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August 2015

August 21, 2015

Encounters with Christ: 39 People Share Their Stories

This month the Patheos Book Club is featuring James Stuart Bell's Encountering Jesus: Modern-Day Stories...

August 16, 2015

A Paraprosdokian That Christians Can Live By

Thank you once again to my dear husband, Deacon Jerry Schiffer, for giving me permission...

June 2015

June 08, 2015

Dear Everyone: STOP BITCHING. STOP COMPLAINING.

Look at those Christians, how they love, er, shove one another! I don't know about...

May 2015

May 31, 2015

Once Again, Gregory Popcak Hits It Out of the Ballpark With “Seven Longings of the Human Heart”

Gregory Popcak has done it again! Already, I'm a fangirl: I love his radio show, and I...

January 2015

January 16, 2015

An Atheist in Heaven: Eben Alexander’s Venture Into Eternity

I adored th[e] simplicity—the absolute honesty and cleanness of science. I respected that it left...

November 2014

November 05, 2014

If God Filled You Up, It Might Feel Like This

I've written before about the work of Andrew McNabb. Andrew and I are friends, and...

July 2014

July 10, 2014

Does Social Media Drown Out God? Or Does It Draw You Closer?

Social media is drowning out God. Young people need to find silence away from the...

May 2014

May 09, 2014

Three Saints, Three Stories, Three Lessons Learned

I have just finished reading Elizabeth Ficocelli's story of the lives of Therese, Faustina and...

May 07, 2014

What Is the Gift of Counsel?

What is Counsel? That was the theme of the Holy Father's catechesis today, in...

March 2014

March 28, 2014

Ron Rolheiser’s “Sacred Fire”: Nudging Us Toward a More Mature Discipleship

My first recollection of the writings of Fr. Ronald Rolheiser dates back many years, to...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Spirit and Song: Elvis Presley’s Lifelong Quest

I knew that Elvis's repertoire included some songs that were deeply spiritual. I wrote about...

December 2012

December 08, 2012

Rooted in Love: Tools and Inspiration for Catholic Women

Sometimes for a woman, the Urgent is the enemy of the Important. Amid the cacophony...

February 2012

February 22, 2012

Need Advice? Ask a Monk!

This week, Catholic Exchange has launched a new and creative web service to solve age-old...

August 2011

August 18, 2011

Spiritual GPS: Advice to Youth and to the Rest of Us!

Young people attending World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid need a “Spiritual GPS” tuned to...