Movie Review: Why You Should See Paddington
Have you been to the movies lately? Yeah. Neither had I, until this past Saturday. For a matinee it was still a small fortune with eight of us. If it hadn’t been for the generosity of a sweet sister of...
View ArticleFYI Your Holiness: I’m Not a Rabbit
I try to refrain from commenting (publicly, at least) on Pope Francis’ off the cuff remarks. You know the ones. They are usually outrageous on the surface and are the source in some way or other for...
View ArticleWhy I Bring My Kids to Funerals
On Monday morning, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, my family and I were at Mass. This is not unusual, as it was holy day of obligation. What is unusual, to some at...
View ArticleWhy Remembering Miscarriages Matters
Every life matters. As a Catholic and a staunch pro-lifer, I believe this firmly. I always have. It’s why I worked for several years at a non-profit devoted to “saving the babies” and was part of the...
View Article5 Reasons for Getting to Know Your Parish Family
Our parish is supposed to be our home, right? And yet, how many of us attend Mass every week, or even daily, and have no idea what the names are of those in the pews around us? How many of us have no...
View ArticleWant to Be More Attentive at Mass? Sit with Kids
When I look back on my days before kids (and I have to force myself to remember sometimes that there were, in fact, days before kids in my life), I find myself romanticizing them (the days, not the...
View Article5 Ways to Foster Your Daughter’s Vocation to the Convent
Recently, I wrote up a little piece about fostering vocations to the priesthood and religious life. In it, I shared a few tips for creating a family environment where a vocation could flourish should...
View ArticlePenciling in God: Making Time to Pray in a Busy World
6:30 AM — Wake up. Mildly curse alarm clock. Stumble around in darkened room trying not to wake children who have once again found their way in to your bed. Get dressed. Work out (some days; stop...
View Article5 Ways to Foster Your Son’s Vocation to the Priesthood
Vocations. We all have one. It’s a special gift that God gives to each one of us and they are at the same time universal and as individual as we are. Mine is to marriage and motherhood. While this...
View Article5 Steps for When Your Prayer Life Is in Survival Mode
We’ve all been there, right? Life throws us a few curve balls and sends our life careening down unknown paths and we find ourselves nowhere near where we thought we’d be. It could be just about...
View ArticleBook Review: Voyage to Alpha Centauri
Believe it or not, before reading Voyage to Alpha Centauri, I had never actually read another thing by Michael D. O’Brien. I know, I know. Where had I been hiding to not have been exposed to the...
View ArticleFinding God in the Dish Soap, Part Two
A while back I posted about the importance of recognizing one’s state in life and attempting to sanctify the mundane moments and tasks. (You can read that here if you are so inclined.) Recently, I...
View ArticleAppreciating Life: Musings on Conception and Miscarriage
There has been a great deal of talk on Truth and Charity lately about babies. I attribute this to the long, very cold winter that most of us here in the US have experienced. Think about it: long,...
View ArticleI Can’t Write with Sick Kids
I’ll keep this post brief, out of necessity. I really only have one thing to say this week: I can’t write with sick kids. As I sit here at my computer desk, I am barely paying attention to the words...
View ArticleChoosing Hope
My husband and I found out recently that we are expecting again, and while we could not be happier, our happiness is tinged with fear. The reason is, I think , understandable. After five normal, even...
View ArticleCatholic Family Vacation Bucket List
When I was younger, I traveled a bit. I went to Paris with Opus Dei in 1997 for World Youth Day and then to Rome, first in 2000 for World Youth Day again and then in 2001 as part of a course I was...
View ArticleWhen All You Can Say Is “Jesus”
Last week, Susanna Spencer wrote about being a cradle Catholic and how it truly effects every aspect of one’s life. Her piece, “When Catholicism Is in Your Bones,” spoke to me, in part because I am...
View ArticleThe Dignity of Dying
Within the last month we’ve marked the anniversaries of two important deaths that, while linked inextricably because of when they occurred, could not have been more different. On March 31, 2005, Terri...
View ArticleA Confession about Confession (A Book Review)
I have a confession to make. It’s something I’ve learned about myself over the last couple of years of having children who have reached the age of reason: I’m terrible at going to Confession. Over...
View ArticleSaint Joseph Was Just a Man
While flipping through a missalette one Sunday morning during the homily, my sister stopped short when her eyes landed on what she thought to be a very disparaging song title: “St. Joseph Was Just a...
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