You Are Autumn
Still I notice You when change begins, and I’m braced for colder winds I’ll offer thanks for what has been & what’s to come, You
Still I notice You when change begins, and I’m braced for colder winds I’ll offer thanks for what has been & what’s to come, You
I was unable to attend the Edel Gathering in Charleston this year, but seeing all of the stories, tweets, and beautiful smiles on the faces
“Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed. Simon and those who were with him pursued
Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, for they have been with me now for three days
Living my vocation is hard. So, so hard. However, when I truly invest myself completely in loving and serving these humans that God has given
I was crying again. Sitting in the semi-darkness, the only light coming from the muted TV. Rocking her, always rocking her. My little 3rd child,
He hated tattoos, my paternal grandfather. He died when I was 11, but I remember a conversation, one of many had during summer visits to
“Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at
“The English language lacks the words ‘to mourn an absence.’ For the loss of a parent, grandparent, spouse, child or friend we have all manner
We are soaked in blood. I am soaked in blood. There is so much blood everywhere we look, that we”ve stopped recognizing it. I”ve stopped
I had the interesting experience of going to both confession and the dentist back to back this week. On Thursday I had my semi-annual tooth
November is, for me, a month associated with death and dying. On November 1, we celebrate the feast of the all the Saints. In addition
“There”s nothing harder than learning how to receive.” -Over the Rhine When we started out as newly marrieds, learning NFP, we didn”t know anyone else
Saturday was the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. The celebration of Mary standing at the foot of the cross. The suffering mother of the
Human beings are essentially social in nature. The second theme of Catholic social teaching is the importance of social relationships and participation in society for
Any treatment of Catholic social teaching has to begin and end with the dignity of the human person. The first principle and foundation of all
“We do not want merely to see beauty, though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. We want something else which can hardly be put
“The greatest challenge of the day is how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one
I hadn”t thought much about Catholic education as a young adult. I attended a public school for K-12 and then chose my small, liberal arts
**WARNING: This post contains photos of war, which should be disturbing for many.** “In Flander”s Field the poppies grow….” is a poem I immediately assosciate
When Stacy announced this symposium on Mercy and Killing, two words sprang immediately to mind: Capital Punishment. Perhaps it’s the years I spent as an