How My Children Helped Me Learn to Venerate Mary: Celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
When I was in the third grade, I remember my Baptist mother telling me I could no longer go to a friend’s house to play…
Four Tips for Keeping Your Semester Holy
I’m a college English professor with two children, ages 6 and 8. As a new school semester begins for our family, new routines automatically emerge.…
Responding to Pandemic Pressure: Why My Family is Adding More Prayer This Lenten Season
On average, I receive at least eight notifications per week about a child exposed to the COVID-19 virus in one of my two children’s classes…
Why Humor Is an Essential Part of My Catholic Faith
I converted to Catholicism during a season of struggle in my life. My parents were sick, and then dying. I will never forget going to…