If a word is mysterious and also a mouthful, it’s sure to become my favorite. When I heard “anamnesis” for the first time, I was sparked. The concept is deceptively simple. By calling to mind the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ (as Catholics do at Mass in each Eucharistic prayer), we enter into these… Read More
He and I stare down at the freshly laid gravestone, edged by spring-green grass. “When people come into our office for this,” he trails off, shielding his eyes from the morning sunshine, his weathered face suddenly young in disbelief. “It’s the absolute worst when this happens,” he shakes his head, unable to speak the words… Read More
I’m mad. Spitting mad. Irate, outraged, furious, frustrated, livid, fuming. Angry doesn’t have enough synonyms to sum up the fury I feel at the most recent sex abuse scandals to shake the Catholic Church. I can heap adjective upon adjective, yet everything falls flat in the face of depraved evil and systemic injustice. The men who… Read More
This post contains affiliate links. Three years ago, I said yes. (A small yes. More like a “sure, why not?”) I never expected it would change my life. When a friend asked if I’d be willing to check out another blogger’s new idea – to create an online ministry devoted to Scripture for Catholic women –… Read More
It’s steadily fall now. Even I can admit it, a summer-loving girl who hates to kick the flipflops to the dusty back of the closet. The light is lower each afternoon, the mornings darker. The seasons have turned again. I’m trying to soak up what’s good about this one. The splash of colors on trees,… Read More
We were brand-new to the clinic, looking for a new doctor after our beloved pediatrician had retired. Our three living children are healthy as galloping horses—a simple fact made astonishing after the deaths of their two sick sisters. But they still need well-checks and vaccines and strep tests and a place to call about rashes… Read More
Triduum is my favorite time of year. Except when it’s turned upside down. In a house of one spouse with walking pneumonia, one child with pinkeye, two children with stomach bugs, and everyone home sick for Holy Week bringing an apocalyptic return of morning sickness which lands the other (pregnant) spouse in the hospital for dehydration on Holy… Read More
Oh my heart. You brought us so much joy with your love, prayers, and support at our family’s big news! Thanks to all of you who sent well wishes our way. I know you will continue to carry us through whatever comes next. Especially during Maggie and Abby’s birthday month, sharing the news been a powerful… Read More
Hi loyal subscribers: due to technical difficulties, this post did not go out to all of you this morning as planned. Crossing fingers and trying again! Thanks for your patience. You might have noticed I’ve been quiet around these parts lately. Partly because I’ve been hard at work on other writing projects. I just sent… Read More
You might have noticed I’ve been quiet around these parts lately. Partly because I’ve been hard at work on other writing projects. I just sent off a manuscript to Liturgical Press for another short volume in Little Rock Scripture Study’s “Alive in The Word” series. This time I got to write about dashed hopes: when our… Read More