About Mary Ann Steutermann

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Mary Ann Steutermann is a career educator with a B.A. in English, an M.Ed. in Secondary Education, an M.A. in School Administration and over 20 years experience as a Catholic high school teacher, administrator, and campus minister. She also teaches ESL Writing virtually to students in China and is a freelance writer. As a cradle Catholic, she respects Church tradition -- its teachings and rituals. But she also insists that to be meaningful, religious faith must make sense in the modern world of mortgage-backed securities and medical marijuana, The Bachelor and the Big Bang, a Lexus and Alexa. This column is a place to explore Catholic thought and practice in real-life, contemporary society. Mary Ann loves Cher and the Packers, great books and movies, sleeping in on Saturdays, and a glass of Chardonnay on the desk at dusk. She has a husband of 28 years, a son in college, and a dog that sheds way too much.

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A Desperate Longing to See

Einstein and his contemporaries in the early 20th century were fascinated with... read more

Little Joey Waits for Santa

Photo by Mike Arney on Unsplash I loved last Sunday’s readings, with... read more

Why I'd Make a Bad Detective

Photo by John McArthur on Unsplash I would make a terrible... read more

The Miracle in the Muck

Photo by Meta Zahren on Unsplash It’s a well-established fact that close... read more

The Trouble with Teams

Could this Sunday's readings be timelier? This sports fans thinks it has... read more

The First, the Last, and the Ugly Truth

Sometimes the gospel calls us to see things we’d rather not. But... read more

On Being Opened

Photo by Ben McLeod on Unsplash My church is offering a spiritual... read more

Bumper Guards and Legal Scars

Life lessons at the bowling alley! The bumper guards have their place... read more

Four Kidneys and a Sequel

Four weddings and a funeral? Been there, done that. Four kidneys and... read more

What's in a name? You'd be surprised!

Who cares if you don't know what a nurdle is? But some... read more

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