Being Stewards of God’s Children with Saint Joseph
One of my favorite aspects of parenting, and one of the most difficult things to remember, is that I am simply a steward of God’s children.
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My Lenten Observation This Year
“You are always rushing and irritated.” The words from my car radio jarred me out of a busy day hurriedly
Make an Impact
As one does, I found myself discussing ‘the best rappers ever’ with my 13-year-old on the way home the other day.
Lifting our hearts on the Feast of the Presentation
On February 2, forty days after Christmas, the Church celebrates the presentation of Jesus in the Jewish Temple by his parents.
Anthony the Great Doesn’t Take Offense
The sayings of Anthony and his fellow Desert Ancestors were often recorded and shared with other Christians.
Extra-Ordinary Love
On this Feast of the Epiphany, a day marked by an exceptional act of adoration, I wonder how we mark our ordinary days together? What are our everyday habits? What lengths do we go to honor the ordinary goodness in our lives?
Marking Milestones on Feast of the Holy Name
We mark today as a new beginning. We have left 2023 and are launching into 2024, likely with an abundance of intentions, feelings, and hopefully… hope.
Slowing Down for Advent with Young Children
The weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, in our modern world, are a source of delighted excitement, building anxiety, and abject stress for so many families.
Is the building important?
The older my children get, the more I feel we need to bring the church to them.