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December 08, 2024

Grief Makes You Stupid

The phrase, "How are you doing?" seems so innocent, so simple, so straightforward. It is...

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When We Cannot Say Except in Our Hearts

When my children were little, their exploits could be shared because the stories themselves were...

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Small Success Thursday

Taking down the recycling, walking the dog and braving the lower than forty degrees which...

November 13, 2024

Pray for the Living and the Dead all November

All of November, we pray for the souls of those in Purgatory, which is everyone...

November 05, 2024

A Prayer Before The Election

That we remember that each person in this land, is our brother or sister in...

October 2024

October 23, 2024

We Do Not Understand Inexhaustible Love

Going to adoration is the shortest route to coming to know Him better outside of...

October 22, 2024

My Favorite Sacrament

My youngest is preparing for Confirmation. I remember deciding upon my patron saint and preparing for...

October 21, 2024

It Always Gets Better

In August, my husband and I attended a concert as part of our anniversary celebration. ...

October 14, 2024

Call Your Mom

This week, God keeps putting people in front of me who want or need prayers. ...

October 09, 2024

So Your Theology Won’t Stink

Recently, there's been a spate of deodorant commercials. I'm not sure when Americans got so...

September 2024

September 28, 2024

What God does NOT promise

Our God is Love. God promises us His love, every day and always. However, in...

September 20, 2024

Who Should We Not Love?

When you read Saint Paul, a week after reading Saint James, you should feel convicted. ...

September 12, 2024

I Need to Hear This

A current meme starts with "I don't know who needs to hear this..." and then...

September 05, 2024

Can’t Teach What You Don’t Do and Don’t Love

It's not entirely true. One can learn a discipline and convey it to others, but...

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August 30, 2024

Praying, Hoping, and not Worrying

"Easy for you to say God." my brain things. You know already the outcome. However,...

August 26, 2024

The Necessity of Prayer

Today, I hopped on Facebook and saw on two different pages, hearts rendered by pain. ...

August 22, 2024

Summer 2006 from My Journal

We're nearing the end of Summer. Do you feel like you flunked? Did you not...

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We Can Always Learn More from Being on the Boat

In the course of writing since 2004, I've told some stories more than once, always...

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April 14, 2024

Infinitely Loved, Infinitely Valued

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

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March 26, 2024

I-Spy With My Catholic Eye, A Stupid Name.

I'm Catholic, I'm passionate about my faith, but Spy Wednesday is a weird name. So...

March 06, 2024

Praising God without Ceasing

We live in an age that understands not ceasing. The internet and television stay open...

March 02, 2024

We Are Not Called to Be Reasonable

Lent is a time for reflection on how far we are from God. Fasting is...

February 2024

February 26, 2024

How do You Know Lent is Working? Are You Failing Yet?

Painting by Katie Hall back when she was Katie Hall (my cousin). It's the grotto...

February 12, 2024

Getting Ready for Lent

It's almost time for Lent! Are you ready? Over the years, I've written pieces for...

February 11, 2024

Does Anything Say I Love You More than Ashes?

By now, scads of Catholic internet ink has been spilled explaining why February 14th being...

February 04, 2024

The Dragon or Windmill Has been Tilted!

Back in 2007, my oldest participated in a contest which pitted teams from Catholic schools...

December 2023

December 29, 2023

What Proves Nothing

A famous soccer player hurt themselves six minutes into their final game and declared this...

December 05, 2023

Fear of Being Found Wanting

Recently, I visited with a bright young woman who is in graduate school and working...

November 2023

November 04, 2023

There Are No Unimportant People

In the world of nothing important has happened...Bank of America, US Bank, Truist, Chase and...

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Courage is a Holy Thing

The other day I talked about prayer and being a witness taking courage. Then, I...

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