25th Sunday In Ordinary Time: Putting God first
My son got stung by bees this week. I think it was the first time, but it turned out alright. I wasn’t there when it happened...
September 22, 2019
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Like a well loved blanket
Friday, on the way to school, my oldest son said “Mom, I just love sleeping so much. I wish I could be back in my room...
September 13, 2019
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – Trust
Earlier this week, my son and I had a small disagreement on our walk to school. I think he and I have very similar stubborn attitudes...
September 7, 2019
Befriending a Rat
*This whole post can be found at Ignatian Spirituality’s DotMagis Blog. In our urban backyard, we have a chicken coop constructed just right to fit our...
September 6, 2019
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time – A lesson in Humility
When I tried out for the elite choir in high school and didn’t make it, I quit choir. At the time, I told myself it was...
August 30, 2019
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time: What will it take, Lord?
A few days ago, my son and I were talking about Pokémon cards – he is obsessed. I have been using earning cards as a reward...
August 24, 2019
Prayer – am I doing it wrong?
This year all the colleagues I work with have received a copy of a book called the Ignatian Adventure by Kevin O’Brien, S.J. This book guides...
August 22, 2019
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Living in the Tension
The other morning, one of my twins woke up very early. So early in fact, that the breakfast I usually have sitting out for the boys...
August 17, 2019
Vow Day and the Sunday Readings
As I looked at the readings this morning, I was struck by one line in the Letter to the Hebrews – “Faith is the realization of...
August 11, 2019
Introducing Vacation to My Boys—and Embracing Vacation Anew Myself
This post can be found in full at IgnatianSpirituality.Com A year ago, we had the unexpected gift of taking time off to go as a family...
August 5, 2019