Hopes and Fears of All the Years
I’ve been thinking a lot about the nature of longing. This has made for awkward holiday gatherings with typical mid-forties […]
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Parenting
Honoring the ‘Saint’ in Saint Nicholas
I used to play Saint Nicholas and present his story at Christmas markets designed to inspire giving to non-profits helping
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Saint Margaret: Christian, Queen, Wife, Mother
Today, we celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Margaret of Scotland. Her story reads like a fairytale-complex with political intrigue,
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Discipleship for Unbelieving Teens
A gift that accompanies most funerals is the opportunity to reconnect with long-distance family. This was certainly true the day
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Guidance for Parenting from the Little Flower
It might seem a stretch to take inspiration and strength in parenting from a Saint who entered a cloistered convent when she
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Hope Yet to Come
This past June, a two-story house in our neighborhood was struck by lightning during an overnight thunderstorm. The strike opened
Legendary Listener
What does it mean to be legendary? If one were to do some research on Matthew, Apostle, evangelist, and author
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Catherine of Genoa: Walking A Different Path
In early May of this year, things were going along pretty well. I was about to start a new job
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The Vigil of the First Day of School
I have never met a first day of school that did not make me cry. I have been both a
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When Walls are Good: Building Routines Like Nehemiah’s Wall
About two weeks ago, my husband and I began talking about getting our soon-to-be 6th grader, Jon, back into school
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