Multi-Dating: Is It a Good Idea?
Question: Is it OK to date more than one person at a time? Answer: The straightforward answer is you are free to date more than…
read moreDesensitized to a Messy World
Last week, an interview on “The Daily Show with John Stewart” with former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, began with this exchange: Jon Stewart: “How’s…
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Renewing the Spirit: A Catholic Guide to Overcoming Career Burnout
As the holiday season draws nearer, so do my responsibilities as a mother and college professor. Meeting work deadlines, traveling for business, attending committee meetings,…
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Community Service: How You Can Act on Catholic Social Teaching Every Day
During my many years of volunteer service (primarily in hunger relief organizations), I’ve witnessed a frustrating phenomenon. While people (admirably) tend to focus on opportunities…
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Bless Us, Oh Lord, for These Thy Gifts: The Holiness of Mealtimes
A few years ago, I was asked to sit on an alumnae panel at my high school to talk about life in college and beyond.…
read moreI Want a Big Sister ‘As Seen on TV’
“God, why can’t I have a regular sister?” That’s a question I asked God a lot in my childhood prayers. The question encompassed all the…
read moreGive Me Some Bad Saints, Please
For some time now I have been faithfully following the little blurbs on the “Saint of the Day” in my various religious readings and Internet…
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