Spring Cleaning and Sacred Relics: What St. Joseph’s Cloak Taught Me About Our Faith
Each year in the spring, I go back to my Midwestern roots and shake off the dust of winter with a good “spring cleaning.” More…
read moreTending Faith: Spiritual Lessons From My Grandmother’s Garden
The smell of fresh basil and tomato vines still brings me back to my grandmother’s garden, where I learned my first lessons about faith. It…
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“Habemus Papam!” How Our Community Experienced the Announcement of the New Pope, Part Two
Here at Busted Halo our motto is “faith shared joyfully,” and the announcement of Chicago-born Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV has been one of…
read moreWhy I Don’t Pray for My Husband’s Conversion
As a practicing Catholic married to a lapsed Catholic, lots of well-meaning Catholic friends say, “I’ll pray for your husband’s conversion!” Of course I appreciate…
read more“Habemus Papam!” How Our Community Experienced the Announcement of the New Pope
Here at Busted Halo our motto is “faith shared joyfully,” and the announcement of Chicago-born Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV has been one of…
read moreTen Quotes To Get To Know Pope Leo XIV
Habemus Papam! — We have a pope! — and an American one at that!! Yesterday, May 8, the Church celebrated the elevation of Cardinal Robert…
read moreSacred Wonder: Rediscovering Scripture Through the Eyes of My Children
My 6-year-old daughter and I recently started reading chapter books together. The experience of a narrative slowly unfolding mesmerizes her. The story, “Wildsmith,” by Liz…
read moreEarthly Easter: Finding Resurrection in Spring’s Sacred Renewal
As April unfurls its tender green leaves and May adorns our world with blossoms, I find myself drawn to my garden like a pilgrim to…
read morePope Francis’ Challenge to Our Imaginations
I am deeply saddened by the passing of Pope Francis, but I am even more grateful for his life and his witness. There have been…
read moreHow a Catalan Good Friday Procession Rekindled My Faith
“Let us labor for an inward stillness, an inward stillness which is the very heaven, where dwells the divine and the infinite.” — Vincent Ferrer,…
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