Melina Birchem has uploaded 777 images to her Instagram account over the past two years: sushi, Starbucks, her new tattoo, rosary beads, cowboy boots. Sometimes the […]
Oh, what a tangled web: rising above Instagram envy
What opportunities for growth do you have this Lent?
What is God trying to teach me now? A few weeks ago, he blessed us with beautiful new snow. Then, soon after, the thermometer read 40 […]
Building relationships will build bridges between faiths, cultures
Offering assistance to immigrants, refugees and other newcomers is an important tenet of Catholic social teaching. The command to “welcome the stranger” comes no less than […]
What ingredients make for a good mealtime prayer?
Wisely, the Jewish tradition of prayer holds it unthinkable to ask anything of God without first offering praise and thanks Q: In my family, as […]
Celebrate your marriage this Valentine’s Day and beyond
Some possibilities include praying together, participating in regular date nights and giving a heartfelt card Here we are, just days before St. Valentine’s Day — a […]
Surrogacy and the throwaway culture
If surrogacy arrangements are without any negative consequences, as proponents contest, their vehement opposition to examining the issue more closely leaves us to wonder what the […]
What will you do in gratitude for all your blessings?
I will honor those baptisms over the years and sacramental marriages that anchored families Mary Beth and I had what we call a “whirlwind courtship.” I […]
Don’t make politics an idol
Politics is too often portrayed and practiced as if it were the solution to all problems and a font of salvation When we hear the word […]