It was only a couple of years ago that I was introduced to the “O Antiphons,” which are part of Evening Prayer in the days leading up to Christmas. All…
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The Call to Be the Mystical Body
I have to admit it: I cringe a little every time Matthew 25 comes up in the readings. If I’m honest with myself, most days I feel like I’m more…
Anything Worthy of Praise
I was really inspired by Emily Glickman’s reflections on Philippians a couple of weeks ago. As she points out, it seems like a passage that we mommas can’t hear often…
Any Patch of Green Will Do
I’ve always liked gardening, but I’ve never been particularly good at it. To be fair, I like planting and harvesting . . . when it comes to all the weed-pulling,…
The Comfort of God’s Lap
One of my few hard-and-fast rules for mothering is this: Let. The. Sleeping. Baby. Lie. Do not, under any circumstances, wake the baby. (Okay, maybe to get to Mass or…
Everyday Mysteries
I was thinking recently about an article that ran in Commonweal about a year ago called “The Mildred Mysteries.” In the article, Jon Volkmer writes about his father’s broken and…
