period of time when I was in college when I decided that I wanted to be...

Years ago, I came across a helpful tip for parents: imagine all the things you say to your children as...

“Thomas!” I call to my five-year-old son, “I am mixing yeast into flour and water!” He charges into the kitchen,...

I’m one week away from moving out of beautiful California–the only state I’ve ever lived in and where my family...

I was drenched in sweat. I had a veil around my face, gardening gloves on my already naturally clammy hands,...

While in grad school I had the privilege of babysitting for an Orthodox Jewish family. They knew I was Catholic...

Mary Magdalene, sweet Mary Magdalene. I like to think of her as the patron saint of conviction and metanoia, conversion...

Of all the things I'm really bad at there is one that strikes me as the most problematic. I am...

I held back the burning tears and clapped to hide my emotion. Although I was truly happy for my friend’s...

A classic cartoon from my youth depicts the Red Sea story—and one moment is highlighted. Moses has done the work...

Enlivened by his first experience zip-lining, my eldest son chirped endlessly in the backseat of our van. "Wasn't that awesome,...

I don't know about you, but I am a firm believer that good snacks are a necessary part of a...