SPIRITUALITY & DEVOTION

THREE STITCHES, A BROKEN ANKLE & ORDINARY TIME

Two days before Christmas, my two year old daughter broke her ankle. She was sitting on the second of two porch steps with her...

LA CONVERSIÓN DE SAN PABLO

A lo largo de la historia, Dios ha transformado corazones y vidas de maneras sorprendentes. Él se ha servido de conversiones personales para cambiar...

CANCELING MY KIDS’ CHRISTMAS MOVIES AND OTHER CLASSIC TALES

Two days before Christmas, in a bout of Elf on the Shelf movie-induced mania, I switched off the TV. “It’s time we watch some real...

THE VIRTUE OF FANDOM

I recently watched the Week 18 NFL matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers. I am a lifelong Steelers’ fan and it...

START OF HOPE

A new year always arrives with a quiet invitation. It asks us to pause, reflect, and look ahead with a mix of hope and...

COUNTRY ROADS TAKE ME HOME

This past Thanksgiving,  I had the pleasure of going back to my childhood home in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. My parent’s home is...

WALKING TOGETHER WITH JESUS

In the Gospel of Luke, two disciples, Cleopas and one unnamed, traveled the road to Emmaus. As they discussed all that they had experienced...

A RESOLUTION TO BE WITH GOD

Many of us want to improve our prayer life. And with the new year, it may be one of our resolutions to spend more...

BAPTIZED INTO THE LIFE OF THE LORD

The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord marks the transition from the Christmas Season back to Ordinary Time. This year, it falls on...

COME AS YOU ARE

I was still in workout clothes. My hair in a messy bun. I should change. I should look more presentable, more reverent. But by...

REFLECTIONS ON ST. STEPHEN

My middle name is Stephen, so naturally I have an interest in my namesake whose feast we celebrate today. Growing up, the only thing...

CLOTHES THAT ARE TOO BIG

My daughter is two years old. She has an older sister who is five and an older brother who is eight. She loves them....

NACIDOS PARA ESTE TIEMPO

Estos últimos meses debo reconocer que he sentido miedo. Un temor profundo, que no me dejó dormir por varias noches. No era un miedo...

ESCAPING THE BACKLINE IN DODGEBALL

Growing up I was small, and a mediocre athlete. I still loved to compete and play games, but due to my athletic disadvantage to...

QUIET HIDDEN GIFT OF ADVENT

We’ve entered into the Advent season, and it never fails: every single year, God brings me back to the same lesson of patience and...