This morning I woke to the most awe-inspiring sight. The world outside my window was perfectly still (not easy to achieve in a city – even one as small as Cudahy) and everything was covered with a sparkling layer of crystal white snow. It was so beautiful! So peaceful! Of Read more…
Advent is an awesome time of traditions and rituals that all work together to prepare the way for the Savior to be born anew in our hearts. One of my favorite Advent traditions is the crib. In my husband’s family as he was growing up and now in our family Read more…
We’re barely into Advent and already the airwaves are flooded with holly jolly Holiday songs, enticing us to gear up for the greatest Christmas ever. Have you noticed all the commercials sprinkled (more like globbed) in between the songs? Of course, you know that’s no accident. Both the advertizers and Read more…
There hasn’t been much time for blogging lately. I’ve got three book projects, two proposals, and an article screaming for my attention. On top of that, I’ve been working on a large section of the formation curriculum for the new course of my community. Oh, yeah. And there’s a wonderful Read more…
In this Year for Priests, it’s fitting that we spend time thinking about the common priesthood. That is, the priesthood to which those of us who have not been ordained are called through our baptism. I don’t want to take anything away from the ministerial priesthood; there would be no Read more…
Here’s a great quote from St. Francis de Sales that speaks to the idea of prophetic attachments. It’s from his Introduction to the Devout Life: “In the creation God commanded the plants to bring forth their fruit, each one after its kind. Even so, he commands Christians, who are the Read more…
I’m taking a little break in our ongoing dialogue about the spirituality of marriage to draw attention to a critical issue that faces not only Catholic couples but all of humanity. Stanford University recently announced that a team of researchers has discovered a way to coax stem cells will into Read more…