Choosing Compassion Over Criticism: Why I’m Giving Up Judging Others for Lent
At a 4:00 p.m. Saturday Mass in Overland Park, Kansas, during the preparation of gifts, I sat on the stiff, dark wooden church pew and…
letting go
The Suscipe: A Prayer for All Occasions
While I’m not sure if I believe in the cliche of “love at first sight” as far as human relationships go, I’ve definitely fallen in…
How Decluttering My Office Created Space for New Career Goals
Before I began writing professionally, I worked as a volunteer fossil preparator at a prestigious natural history museum. My childhood ambition was to become a…
Moving Beyond Tunnel Vision: Jesus Wants Our Presence, Not Our Perfection
I recently watched the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness,” starring Will Smith and his son, Jaden Smith. There is a scene in the movie where…
