Thoughts about my four kids, including one getting ready to select a college, have been churning in my head.
The pay may stink, but you can’t beat the job rewards of motherhood
Don’t mess with Mother Nature
Last month, Pope Francis called on Catholics to consider a new work of mercy: ‘care for our common home’.
Pray with the news during this Year of Mercy
This method of prayer can be a great way to grow in love for our neighbor and our Catholic faith.
Letting God’s mercy fall on us and throughout the world
God pardons all our faults, our weaknesses, our struggles. Shouldn’t we also do the same for others?
Listening at the keyholes: how to love better, learn more
The Holy Father has charged us to be a ‘listening church,’ but our noisy Information Age makes it hard to listen well, and my generation may suffer the most.
Giving thanks for the gift of family
Our son, Eric, and his wife, Jenny, live in the tiny town of Garfield, Washington. They have been married for 11 years. Eric, a poster boy […]
Time-honored tradition is reminder of freedom to improve society
Through wars, conflicts, trials and tribulations, our anthem has become a tradition, a way for us to honor those who have fought, with great sacrifice, to preserve our freedom.
Choosing to be instruments of God’s mercy
Scribbling hope. That’s how I would describe my attendance at this fall’s Diocesan Council of Catholic Women conference on Saturday, Sept. 17. I usually write down […]