When In Doubt, It’s Usually A Lot More Complicated Than Leaving It Out
As a recent college graduate, I know a thing or 12 about doubt. There are plenty of reasons for that. I spent the last four…
read moreWhat Works: Waiting Patiently Follow-up and Martha and Mary
My last column, about waiting patiently for a late bus, provoked some interesting comments and reactions (on the site and directly) that tease out the bigger issues involved. While I wrote about waiting for someone who’s late, two commenters brought up the flipside of the same time management coin — what to do when you’re going to be late yourself through no fault of your own. Fellow Busted Halo contributor Ginny Moyer wrote…
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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 moreThe Unity Dilemma: When “Me” Gets in the Way of “We”
The poet W.H. Auden said, “Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.” Indeed, civilizations are made…
read moreBuoyed Up By the Rosary
Mary was very perplexing to me before I became a Catholic. She was like some unnamed bird that I could not see and did not…
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