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August 2024

August 18, 2024

Where Did My Words Go?

Growing up, I drew all the time. Art allowed me to figure out what I...

July 2024

July 10, 2024

Mass Appeal of Mass for Real

During the pandemic, we had no option but the virtual mass and it was a...

June 2024

June 14, 2024

There is Always a Bigger Picture

Recently, I took a quiz from my local paper about where I want to go...

May 2024

May 27, 2024

For He had Many Possessions

We all know the parable of the rich man who comes to Jesus and asks,...

May 15, 2024

My Friend the Holy Spirit

Quick! This is a test. Without googling, consulting your 8th grader preparing for Confirmation or...

May 02, 2024

Dear Newly Confirmed People

Congratulations! You're confirmed. You’re considered an adult in the Catholic Church now. Feel on fire...

April 2024

April 14, 2024

Infinitely Loved, Infinitely Valued

I had a beautiful piece about how important each of us is to the whole...

March 2024

March 19, 2024

Me and My Big Fat Writing Heart

So sometimes I will wake in the early mornings and the words won't leave me...

September 2022

September 30, 2022

There Are No Invisible People to God

(Charity) Shutterstock Poor Uneducated Addicted Illegal Mentally ill Handicapped Unborn Homeless Convicted LGBQ+ The list...

August 2022

August 19, 2022

So Now What

I have been wondering what I should do, to be more what God calls and...

June 2022

June 10, 2022

The Tiny Whispering Memory

The summer I learned to swim, I was exploring underwater at the YMCA, lost in...

June 06, 2022

Becoming Invisible

In my sojourn through Catholic media, I notice a lot of scorn for whosever is...

May 2022

May 23, 2022

Come and Stay

“Come and stay at my house” These are the words of Lydia in today’s first...

May 09, 2022

The Road to Heaven is Paved with Effort

"The road to Hell is paved with Good Intentions" is not actually something we should...

April 2022

April 30, 2022

What Must We Do?

There's been a growing trend amongst those in the Catholic world of media. Those who...

January 2022

January 24, 2022

After all the News of Last Week

This weekend served as a palate cleanser...dull, ordinary, uneventful and mercifully, covid free and not...

January 09, 2022

The Unexpected Journey

Today, we are watching the Lord of the Rings or will be. The Hobbit (the...

December 2021

December 06, 2021

Second Week of Advent…Now What?

The second week of Advent is when my sixth child received his name. We'd gone...

November 2021

November 25, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving…

One of the joys of Chemo is the unpredictability of sleep. I both need tons...

November 06, 2021

Going to the Well, Admitting I’m Thirsty

The problem with being a writer is, you have your past words to remind you...

October 2021

October 20, 2021

Food How I Hate You, Let’s Eat

So I've been through three rounds of chemotherapy, I've lost my hair and now we...

October 03, 2021

How to Make Sure You’re Living

Recently, I read a post on Zombie Marriages, and reminding people not to go through...

September 2021

September 18, 2021

Following up on Past Post…

Most of us feel something of an indictment whenever Saint James is read during the...

August 2021

August 22, 2021

If Today You Sing, Your Hearts Will Be Softened

It’s a running gag that most Catholics don’t sing at mass. That’s a job for...

August 20, 2021

40 Ways to Love Your Neighbor

We all like to think we love our neighbors, but we all struggle with someone,...

June 2021

June 14, 2021

Unworthily Blessed

“Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith...

May 2021

May 23, 2021

My Favorite Feast

It's no secret. I've always loved Pentecost. The dissent of the Holy Spirit is my...

May 17, 2021

On the Boat, On the Boat, On the Boat

My dad and his fishing buddies found themselves in the midst of a storm on...

May 08, 2021

Need to Grade, Edit and So I’m Cross Posting

Whenever there's something big to do in my life, I usually look for a bigger...

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