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April 2014

April 11, 2014

Now More Than Ever

Ten years ago, when my father passed away, I was in the habit of praying...

April 06, 2014

Catholics and Movie God's Not Dead

I went to the movie God’s Not Dead a few days ago. It was moving...

April 02, 2014

Going to the Holy Land a little like being pregnant.

Knowing you are going to the Holy Land is a little like knowing you are...

March 2014

March 26, 2014

Annulments, Reconciliation, and Becoming Catholic

This week, I received an email from a deacon asking me to send him an article...

March 19, 2014

Invisalign Braces and More Lent

I am one hour in to my first set of invisalign braces. I now have...

March 17, 2014

St. Patrick: the writer and saint

I stopped by the public library a couple of years ago to find a book....

March 14, 2014

A Catholic Wonderwoman

Women amaze me. I am a people watcher by profession – and a Catholic people watcher...

March 13, 2014

Trip to Israel in May

I will be traveling to the Holy Land May 18-28th with the Catholic Press Association...

March 12, 2014

Lent and the Little Black Skirt

In the summer of 2009, my husband and I went to a family reunion. John’s...

March 12, 2014

Jealous of Catholics

I was jealous of Catholics. I saw the nuns across the road at the Catholic school...

March 11, 2014

Hubcaps on Branches and Lent

Once in a while, I see a shoe in the road. It's odd -- a...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

Milestones with Mary

Caryll Houselander said it best when she wrote, “I faced a blank future . . ....

February 21, 2014

Let My Love Open the Door

He just keeps doing it - loving them into listening, loving them into looking, loving...

February 16, 2014

February 2014 Catholic by Grace Column

Never underestimate the Holy Spirit in revealing those things one needs to jettison. Recently, the...

February 16, 2014

January 2014 Catholic by Grace Column

One morning last spring, I caught my older daughter flipping through a diocesan newspaper while...

February 14, 2014

I'm going to miss Ralph Waite

It will probably go by without much notice. A few will post about it on...

February 08, 2014

The (Catholic) Writing Life

Because you asked . . . Recently, I have had a number of people ask...

February 07, 2014

Love, American Style

I spent the morning reading the last three Presidential Addresses at the National Day of...

February 04, 2014

Lost Dogs and Lost Sheep

This morning, I let our labradoodle (Max) out of our daughter’s bedroom and walked behind...

January 2014

January 30, 2014

The Boomer Esiason Story

I don’t know very much about Boomer Esiason because I’m not a big football fan....

January 24, 2014

Flashback Friday: 1st Catholic by Grace Column

The first Catholic by Grace article ran in The St. Louis Review in May of...

January 22, 2014

Crown Me

Because I'm getting my second crown today, I swiped this article from my old...

January 21, 2014

"According to My Calculations," said Spock . . .

It’s one of Spock’s favorite lines. “According to my calculations . . .” I finally...

January 12, 2014

Father, Make Them One – John 17

I attended an ecumenical prayer service for Christian unity in 2011. A Baptist pastor, United...

January 12, 2014

Epiphany of an Unfaithful Heart

I'm beginning to think there's a lot more that goes into being faithful than what...

January 10, 2014

Leaving Bethlehem

I'm not ready. I'd rather stay here, in this house. The company left yesterday. It's...

January 10, 2014

Playing Church

Audrey and I were good friends when we were young. In high school, our paths...

January 08, 2014

The Question I Asked My Dad (the Protestant Preacher)

In the mid-1990s, my father took a new pastorate in Illinois. The Presbyterian congregation had...

January 05, 2014

A Twelfth Night Christmas Party

Last night, before the snow began falling, my husband and I went to a Twelfth...

January 04, 2014

What One Woman Did With Grief

I'm fascinated by Elizabeth Ann Seton for a number of reasons. One, she's a convert...