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His Unexpected Response
I was driving in circles after leaving the adoration chapel near our home. My tears blurred the beauty of the morning sunrise. My husband and I had argued throughout the...
Live to Shine
I approached the Sacrament of Reconciliation with a heavy heart that I attributed to the sins that I would be confessing. Proceeding with my usual routine, I listed off the...
Cooperate as the Leaven & Seed
I'd like to be the type of woman who has a real rhythm to her home-keeping. Rising, praying, preparing meals, and cleaning all in a fashion that remains steady through...
Just What Do You Really Want?
My eight-year-old wants to fly. I don’t mean fly airplanes, I mean physically fly. Like a bird. For months she would pray at night for God to give her the...
When You Don't Feel the Grace
I’m sure I’m not alone in the struggle of not feeling grace. Of course there are extraordinary moments when the veil between Heaven and earth seems to part and a...
Waste Management and Humility
I can still smell the stench of the landfill. It was middle school. My Dad rolled up in his rusty, no-air-conditioner-during-the-Las-Vegas-summer-heat, manual windows, but trusty 1965 Chevy pickup truck. We...
Do I See What I See?
It was the first real Multiple Sclerosis symptom that emerged: I went blind in one eye. But it wasn’t an immediate sort of thing—total, instant blindness. It was much more...
Sacred Names, Sacred Closeness
“Love you, Liz,” my mother called as we walked out the door. “Love you, too, Momma,” I replied. My then-boyfriend (now-husband) whispered, “Did she just call you ‘Liz’? Does she...
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...
He Is for Us
For a few months leading up to my participation in a Theology of the Body retreat, every time I attended Mass, I would be jolted into remembrance of a particular...
Turn Toward Him
We all desire intimacy with the Lord whether we realize it or not. And in many cases, in prayer, we might find ourselves asking God for His nearness, like in...
Where Is Your Heart in Their Struggle?
Every day I drive from the beaches of Orange County to the cement jungles of Los Angeles. And every day I drive past torn tents and boxed cities that house...
