A Mother’s Hope
My first Mother’s Day as a mother with a baby in my arms was also my first Mother’s Day without my own mother on earth. That Mother’s Day of firsts and each since have been incredibly bittersweet. I finally understood Read More
Hope and Coronavirus
“Mom, are we going anywhere today?” I admit I literally laughed out loud at my son’s complete oblivion to the crisis the rest of the world is experiencing. “Um no, we’re not. Have you not noticed we haven’t gone anywhere Read More
Recognizing Church
Our experience of church has felt pretty distinct for many of us this past month. I’ve been thinking a lot about church lately and wanted to share my thoughts. First though, let’s define our terms a little bit. I think Read More
Community Life
Community life. There is a difference between merely living with people and living in community with people. Most of us have lived with people many times and ways throughout our life- our family we grew up with, various roommates as Read More
Corona virus and the Desert
I’ve still got a lot to process and, I have to admit, I am one of the few who is least affected by the many changes happening around our world due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The quarantine restrictions are felt, Read More
Only Say the Word…
I went to Mass last Sunday knowing many people could not, and knowing it would probably be my last for a while. As I received the Eucharist I had tears in my eyes thinking of all of you who were Read More
Why I’m Not (So) Political
I have a strong desire to change the world. One of the things I loved about my years in college was being surrounded by other people who also had a great passion for changing the world. Everywhere I looked were Read More
February 12th, 2020
February 12, 2020 I woke up with a dull ache in my back. I must have slept wrong. It wasn’t a sharp pain, but enough that I noticed it with each breath. I guess it’s an appropriate start for the Read More
Be Prepared…or Not
“I’m not ready for that kind of responsibility.” “I think I need to work on myself, before I…” We live in a hyper-prepared world. Intense academics start younger and younger. Competitive sports start younger and younger. Heaven forbid, if you Read More
The Theology of Frozen
I went to a Jesuit college, so part of the core requirements was taking philosophy and theology classes to the 400 level. The 300 philosophy requirement was some sort of ethics class, mine happened to be cross listed with a Read More