Soldier and Saint
This past week I was at my first of four weeks of an Ignatian Seminars program for Ignatian educators. Near the end of the week, we...
October 12, 2019
Patience and Fortitude
The newest doctor I’ve tried to help me fix my upper back pain gave me a bunch of exercises to do as well as instructions to...
October 5, 2019
You know not the hour…
Off and on in my short years as a parent, I have done a night time prayer routine with my boys. A few weeks ago, I...
September 27, 2019
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
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
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