Nicole Sotelo writes from the Boston area.

God’s Economics

Whether it is the rising cost of your weekly grocery bill, water cooler rumors about layoffs or the nightly news, everyone is reminded about the…

All I Want For Solstice

“I hope I’ll get it as a gift for Solstice,” said Andrea Bunch at a recent party when talking about a bottle of wine she…

A Feast for the Beasts

CNS Photo Americans love their pets. More than 63 million households have one and the numbers are on the rise. We take our animal companions…

Starving for God

Having just binged and purged, Kelly Raths remembers “literally pulling my head out of a toilet so I could go do youth group and be…

Hands-On Healing

This time of year, we promise to strip inches off our waist, build muscle on our upper arms and paint our teeth white. But Sister…

So Help Me, God

“I can assure you in my talks with God, He is not a registered member of the right wing of the Republican Party.” — Presidential…

A Soldier’s Story

Still dusting the sand off recent memories of his 15-months in Iraq, 26 year-old First Lieutenant Jeff Hurd of the US Army’s Second Armored Cavalry…

Coming Out

Looking forward to a summer wedding, 28 year-old Ashley Dumas carried her wedding dress out of the closet and hung it on the door for…

The Next Crisis?

“This was nothing but a war zone,” said 30-year old Sixto Merced to a local Boston newspaper, “Church was the only place that you could…