The Silver Lining between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
It was one of those feel-good-about-yourself Christian mornings. Rather than hitting the snooze button on my alarm as I so often do, I rustled out of bed and…
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Restore and Reactivate
Readings for July 7, 2013: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time To some, being Italian-American means overindulging in pasta and joking about tough guys. But being Italian means being…
How can you fast during a feast?
I’ve always found today’s Gospel reading (Matthew 9:14-17) difficult to understand. It felt as though Jesus was light years ahead of John’s disciples, and even his own for…
American Catholics, Take Action!
When I was a child, I loved to play with Play-Doh. My imagination would run wild with ideas of the different things I could create from the vibrant…
Offensive Evangelization
I’m still mulling over a treadmill “conference” I had with a dear friend at the gym. This particular person is very religious, but not Christian. My friend shared…
Resurrection and Self-Awareness
“In the mystery of the Resurrection lies the summit and the highest intensity of our Christian self-awareness, and therefore that of my new awareness of myself of the…
The Purpose of Suffering
One of the greatest challenges we face is explaining the purpose of suffering. How many times have you heard “why does God allow us to suffer?” It is…
The Truth about the Flesh
Readings for June 30, 2013: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Spirituality is really about the soul and the things of the soul. The body and its needs do…
10 Benefits of Attending a Catholic Homeschool Conference
In early June, I was able to attend our local Catholic homeschooling conference with my husband. I had a ball meeting other Catholic homeschool families, chatting with vendors…
Learning from the Experts: Read the Lives of Saints
This past week I gave a talk on teaching children the Beatitudes, and I mentioned a few of my favorite go-to sources for studying the lives of saints. …