It was important enough for Jesus to climb a hill and deliver a message to a huge crowd of people. The 8 Beatitudes offered in the Sermon on the Mount have survived and been passed on to us over the ages for a reason…

"We all limp along with something." - Father Eric

That thought has not left me since Sunday’s homily…

On December 30th, I was looking through my Instagram account, where I follow friends and family; I also follow some Catholic and Christian groups and individuals…

Attending Mass for the first time after the funerals of each of my parents was especially hard for me. I would find myself near tears during much of the liturgy…

I was walking from the kitchen into the living room, and that’s when I saw it: my 2-year old son was pretending to be in battle…

Around this time of year, you often hear people say to look at this through the eyes of a child. I would say to you - look at these next few days from the eyes of a mother…

My mom was a great storyteller. She would entertain us six children with stories about her childhood growing up in Madison, Wisconsin…

Unlike most other Advent seasons, this year I was the one setting out the Nativity set. Usually one of the kids calls dibs on setting it out, but I think this year was supposed to be my year…

I recently saw a post on social media from a friend from college, and I took a screenshot of the post because I wanted to spend more time with it…

Happy Almost New Year’s Eve! Are you ready to welcome a brand-new liturgical year? If you are at least thinking about it, that’s a good start…

Going to Mass used to be such a workout…

Thirteen years ago this week, our family was crowded into a courtroom in Ottawa finalizing our adoption of Trinity…

Who would have thought that I would thank God for my husband’s target practice?…

I am a list maker. I also love colored sticky notes. Put the two together, and you will see sticky notes of lists around my desk, in my planner, and sometimes on my phone…

Have you ever looked out a window at a beautiful sunrise or sunset when you are driving? More times than not it is stunning, breath taking, a sight to behold…

It happened sometime around the mid-1980’s during my first year of teaching CCD…

Birth order is intriguing. It can give insight to a person’s temperament and tendencies…

He was a special presence in her life even though they never met in person. She listened to him on the radio after Mass on Sunday…

The day will live on in infamy in my life. I was in fourth grade and playing kickball at recess…

Basketball is life….the rest is just details. I wanted one of those shirts so badly. As a young teen, I could show everyone how important basketball was to me…