I spend a good part of my workday during the school year reading and writing emails. After a while, you start to notice the same phrases popping up over and over again…

With all the parables Jesus has been sharing lately in the readings, I could go lots of directions with this photo, couldn’t I?…

Some days are easier than others. On those occasions I don’t think about the need to arm myself to face the world…

This is the month that junior high and high school track seasons draw to a close…

Who do you follow?
That question can be received in a couple different ways…

An iconoclast is defined as a person who challenges cherished beliefs, traditions, or established institutions…

One of the rites of passage in second grade at St. Mary’s in Pontiac was A to Z Scripture memorization…

Earlier this week we went on a college visit with our daughter. We headed (south)west to Benedictine College for Raven Day!…

When October comes around, the world turns pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For some, it feels overdone: ribbons on coffee cups…

This is a photo taken last week in Minneapolis after the school shooting at Annunciation Catholic School…

In the larger scheme of things, it was a small revelation that had a significant impact on me…

A couple years ago, my husband and I had a humbling evening of talking to a junior high youth group about relationships…

Do you remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books? This series of books began circulating in the 1980’s…

I always appreciate a very helpful graphic whenever I visit a large public space, such as a mall or park or museum…

It might have been the scrambled pancakes that intrigued me most…

A saint is someone who does the ordinary things in life extraordinarily well…

“I want to give, but I don’t know how much it’s going to hurt.”

I heard this phrase several times from students as our school tried to fill all the open blood drive slots…

Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119:105)

I like words. I like to read them. Writing them in cohesive sentences gives me great satisfaction...

Whenever we are planning a get-together with family or friends at our home, my husband inevitably reminds me not to stress about the menu…

It’s been a while since I’ve been asked to tell a bedtime story…