The Manifestation of God
“From the east came the Magi to Bethlehem to adore the Lord; and opening their treasures they offered precious gifts: gold for the great King, incense for the true God, and...
A Season of Waiting
Years ago, those few weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas represented weeks of disordered pressure in my life. Many a day was spent agonizing over the perfect Christmas gifts for everyone...
Grace on Cross Mountain
I stared at the steep and rocky landscape before me as my husband Dan and I stood at the bottom of Cross Mountain in Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It didn’t take...
Sign of the Times
Have you ever wondered what the shortest books of the Bible are? That’s precisely where I found myself this morning as I flipped over to the Letter of Jude in...
Patrolling Earth
A recent daily Mass reading told the story of Job, who though an innocent, God-fearing man was pursued by evil. After losing everything and everyone except his wife in a...
The Crow of Many Roosters
It was a giant rooster, no doubt about it, standing in all its glory on the grounds of Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Not something one typically comes upon every...
Remembering Rescorla
Author’s Note: As we mark the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, I’d like to share the story of Rick Rescorla. Chances are you know who he is — several documentaries...
How Veiling Deepens Daily Worship
“Be a Catholic: When you kneel before an altar, do it in such a way that others may be able to recognize that you know before whom you kneel.” That’s...
The back-to-school shopping that wasn’t
Does anything say back-to-school quite like the joy of picking out school supplies? I think not. From the cartoon character lunch boxes and a three-pack of glue sticks to...
The Boy on the Beach
He appeared out of nowhere, a little boy bouncing with little boy energy. Not one to waste time, he approached Dan and I without hesitation and began talking in toddler-speak....