By Lynda MacFarland I’ve been reading the psalms lately and really trying to apply them to my life. Turns out it’s not that hard. Psalm 11 is about trust in God. I work on this ALL the [...]
By Sarah Christmyer Photo by TheDigitalArtist via Pixabay. It’s been almost 20 years, and “9/11” still socks me in the gut when I see it on the calendar. Right away I’m back in [...]
By Anni Harry The days of my life are frantic, harried, and blurring together. Like the cousin in “Mary Poppins Returns,” many days I get a feeling that my world has turned [...]
By Sharon Wilson Earlier this month my husband had a close call with death. A tumor, overactive parathyroid gland and a Calcium level of 20 (normal is 8-10) caused my husband to [...]
By Carol Younger We know this gospel parable too well. Often, we listen with one ear closed, oblivious to its focus on the landowner. The landowner goes out in the morning, hires [...]
By Allison Gingras As a mother, I make a lot of mistakes. In some ways, it is my mom superpower. While that may seem a negative assessment of one’s motherhood, I consider it a fair and [...]
By Sherry Kennedy Brownrigg When I was a little girl, I created a character called Super Kennedy. Super Kennedy was different than little Sherry Kennedy. Super Kennedy could run [...]
By Alyssa Bormes It was 10:30ish at night, and my phone rang. I answered, “Hi Mom.” In her very distinctive low voice she said, “Well, happy birthday! I almost forgot.” A little [...]
By Susan Klemond As I prepared to plant vegetables in a sunny corner of my yard this spring, I heard the dull sound of my spade hitting large rocks. That’s not a gardener’s favorite [...]
By Sharon Wilson I used to do all of the “environment” at our parish. Environment is a more exact way of calling the decorating of the church. We use that term to differentiate it [...]
