His final instructions to me were, “Go slow, and stay away from trees”…

Lately, I've felt like my cup is empty. I have so many things to be thankful for, but I have been feeling just blah…

Though I may struggle with the “how-to,” I am beginning to accept that every day of the year is perfect for planting seeds…

With our first child recently graduating high school, I sought the advice of moms on graduation protocols…

St. Mary's School has lots of traditions. If you are not familiar with them, don't worry. Someone, somewhere will say, "Well, that's a tradition…”

It’s not a vocation to which everyone is called but it is one whose attributes all Christ-imitating people are called to strive for…

More and more people continued to enter the room. What started out as a large space quickly transformed into a sea of celebration…

With graduations coming next month, many people and students, high school, college, and beyond, are no doubt working on updating their resumes…

Sister Mary Cyriline BVM seemed ancient to my fourth-grade self at Saint Eulalia School…

A couple of friends posted recently to Facebook, “We are an Easter people, and Alleluia is our song…”

As I have said many times before, I often need a nudge or smack in the head to help me realize what is right in front of me…

I guess you could call it one of my mom’s sayings, but it was also more than that. It was a unique command, one that I’ve never heard uttered by anyone else before or since…

This week has been a week where many of us needed extra strength to carry us through…

Growing up my brother and I had both sets of grandparents active in our lives…

Somewhere warm and near ocean waves has always been my preferred happy place…

I felt good. I had way more energy than I usually do at 7pm on a Friday evening. The projector and slides were up. I was ready to give a talk…

Over the past few years, I have noticed the major impact social media has made on my kids, my students, and even my own life, positively and negatively…

Loopholes. Not a common word in my vocabulary nor one I even think about very often…

About two Sundays ago, I did a reading for Catholic Schools Week…

A few weeks ago when I wrote my Faith Friday I included pictures of images with captions for inspiration…