It is around noon on the Camino when we stop at a trailside café for lunch. There is an open table underneath a canopy where we set down our backpacks. Someone...
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The associations many Catholics have with baptism are warm, familial ones. Parents, grandparents, and new godparents gather around with other relatives...
Cristo predicó poner la otra mejilla, haciendo el bien a los que nos persiguen, y amar a nuestros enemigos. En el Sermón de la Montaña, nos recordó que los...
Five of my nine pregnancies were the result of trying to use NFP (natural family planning) with a man who became drunk and abusive towards me and the children...
Readings (Year A): 1 Kings 3:5, 7 – 12Psalms 119:57, 72, 76 – 77, 127 – 128, 129 – 130Romans 8:28 – 30Matthew 13:44 – 52...
Catholic tradition likes the number seven. There are seven deadly sins, seven seals in the Book of Revelation, seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, seven days of...
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Directed by Kelly Fremon Craig (Gracie Films, 2023) Coming-of-age films are usually about men. There are more heroes than...
In my first few years teaching, as we read Aristotle’s view on friendship, I would ask my students to imagine how the Greek philosopher would evaluate the...
In February 2023, a revival started in the chapel at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. It started with a small group of students lingering after worship...
My husband and I completely understood why our first marriage prep session went awry: The gentleman in charge wasn’t prepared to conduct the activities without...