Oh What a Treasure!
It might be a tough message to hear, but truthfully, it is often our very difficulties in this...
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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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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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The Joy of Difficult People… Really
No sooner do I get my tendency to slip out with a word that I shouldn’t say under control...
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The Good News About Imperfect Families
Do we have to go to church?” my five year old, Camille, whined as we readied for the Good Friday...
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On Accepting Help
I was in desperate need of Confession recently. When I finally decided I couldn’t put off...
Read More13 Ways to Love Your Neighbor in a Socially-Isolated and Technologically-Overloaded Culture
When John and I were first married, we bought a starter home in a cute neighborhood where all the homes were piled on top of one another. One night, we were sitting in our living room when there was a knock on the door. It was...
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How to Keep Your Kids Catholic
I don’t remember much of the arithmetic or history my fifth grade teacher, Sister Matthew Marie, a...
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The Joy of Difficult People
No sooner do I get my tendency to slip out with a word that I shouldn’t say under control...
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Parents of Large Families: Ours is a Public Ministry
I went to the dentist last week and when it was my turn to have my teeth cleaned, the energetic...
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In All Things, Give Thanks?
“O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever!” (Psalm...
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An Open Letter Of Encouragement To Struggling Mothers
Dear Mama, I’m talking to you. Yes, that’s right, you: the working mama who feels sick on Sunday...
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