May is for Mary
The first time my now husband came to lunch in my tiny studio apartment he looked with puzzled amusement at the statues and icons of…
read moreThe Actual Real World Is Way More Dramatic than the Reality Series of the Same Name
I can still remember the feeling of numbness that hit me when I hung up the phone one afternoon last September. I’d been slated to…
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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 more‘How Do I Serve the Church as a Lay Person?’
For two and a half years I was a Jesuit, living religious life and experiencing what it was like to be part of the Church in more of a public capacity. I had many opportunities to serve people from all walks of life in different places. I had to get used to people calling me brother or father, though I was neither. It was kind of nice to be an “official” representative of the Catholic Church as a religious.
read moreSacraments 101
Whether it’s a refresher course or an introduction, each of the “Sacraments 101” videos gives you the basics about some aspect of one of the…
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