What The Office Taught Me About the Beauty of Ordinary Life
I love NBC’s hit television series The Office. I converted all my family and friends into fans and quotes from the characters are part of my daily conversations. My high...
4 Things I Learned About Faith as a College Student
What do you think about when you hear the words “American college culture"? If you are anything like me as a high school student, this phrase brings to mind two...
Beneath the Veil: How Unusual Practice Become Beloved Prayer
It’s my favorite way to begin prayer now. In Mass or before a crucifix at home, I kneel and lightly drape an ivory lace veil on my head. It’s an...
Mother + Child
Mother, Your voice learning to soothe Your new child Was the first home-sound We hear before we could see. Your young eyes Gazing on us Was the first mirror Where...
Saints Who Were Moms
We believe in the communion of all the faithful of Christ, those who are pilgrims on earth, the dead who are being purified, and the blessed in heaven, all together...
Longing for Motherhood
I sat in the pew, clenching my husband’s hand and biting my lip to numb the pain and fight back the tears. All the mothers stood to receive a special...
Spiritual Advice for the First-Time Mom
I became a mom nearly a year ago. I still remember, vividly, the moment the doctor pulled my son out of me. His fair skin, small arms, a head full...
The Ninth Hour Book Review
Disclaimer: This review contains a few mild spoilers! For those familiar with the writings and works of Flannery O’Connor, the grotesque and the gruesome are not uncommon. As a famed...
5 Ways to Sustain Friendship Through Life Changes
A number of years ago, a friend of mine shared with me that I had previously stood her up. We made a plan to meet for coffee and I, in...
Detach + Be
It is useless to try to make peace with ourselves by being pleased with everything we have done. In order to settle down in the quiet of our own being...
Believing in Beauty
After I buried my daughter, I walked into my mother’s kitchen and beheld a granite island clothed in a rainbow of fruits and vegetables for guests at the funeral reception....
Our Lady of Middle Age
Stop for a moment and think of Mary. What image of her comes to mind? Maybe you think of a young mother holding a baby, like we see in countless...
