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
If today you hear his voice…
The readings for this Sunday made me instantly think of the story of St. Ignatius. Maybe it’s because I have been writing a lot and talking...
August 3, 2019
Five Lessons I’ve learned from St. Ignatius
This was originally posted in full at jesuits.org on the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Earlier this summer, I stood on the platform of a...
August 1, 2019
How I use Ignatian Discernment Help make Decisions Big and Small
*This article can be found in full at Busted Halo. I am grateful for the opportunity to share my love of Ignatian Spirituality with this audience....
July 31, 2019
Messy, beautiful, blessed…
This past weekend, my boys decided to explore the depths of the playroom closet. The closet itself has a bunch of random stuff in it –...
July 24, 2019
Martha or Mary?
Whenever we have a big holiday meal in my family, I do the dishes. In a way, it’s a gift to my family so they don’t...
July 20, 2019
Stronger than you think…
A little over three years ago, I walked into a Pure Barre uncertain as what to expect. I had never gone to an exercise place like...
July 17, 2019
Sunday Readings: Having patience with the Questions
A regular part of my life since my oldest son turned two has been audiologist visits. Test after test to first try and figure out whether...
July 12, 2019