My Ash Wednesday with Shakira
Clicking away at this column for the umpteenth time – [...]
Clicking away at this column for the umpteenth time – [...]
During Advent and Christmas we accompanied Joseph and Mary through uncertainty and hope to the little town of Bethlehem, through a silent night of anxiousness and joy away in a manger.
I will never forget a phone conversation my husband, Denny, and I had early on in our relationship.
Thank you for the warm reception to my joining the Catholic Herald staff! I appreciated the feedback from my first column linking Natural Family Planning with a foundation of navigating life with a faith perspective.
Natural Family Planning can feel like un-Natural Family Planning and even, at times, Natural Family un-Planning.
In all journeys, we come to crossroads. For me, weeklong vacations with my family – something my parents, sisters and our families have managed to accomplish twice in five years – are rare gifts, a glimpse into how life might have been if we’d all lived a century earlier.
A Lenten confession: I rarely remember not to eat meat on Fridays.
I’ve promised my husband mince pies this Christmas.
Being Catholic is a deeper and richer experience when we share in one another’s journeys.
We are all aware of the need for vocations to the priesthood and religious life in our diocese.