I don’t know much about dream analysis, but maybe I should look into it.
For the Love of a Mother
I have to be very careful when I write about the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Liturgical Time Capsule
The idea came to me when I was gathering up the stubs of taper candles that we used for our Easter Vigil.
You are forgiven.
As a Generation X woman, working mother, clergy spouse, and people pleaser, I’ve often felt the “damned if we do, damned if we don’t” pull inside myself.
The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
Today is the day that many Christians remember and honor the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, or the event in scripture when Mary and Joseph brought the infant Jesus to the Temple.
Grow at the Movies: Troop Zero
When I saw the trailer for “Troop Zero,” featuring Allison Janney, Jim Gaffigan, and Viola Davis, I was instantly charmed and knew I wanted to watch it with my family.
Whimsical, Wise Reminders
Modern parenting has no shortage of overthinking things, and in particular, no shortage of overthinking holiday celebrations.
Saint Francis’ Reminder
Anyone who visits our house might guess at why we love Saint Francis of Assisi, known for his love of animals.
Celebrating Hildegard of Bingen and God’s Determined Love
Today, we honor the feast day of Hildegard of Bingen, a twelfth-century Benedictine abbess who was not elevated to sainthood until 2012. She was a prolific writer and composer, leaving us dozens of songs and poems, and nine books, including works on medicine and pharmacology.
Celebrating Adelaide Teague Case and Religious Education
Today, June 19, we remember Adelaide Teague Case, who died seventy-one years ago. “An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church” tells us that Dr. Case was “the first woman to be appointed to full professional rank in an Anglican seminary.” She was a theologian, librarian, professor, and writer, but she lived at a time before women could be ordained in the Episcopal Church.