The 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…
read more‘I Am Trayvon Martin’
“I am Trayvon Martin!” This has been the rallying cry of so many people (Black and other races too) since the shooting of an unarmed…
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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 moreWhat Works: SOPA, PIPA and the Illusion of Control
It was all of 13 minutes after midnight on Tuesday night when I went to look up something in Wikipedia… even though I knew the…
read moreMyth Busting in the “Mormon Moment”
Since I wrote for Busted Halo about Mitt Romney’s first run for president in 2008, much has changed in the public landscape regarding knowledge and…
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