For years I tried to bury the hurt and brush off the damage she’d caused. After all, her own childhood...

I am a subpar gardener. One thing I thoroughly enjoy, however, is ripping out the dead plants which have failed...

I dreaded conditioning season as a high school athlete. Equally awful was sitting the bench, and I sat the bench...

I walked into the cafeteria, trying to hold myself together. Several of my classmates ran up to me, “What did...

Catholics like to note that ours is a religion of “both/and” not “either/or.” Mostly that’s a good thing. We value...

I remember the first time I helped save a patient’s life. Okay, maybe I’m being dramatic, maybe it wasn’t their...

I took a deep breath and pressed my forehead against the cool surface of the window as raindrops began to...

Years ago, I was a Missionary Director for a Catholic Movement in Arizona. We followed a set of "Rules of...

A little over a year ago, it was an evening like any other. Our kids were fed and we were...

Every once in a while, I think back to my high-school self and wonder what I would tell the sixteen...

I skipped class, curled up in my flannel sheets, and consoled my despair with a latte when the Lord put...

I nervously bit my lip as I waited in line for Confession. I had just gone a couple of weeks...

The enemy sometimes tries to whisper his lies to our minds. Do any of these phrases sound familiar? “You are...

We were sitting around a battered picnic table, sharing pizza and earnest conversation. In a few short weeks, we’d be...

I am chronically indecisive. From being unable to select a restaurant to spending thirty minutes selecting a planner at the...

Saint John the Baptist never seemed like a Saint for me. How does a married woman and mother find connection...

I first met Roger outside our local grocery store on a blistering hot summer afternoon. His bare feet were dry...