LuElla D'Amico, Author at Busted Halo

LuElla D'Amico

LuElla D’Amico is an Associate Professor of English at the University of the Incarnate Word. She lives on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas with her husband Scott, her 6-year-old son Jack, and her 5-year-old daughter, Emmeline.

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Four Tips for Keeping Your Semester Holy

LuElla D'Amico August 26, 2024

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.…

A New Perspective on Our Faith: A Look at First Reconciliation Through My Daughter’s Eyes

LuElla D'Amico May 29, 2024

My daughter is in second grade, which means it is the year of her First Communion. When she began her religious education classes at our…

3 Ways to Maintain Joy Throughout the Easter Season

LuElla D'Amico April 10, 2024

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I began to suffer a deep depression, unlike anything I had known previously. I’m a professor, and during…

How Memorizing Prayers Together Brought My Family Closer to God

LuElla D'Amico March 6, 2024

Last fall, signs outside our parish and notices within our weekly bulletin reminded my family that the month of October in our Catholic faith is…