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By Karen Sheehy As women, we can identify with Veronica, a woman who longed to comfort, and Mary, a mother who stood by her Son during His passing. The gift of sensitivity helps us notice [...]

By Allison Gingras My first thought after my family’s invitation to have our feet washed during the Holy Thursday Liturgy — pedicure! Although I’d be a Catholic my entire life, [...]

How Does the Virtual Book Club Work? For the Option C Lenten Book Club, the online daily discussions posts will run from Wednesday to Tuesday (kicking off on Ash Wednesday and concluding on the [...]

By Allison Gingras Jesus meets us where we are. Before Sunday’s 11-hour airport experience, I’d only considered this statement with regards to my spiritual life. My weekend encounters [...]

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 Carol Younger   Have you ever intervened? As a school counselor and administrator, that was my job: to intervene with students, teachers, parents, even police, in any kind of conflict or [...]

By Angie Koenig     I’ve always struggled with my freedom.  Not my freedom as an American citizen, I am very grateful to live in this beautiful land whose independence we celebrate [...]

By Allison Gingras The Epiphany celebrates the Wise Men’s historic visit to adore Jesus.  Not long ago, I had an epiphany of my own.   We, like those Kings of old, are called to seek Jesus.  The [...]

  When Women Pray: Eleven Catholic Women on the Power of Prayer My mind can be so cluttered with competing thoughts.  The moments right before, during, and just after receiving Communion [...]

By Allison Gingras St. Matthew’s Gospel, of the four Gospels, alone uses this particular verse in telling of the Parable of the Wicked Tenants: “Therefore I say to you, the kingdom of God will be [...]