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October 2018

October 23, 2018

The Power of Choice

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

August 2018

August 29, 2018

Salvation through Judas

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

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...

April 2018

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...

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...

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...

August 2017

August 23, 2017

Interview With Shaun Morgan From Seether About Suicide

I met Shaun Morgan, the lead singer of Seether, in 2005 at Hooters in Amarillo,...

July 2017

July 17, 2017

Broken

My best friend Candie Flores and my husband do not read books. They just don't....

July 11, 2017

Book Review- Healing Promises: The Essential Guide to the Sacred Heart

The first Mass when I realized there was something special about Communion was at my...

April 2017

April 19, 2017

The Tomb of Grief

Last week I wrote about what happened the day that my son Anthony died by...

February 2017

February 24, 2017

Two days ago I had a really bad day. Every single wound I have ever...

August 2016

August 19, 2016

In the Wake of The World’s Tragedies

I have been working almost every day for the last few weeks. My days...

August 05, 2016

Being Joyful Through The Pain, Remembering that I am Loved

I have been feeling pretty low lately. I don't feel loved or appreciated by my...

July 2016

July 27, 2016

Death Does Not Win

Three months ago I sat by the bedside in a hospice and witnessed the most...

May 2016

May 24, 2016

Through the Clouds

On Sunday I wrote a blog post abut how I didn't see how God is...

May 22, 2016

The Root of It All

When I was younger I went to a Baptist Church. I really did come to...

May 11, 2016

Waiting for Redemption

Grief is such a bitch. That’s the only way that I can describe it. In...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

Marriages that Can Move Mountains

I just got finished watching Beyonce's visual album Lemonade and I'm blown away. First of...

April 12, 2016

Today’s Reason for Not Reading Amoris Laetitia

So you know how the Pope released a document about how to love each other...

April 04, 2016

Interview: Shaka Senghor author of Writing my Wrongs

I am so happy to be able to share with you my interview with Shaka...

March 2016

March 19, 2016

Lent 2016, When I tried to Give God the Silent Treatment

I have not been to Mass this entire Lent. Part of me thought that this...

February 2016

February 21, 2016

Review: He Named Me Malala

Follow my blog with Bloglovin On Monday Febuary 29, 2016 at 8pm est on...

February 17, 2016

To My 14 Year Old Self: Goodbye

When I was 14 I had already been through things that some adults will...