Growth through Encounter
One of my first years in Dallas, I was sitting in a restaurant awaiting evening choir practice on Ash Wednesday. I was deep in concentration grading...
March 6, 2019
Educator’s Examen
Another one of my hats is as an educator. I was sitting in my office last Friday after the halls were finally quiet, and I thought...
March 4, 2019
Growing Pains
“Mom, my legs hurt,” my oldest son complained one morning as he laid in bed. Though I considered that he was just trying to stall (yet...
March 2, 2019
The Examen
Tonight I returned home after a retreat away from my family for a few days. As I picked up my boys from school, I tried my...
February 28, 2019
Why I write
When I was a senior in high school, I took a creative writing course. All semester, I crafted stories on paper and turned them in and...
February 26, 2019
Wisdom Series: What I learned about my Grandfather about Art and Dreams
“Boys, stop throwing that ball in this room! I have one room of nice things. One. Go play somewhere else!” I screamed as I caught a...
February 26, 2019
A Crumbled Ribbon and a Moment of Grace
A sweaty little kindergartener came running towards me from the playground one afternoon. When he got close, I noticed he had something crumpled tightly in his...
February 26, 2019
Reconciliation
In June of 2018, I was given the opportunity to attend a conference for the Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus on Reconciliation....
January 20, 2019
How the Examen Made me Smile at the Mailbox
My son recently developed a new fascination with the mailbox. “Mom, how do I get a letter from me to someone else?” he asked one day...
January 11, 2019
Pencils, 25¢
Early last week, I was picking my son up from school. I grabbed his admittedly way-too-large backpack as he frantically searched every one of his pockets....
December 4, 2018