Finding Authentic Connection in a World Where We are Lost to Each Other
Last weekend, my husband and I schlepped the kids to the park and as we unloaded the kids, the...
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Want To Save The World? Start With The People You See Everyday.
In June, I started a mother’s ministry at my 10,000 person parish and the response has been...
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A Courageous Example and a Loving Parish
I recently reflected on a Sunday Mass in 2016 when I had an opportunity to witness a very special...
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When God picks your friends…
Our friends filled our bellies, but they what they really offered was friendship. Jesse and Dan’s...
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Together on Pilgrimage
There have been many images to come out of World Youth Day. The small girl reaching up to hug the...
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A Motley Crew: the Saints (and why I love them)
I love saint stories. I know I’m not alone—even the saints loved saint stories. St. Ignatius of...
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What I learned from a 161-year-old barbecue
The last weekend of July is usually one of the hottest of the summer in Tennessee. In a little...
Read MoreA Road Map for Effectively Serving on Non-Profit Boards
Over my 20+ years in business, I have had the good fortune to serve on a number of non-profit boards and am grateful for the enriching experiences, people I have met and worthy causes I have served. One of the benefits I’ve...
Read MorePope Benedict XVI on Marriage and Moral Focus
To some young Catholics, the sacramental bond of marriage seems scarcely distinguishable from a civil bond, or even a purely informal and open-ended arrangement to live with another person. Hence we have an alarming decrease in...
Read MoreThe Heart of a Business
My team and I spent yesterday afternoon doing something fundamentally crucial for the future of our company. We didn’t have an offsite strategy session or an inspiring sales meeting. We didn’t have a great client meeting or...
Read MoreThe Fall of Icons
A writer who practices his art at home does not want to turn his place of residence into a library warehouse. And so, every so often, in order to maintain a dynamic equilibrium between acquisitions and dispersals, he must...
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