Genius of the Call

The parish my family and I attend recently welcomed a new pastor. We love our parish, and it has been a tremendous refuge and blessing to us in these crazy times. Our new pastor has fit in seamlessly but has, of course, his own way of doing things. My boys tell me that serving Mass …READ MORE

“Married couples and families of all the world: the Bridegroom is with you! This is what the Pope wishes to say to you!” These words of St. John Paull II have been echoing in my heart and through the holy ordinary of my days as a wife and mother ever since I read them in …READ MORE

With a pit in my stomach, I slunk into the back pew. I lifted my eyes just enough to catch sight of the tabernacle, my first touchstone of solace. I slid my tried-and-true, ivory-and-silver rosary out of my purse, made the Sign of the Cross, and began my prayer.  I had so many burdens to …READ MORE

When most of us think of St. Therese of Lisieux, we often think of flowers and of her “little way.” I am not an exception to this, because, especially as a mom, I use the “little way” all the time. Every act of motherhood follows the little way of love (I am washing your clothes …READ MORE

  I have had seven kindergarteners over the years, and all of them have brought home a project of some kind or another in which they are tasked to explore the five senses. We glue cotton or sandpaper to a piece of poster board, they taste a lemon and then a sugar cube and we …READ MORE

Today we celebrate the glorious archangels whom God ordained to break into human history with a specific purpose. Michael brings God’s powerful deliverance, Gabriel his salvific message, and Raphael his healing grace.  In my home, we focus our festivities of the day on St. Michael. We have three family members who bear his name, and …READ MORE