Kinda a Big Deal So, the Eucharist is kinda a big deal. No crap, Sherlock. It would be the first sentence of “Catholicism for Dummies.” And even after that they would add “duh.” But let me be real. This is a truth that I know … Continue readingThe Mass is EVERYTHING (so why doesn’t it feel that way?)
I’m really bummed I’m not having a baby in time for Christmas. Well, knock on wood. I’ll be 35 weeks at Christmas. Which is a feasible time to have a baby, I think. The better part of me, the part that is maternal and protective, … Continue readingAdvent Within Me: Waiting on my Baby… and the Messiah
How do you even describe pregnancy? I’m 28 weeks pregnant. TWENTY-EIGHT WEEKS. This baby is coming, and she is coming SOON. This is my first pregnancy to go past the first trimester (I have two beautiful little babies in heaven), and everything about it has … Continue readingMy Baby’s Vocation: Reflecting on Pregnancy with the Benedictus
October Blues October has been…a tough month, sisters. I think it’s awesome that the world is stuffed with tiny gourds, pumpkin spice lattes (pumpkin spice everything, really), and window stickies of witches on broomsticks, because this is such a great escape for me from … Continue readingWhen Work Sucks – Bringing St. Augustine into the Workplace
A Small Lantern in a Storm My heart has been broken. My mother, the Church, feels as if she’s being ripped apart. Anger, shame, confusion, disgust, sadness. It’s overwhelming. And what makes it worse is we keep on being slammed in the face. Over and … Continue readingBroken Windows: A Response to the Sexual Abuse Scandal