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By Roxane Salonen     My high-school math teacher introduced me to the concept of K.I.S.S., or “Keep it Simple Silly.” It was his way of helping us boil down numeric [...]

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 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 Sara Kohl     This past Advent I reflected on how backward the liturgical year seems to be: we end the New Year with the glory of the Lord, Christ the King, only to start the new [...]

By Rose Sweet     I was in my forties when I realized that all my life I had only been “dating” God when he had been waiting for my full “marital” surrender. I thought I was intimate [...]

By Marge Fenelon     I’ve just returned from a speaking engagement in Ireland – a great blessing and honor on every front. I had the further blessing of being accompanied by my husband [...]

By Lori Ubowski     I’ve always been the planner, organizer, coordinator, and host of so many things that make it seem like I always have it all together. I have fond and proud [...]