5 Steps for a Patient Advent
We all know that Advent has become a counter-cultural time for patience and waiting, a virtue becoming less and less known to our fast-paced world.…
read moreMeeting the Parents
Question: My boyfriend has invited me to meet his parents this Christmas. We’ve been dating about four months. Is it too soon to meet his…
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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 moreSt. Nicholas Is Comin’ to Town
‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through our home, were the decor and dressings of a quaint yuletide tome. School-made stockings were hung to…
read moreIn Lieu of Loneliness
Young adulthood is often a season full of firsts: first move out of student housing; first time buying a car; first real dining room table;…
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