By Hilary Scheppers “Love is the fulfillment of the law.” – Romans 13: 9-10 On St. Valentine’s Day of lovey-dovey-ness, we have a communal opportunity to show our love for one [...]
By Elizabeth Tomlin My son George is exceptionally talkative and active. Going to Mass with him is gradually getting easier now that he is seven. However, especially when he was [...]
By Lynda MacFarland I love the story of the presentation of Jesus in the Temple. The two people who have spent their lives awaiting the promises of God, Simeon and Anna, finally [...]
By: Caralyn Confession: In the nine years that I’ve lived in New York City since college, the city has definitely taken its toll on this midwestern gal: I no longer wave at people [...]
By Sharon Wilson Today is dubbed as “Quitter’s Day” and marks the day that most people give up on their New Year’s resolutions, including me. At about this [...]
By Katie Anderson They’ve come in droves this year—one joyful announcement after the next—the babies are coming, the babies are coming! No complaints on my part 😊 The [...]
By Katie Taylor I recently left my job. Well, it was more of a career, a lifestyle, and, honestly, a central element of my identity. I was an Air Force officer and had served for [...]
By Allison Gingras Detachment is not my superpower. My past attachments have included clothing, shoes, children’s movies, and music CDs. My basement and attic once filled with things I [...]
By Debby Giusti The Fourth Sunday of Advent usually finds me still tackling items on my Christmas to-do list. I’m a “just in time” type of person who balances what needs to be done [...]
By Jill Mraz As we receive the body of Jesus on our tongue at Mass, it can be easy to mistake that He then becomes us but this is not so. We become Him. In consuming Christ, it is [...]
