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December 2018

December 02, 2018

First Day of Advent: Suffering Sucks

Fluffy Christianity gives me the creeps. I sometimes wonder how people can just pretend that...

October 2018

October 26, 2018

Killing Art

The other day I received a rejection letter from a major book publisher for...

October 23, 2018

The Power of Choice

It's 2018 and all around us, we hear about how we are free to make...

September 2018

September 06, 2018

Living Means Fixing Your Hair

Yesterday I wrote on my website about life eighteen months after losing my oldest...

August 2018

August 29, 2018

Salvation through Judas

I was taught that only God can bring good out of evil. Not that he...

August 27, 2018

Yes, I am still Catholic

Maybe some of you know but maybe some of you don't know that I had...

August 21, 2018

The Heroes in the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report

I have so many thoughts and replies and opinions swirling in my head about the latest...

August 20, 2018

What Sex Abuse is About

Along with most American Catholics, I am in shock, anger and pain over the things...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

Burnt To the Ground

The day that my oldest son took his own life was the day that my...

June 2018

June 11, 2018

Homily for the Funeral Mass of Anthony Gallegos

Below is the homily from my son Anthony's funeral Mass. In case you don't know,...

June 08, 2018

Random Thoughts On Suicide

First, if you are suffering from depression or suicidal thoughts, seek help. Go to a...

June 04, 2018

The Snake In My Garden

I feel as if my entire life has been spent watching other people be happy...

May 2018

May 25, 2018

I am Not Only My Motherhood

First, let me begin this with the fact that I am not a theologian...

April 2018

April 28, 2018

The Best Life I Never Expected

The other day I was talking to my husband about how if Anthony were...

April 18, 2018

The Alt-Right, Abortion and the Gotcha Game

I was pro-choice before becoming Catholic even though I would have said that I...

April 10, 2018

You Wrecked Me

The definition of Exhortation is "communication encouraging someone to do something." Keep this in mind as...

April 03, 2018

Praying With My Enemies

On Good Friday I went to Stations of the Cross at my parish. It...

March 2018

March 28, 2018

When Your Prayer is Answered with Grief

This morning I woke up to the news that a little boy who has been...

March 27, 2018

When You are Grieving During Holy Week

Earlier this week I considered writing up something about how to grieve during Holy...

March 16, 2018

Grace, Grief, Death and Joy

Right now, I am sitting at the 1-year mark of the day between my birthday...

March 02, 2018

In The Cool of The Evening

The other evening my husband and I were driving to the grocery store as...

February 2018

February 26, 2018

March 8th is Quickly Approaching: Request and A Book Review

As many of you who are regular readers of mine know, March 8th will be...

February 15, 2018

EASTER GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!

A few weeks ago I was thinking about how I was going to keep...

January 2018

January 22, 2018

Who Am I

I am twelve days away from going through hell. It will be one year since...

December 2017

December 22, 2017

Death Be Not Proud

On Wednesday March 8th at 1:51 my oldest son called me to ask if he...

December 20, 2017

Book Review: When We Were Eve

Reviewing this book is a bit difficult because I am pretty bias. I love...

December 11, 2017

Book Review: The Peace of Christmas, Quiet Reflections from Pope Francis

If you are like me, this short Advent doesn't seem like it is enough...

November 2017

November 29, 2017

I am Mourning

Mourning is something that is avoided at every cost. Part of it is our brain...

November 02, 2017

All Souls Day as a Grieving Mother: Year 1

When I walked around the cemetery in Rome and came across this headstone I thought...

October 2017

October 24, 2017

Faith After Tragedy

I have had a lot of people tell me that my faith in the aftermath...

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