One of the hardest things in the spiritual life that I keep coming up against is how I measure the...

She was my "camp buddy," assigned to me at Girl Scout camp one summer in an effort to ensure that...

Today's Gospel is an absolute gut check, isn't it? "You cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside...

My heart swells at the three simple words Philip speaks to Nathanael in today’s Gospel . . . come and...

“Who’s that baby?” my eldest asked. I glanced over at my parents’ photo album. It was me, four months old,...

We were in the bathroom in front of the floor-length mirror, putting the finishing touches on my sister's wedding hair...

I couldn't help but hear Lauren Daigle singing this during today's First Reading. It's from her song "Dry Bones." "As...

When I turned 16, my friends threw me a surprise birthday party. I would never have planned anything myself because...

My three-year-old son is in the thick of the concrete thinking stage of childhood. He is busy learning about the...

My sense of justice was quite strong as a kid, which is why in the third grade I reminded my...

The air was sticky and dense. Escaping the heat, I walked into an intimate museum that was once home to...

I saw her across the courtyard and our eyes met. We smiled politely and went about our business. She was...

I married at 41. I became a mother at 43. For decades, the blessings poured out so freely on other...

One year ago today, I was in Auschwitz, Poland for the Memorial of Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe. It was the...

Marriage has taught me the art of a humble, sincere apology. Even more, the art of humble, sincere forgiveness. Not...

In the summer of 2020, gatherings look differently than they used to. Car parades instead of graduation ceremonies, virtual birthday...

“Those aren’t from the cats.” I was referring to the cuts all over my little sister’s legs. The same cuts...