I'm Grieving with You
My friend, I don't have words. I don't have anything eloquent or appropriate or soothing to say after hearing the news about our beloved Church the past two months. I...
Crooked Lines: My RCIA Experience
There is a lull on a day in late June. I find myself searching for Catholic churches nearby where I live in the Loop. I remember a friend recommending Old...
Resigned or Consenting?
When I am struggling with a situation, if I can express what I’m feeling in words, I can then move forward. It was a particularly trying time—coming to grips with...
Incorporating Faith Into Fitness and Fitness Into Faith
Love turns work into rest. -St. Teresa of Avila Have you ever experienced this? Have you ever worked on something that didn’t feel like work? In fact, it gave you...
Spiritually Weathering Insomnia
We've all had those moments when we just felt too tired to pray. It's a battle to stay focused, to stay engaged, or just to stay awake. I've struggled through...
Being Catholic in the Workplace
It's easy to reduce our work or our job down to something that simply pays the bills, keeps the house clean and running, and checks off the next box. But...
Mid-Year Goal Setting
I have never been one for New Year’s resolutions. I have nothing against them, of course. I just always felt that you can start at any time to make improvements...
I Couldn't Relate to Our Lady Until I Discovered This
Growing up Catholic, I've always been familiar and comfortable with the Blessed Virgin Mary. I understood and affirmed her role within the life of Christ and the life of the...
Growing Through Holy Hurt
We live in a tumultuous time. Stories of heartache and disaster fill our newsfeeds and an edge of hostility runs through everything from politics to popular culture. It would be...
Advice for College Freshmen and Transfers
During college, I sometimes felt a little (or a lot) lost. I often wondered if I could really handle an “adult” life. The good news is, I figured it out....
Why Self-Compassion is Important for Living Our Faith
You forgot to prep dinner before you left for work...again. Now, you have to whip together dinner, do the laundry, and prepare for tomorrow instead enjoying of the relaxing evening...
A Life-Changing Prayer of Surrender
There is was again. That all-too-familiar restlessness that sometimes overtakes me. If I’m working, I want to be a stay-at-home mom; and if I’m at home I want to work....
