It took nine months of attending services at her new parish before Sam, who is shy by nature and admits to avoiding events that could feel like a middle school...
Author - Teresa Coda
But how do you get through the pain?” Although tears fill her eyes, the woman’s voice is adamant as she directs this question to the leader of the bereavement...
As a new parent, I received all kinds of advice. While I have no doubt that the admonitions, ranging from “enjoy every minute” to “take time for yourself,”...
In the hundreds of years since their development, the monastic rules of Saints Augustine, Benedict, and Francis have ordered and oriented the lives of monks...
Read the words “Monastic Rule” and images of chanting bearded men in coarsely woven habits, or rows of veiled sisters processing solemnly into a chapel likely...
In 2016 Marge had three types of cancer. Although the multiple surgeries, rounds of chemotherapy, and months spent sitting through the unknown are many...
In a stroke of luck, I once found a cookbook that I had been planning to purchase—Beard on Bread (Knopf)—in a box labeled “free” along the curb. The best part...
Sue Antoinette, a retired youth minister in Cincinnati, spent her career being attentive to others’ needs. But she didn’t always receive the same in return...
“Hey men, I say to you: whoever believes in me shall have everlasting life.” These aren’t the words Jesus spoke in his Sermon on the Mount roughly 2,000 years...
As the director of faith formation at a Catholic parish, I’m frequently asked questions about the logistics of the sacraments. Can I miss the confirmation...
