Be Imitators of God?
“So be imitators of God, as beloved children…” Ephesians 5:1 A little over a year ago, my husband and I were sitting around trying to decide on a…
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One Ark, One Captain
Darren Aronofsky’s Noah movie seems to be doing well in theaters, and with some Catholic critics, even if it didn’t get the papal thumbs-up they’d hoped for. To…
Babies and Metaphysics
I (56) was at lunch with my father (80) earlier this week, we were discussing a favorite subject: God. Somehow we got around to contraception, and that in…
On the Necessity of Self-Love
I remember growing up in the 1980’s. One of the big musical hits was Whitney Houston’s, “The Greatest Love of All.” It had wonderful lyrics about believing that…
Are You a Clone?
I grew up in the shadow of my sister who was 18 months older than me. I followed her around, copying her every preference and obeying her every…
Handing Down the Faith, One Story at a Time
I clearly recall my mother reading bedtime stories to us. We’d gather on the couch as she handed us our snack of sliced apples. However, these stories were…
St. Joseph: Wonder Worker
I pray to St. Joseph every single day. Someone once said to me that St. Joseph actually had it pretty hard in his house. He sat down at…
Confessions of a Former Tabloid Writer
What do O.J. Simpson, the Bachelorette, Charlie Sheen, and Angeline Jolie all have in common? The tabloids love them. On the way to the grocery store checkout, one…
What’s the Role of the Laity?
I was given a review copy of Catholic Laity in the Mission of the Church: Living Out Your Lay Vocation by Russell Shaw. I looked at the cover:…
The Grateful-for-Adversity Grandmother
Have you ever been grateful for something negative that happened to you? Well, maybe not while it’s happening. A friend of mine is a classic doting grandmother. Nothing…