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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 30, 2024

What We Must Do Going Forward

The state of politics in our nation leaves most sane people exhausted and wondering how...

July 29, 2024

To Olympics, Vacation, and Outrage

There's been a ton of internet ink spilled on the opening ceremonies of the 2024...

June 2024

June 07, 2024

Eight Ways, It’s Not Too Late, to Grow in Devotion

So I wrote this post three days ago and thought I'd scheduled it to be...

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 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 03, 2024

What to do with these 50 Days?

Happy Easter! He is risen! Now what? Easter is fifty days. However, unlike Lent (40...

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...

December 2022

December 19, 2022

In This Moment

Photo by Susanne Jutzeler, suju-foto We are five days from Christmas, and no matter what...

November 2022

November 07, 2022

Why We Should Be Thankful

I'm not putting a picture here of a messy world or people screaming at each...

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...

September 06, 2022

Ask, God is Always Listening to Our Hearts

These days, I spend some time with the Blessed Sacrament every school day. Yesterday, the...

August 2022

August 15, 2022

Finding Your Always

This weekend, since Thursday. I've seen Hamilton and I've been to a funeral for my...

August 10, 2022

Sometimes You Need to Yell at God, but Don’t Worry, He can Take it.

Having gone to confession today, I recognized that I needed to yell at God. Not...

June 2022

June 25, 2022

Starfish

Photo by Mark Walz Most people remember the starfish story. I did some digging on...

June 07, 2022

We Are Not Called to Win

Just a reminder to all who want to follow Christ, who want to be disciples. ...

June 06, 2022

Becoming Invisible

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

May 2022

May 13, 2022

Are We Salt of the Earth, or An Assault on the Holy Spirit by Our Acts

To be a disciple is to deny one's self, to discover how dependent on grace...

May 12, 2022

Glimpses

Each month is a different intention (focus) in my prayer life. Since I have ten...

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...

March 2022

March 16, 2022

Little Things that Lead to Somewhere Better

“She would have to be a saint because that was the occupation that included everything...

March 02, 2022

Ash Wednesday Reality

We are an Easter People who remember, we are also dust. We are both and. ...

March 01, 2022

LENT LENT AND MORE LENT

First, a very good piece by my friend, Simcha: Go Ahead, Give up Chocolate for...

February 2022

February 07, 2022

Be a Tassel

We've all heard the Gospel so many times, we no longer hear what it says,...

February 05, 2022

Not a Memoir

When I write my blog, it isn't a promise that everything will be precise, but...

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 06, 2022

500 Words

Runners run, chefs cook, writers write. I've been off my writer's game since before Christmas. ...

December 2021

December 16, 2021

The Illusion of Permanent Pain

Advent reminds us, the reality of life is not death, not pain, not trauma...

December 10, 2021

The World is a Mess, Time to Start Cleaning

When we clean for the holidays, we suddenly discover all the ways in which we've...

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