Double Life

I lead a double life. To some that might sound glamorous; to others, intriguing; and there are those who might think it sounds plain exhausting.…

You Can’t Be a Saint!

“You can’t be a saint,” one of my students told me, matter-of-factly. I was a bit troubled by this, as I had just told my…

The Art of Becoming

At a Catholic high school for girls in New York City, I have the amazing and demanding task of teaching 16 year old girls—who believe…