Trading Anger for Love
The first time I actually realized I had an anger issue was about a year ago while attending a retreat. A deacon (now priest) prayed
The first time I actually realized I had an anger issue was about a year ago while attending a retreat. A deacon (now priest) prayed
The Mercy of God is a mystery. Even for someone like me who has had it poured into my life for the last five years.
The holidays always remind me of how different I am from my husband. He is a doer. He does things. He wakes up every morning
It seems not a day goes by without a headline story about the culture wars. Everyday there is controversy about gay marriage, abortion, contraception or
There are so many times when I ask myself why the heck I am Catholic. Days like today when I have been told that I
The other day I was watching a show on the OWN network (don’t judge me, I love Oprah). The show was about single motherhood. I
I found a magical lamp when I was a little girl. I’m not sure exactly how old I was, but my guess is about 8
This morning I woke up and read an article about the Osteen Predicament. It was kind of weird because the issue of the prosperity gospel
I have been reading Elizabeth Scalia’s blog for a year or so now and she always gets me thinking. Lately she has repeated the words
All I ever wanted in my life was to be loved. I don’t really remember what age I was when I decided that being loved
I have been a hot mess lately. The good news is that the last time I felt this confuse and frazzled was when I was
I read this piece by Simcha Fisher that was a response to this piece by Emma Smith on Catholic Exchange. I thought I would add
I have been thinking a lot about Heaven lately. I’ve been discussing it with my kids and my husband and here are some of the
Be not afraid. My Pastor said this many times during his homily at Midnight Mass this year. He was quoting Pope John Paul II who
I’m not really one of those people who worries about certain things. My family and I hold hands with one another during the Our Father at Mass.
The past six months have been some of the hardest months of my life. I used to think that the months that I was in
When I became Catholic I had a lot of questions and a lot of issues with the things that the Catholic Church teaches; I spent
All of these things are my own personal observation based on my personal experience, so I am not expert on anything other than my own
When I landed in my first RCIA class I was a hot mess. And I mean a hot mess. I had open gaping wounds from
My first grandchild was born a week ago and God has given me tons of lessons since. My head is swirling from them all. She
My husband and I have been fighting all week. We finally talked things out and made up last night, but the week has been pretty
There are many wrong choices that I have made in my past. I have nobody to blame but myself for all of them. I’ve taken