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By Kate Anderson     Her garden looked nearly the same, but three years had changed everything. I want to rejoice in all the Glorious Mysteries that she and her Son have worked in my [...]

By Kate Anderson   My doubts were no match for her mountain-moving faith. “Come with me!” she implored. I had to agree, the Lord had been inviting me to spend more time with my sister and [...]

By Kate Anderson   The only thing to ever come between me and an after-school snack was Ash Wednesday. O happy second grader, you delighted to pour a bowl of cereal for yourself that [...]

By Kate Anderson   “You look at churches like I look at pie.” I squinted at my observant fella, keenly aware of the truth in his words. Call it hysterical, cringe worthy, or cute, but it was [...]

By Kate Anderson For any vacationer who has ever lamented their perfect plans going awry, Our Lady and St. Joseph can relate. Their annual Jerusalem journey took a turn when the child Jesus [...]

By Kate Anderson How will you make it on your own? This world is awfully big, girl this time you’re all alone… You can never tell, why don’t you take it. You might just make it after all. Mary [...]

By Kate Anderson I was four years old when I blew out my first birthday candles. My parents did favor the flaming pillars of life celebration, and any caregiving figure from my childhood knows my [...]

By Kate Anderson Being geographically lost is a rare talent in this era of Google Maps. Too bad there isn’t a GPS to offer direction when we experience loss of motivation, purpose, and meaning. [...]

By Kate Anderson Lord, it is good that we are here. My heart has echoed this little verse in countless moments of goodness: Arriving home on the last day of school with all of summer stretched [...]

  I headed off to college with dreams of pursuing a degree in English Literature and Writing and spending a semester studying abroad in London while visiting the homes of the world’s [...]