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Not the Dramatic Life but the Quiet One
Every Lent I find myself drawn to the elusive ideal of living my faith dramatically. I want to be radically changing the world, helping the poor, evangelizing everyone who hasn't...
Healing in the Desert
Have you ever been to the desert? I don’t mean places like the Sonora or the Sahara. I’m talking about spiritual deserts, places of dryness, loneliness, and discouragement where our...
More to the Story
There is always more to the story. + Something to consider when someone’s words or attitude feel attacking and unwarranted. + Something to keep in mind in a world filled...
Surrender in Our Fear and Anxiety to His Love
Almost a year ago in late spring, I started having these feelings of panic that stemmed from a need to have my entire life planned out in front of me...
Run Away with the Lord
There’s a song I have been listening to on repeat lately. The title and lyrics sing of “the secret place,” of a place to run to, a place where the...
He Works Everything for the Good
A young professed Sister relayed a formative moment in her early years in our religious community. She and a perpetually professed Sister were making their daily commute on Staten Island...
People Praise over God's Gaze?
Even if you're like me, a seasoned or cradle Catholic who has lived many Lents, it's still interesting to contemplate each year what we actually believe and how our everyday...
Filled with Grace or Nutella?
When I studied in France the summer between my freshman and sophomore year of high school, I was nervous, bought lots of calling cards to dial home, and dragged my...
He Will Make Us Well
I will never forget the Saturday afternoon in Georgia when my vision left me while I was speaking at a women’s retreat. I was reading a quote from Saint Pope...
Miracles in Your Life and Mine
If Jesus hadn't performed any miracles, it would have been much more difficult for people to believe that He was the Messiah, that He was Who He said He was,...
But Now I See
“Georgia?” I questioned God with clenched fists and gritted teeth. But it’s humid there and the bugs are barbaric and the thunderstorms wreak destruction upon the earth. Still, I felt...
Magnificence and Mercy
I stepped into the chapel of Sainte Chapelle in Paris and had to catch my breath. It's magnificent, I said to myself as the Gothic arches raised my eyes up...
