Every child in my house seemed to be crying out in a crisis colliding at the same moment. My teenager came howling
Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts . . . [Simeon] took [Jesus] in his arms and praised God
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Mt 4:17). Have you, like me, ever heard those words and cringed? Oh,
I have waited, waited for the Lord, and he stooped toward me and heard my cry. . . . And he put
Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. See, darkness covers the earth,
In those days, our parish held Midnight Mass at midnight. We reverently sang “Silent Night” in the candlelight into the first, dark
Today’s first reading has always puzzled me—King Ahaz seems to be saying something pious by refusing to put the Lord to the
“Hold on, Mama’s coming! Be patient!” How many times a day do I say that? Five? Ten? Perhaps fifty? With young children,
Sometimes, we mothers find ourselves overwrought with the present age, calling upon the Lord to come back soon and take us to
My reconversion to the faith came through a lay movement whose main feast was Christ the King, so today’s feast feels homey
It is no secret that Jesus Christ is truly present in the Eucharist. Then why does it often seem that so many
I can hear my voice rise with tension as I respond to my daughter on the other end of the line. The
As a child, I always loved the story of Zacchaeus. It struck my funny bone that he was too short to see
From today’s Gospel: Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else (Lk 18:9).
Motherhood alters nearly every area of our lives. We sleep less, our meals are often cold, our time is not our own,
A huge box of school snacks came in the mail today from Grandma. The kids and I are all caught up in
“How long, O Lord? I cry for help, but you do not listen! Why do you let me see ruin; why must
I peel my eyelids open and there my three-year-old stands, naked and ashamed. Daylight is barely breaking and he has had an
One reason I felt drawn toward my husband, Russ, was his integrity in all things. His dad wasn’t in the picture, but
When I was thirteen, my mother became suicidal. Gone were the happy days when I never worried about my family. Now I