“How did I get here?” I thought. “More importantly, how do I get out?”
Children ooze with love and knowledge of God. It’s up to us to notice.
Everyone loves babies. They know where they’ve come from and they know to whom they belong: Infinite Love.
Shining light in dark places: when your teen mentions suicide
By sharing in our brokenness, we find healing. We find God.
Transfiguration: lean into the mystery of Christ’s love for us.
The Transfiguration is confusing and deeply mystifying, and maybe that’s the point.
I’m still learning to see my adult child with eyes of faith.
My daughter is learning to trust her sense of herself and her vocation. So am I.
The best part of Wonder Woman was my son’s comment during the movie.
I expected to like Wonder Woman. I didn’t. But I loved what my son told me during the movie.
My four-year-old and I hid in the laundry room. Then he proclaimed the gospel.
We were eating a “Secret Daddy Treat.” Somehow it became a sacred moment.
It’s summertime – a great time to listen.
Adults talk a lot to children. We teach and tell, instruct and correct, admonish and encourage. What would we learn if we listened?
Intentionally authentic: shared prayer with my girls
I started to very intentionally work prayer into our daily conversation in ways that didn’t feel forced or hokey.
Mary, Elizabeth, and you: finding your place in the Feast of the Visitation
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation, when Mary goes to visit her older cousin, Elizabeth after accepting the call to carry and give birth to Jesus. Just why do we celebrate this event? Where’s our place in the story? Let’s find it.