I didn’t make it to Mass last year on Ash Wednesday. I remember seeing a Mass schedule on the door to the chapel at St. David’s as I rushed past. I had just been to visit my daughter Samantha in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. … Continue readingWalking the Way of the Cross without Samantha
I confess I never really “got” fasting. There were a few times as a college student I tried to fast by not eating at all on Good Friday. Usually I gave up by the afternoon when I got real hungry and grumpy. It seemed to … Continue readingMy Reflections on Fasting
When I was in middle school my father took me to my first Pro-life conference. This planted a seed that gave me a passion for defending the unborn. In college as a musical theater major I had no idea how God could use me. My … Continue readingFolding Baby Clothes to Defend the Unborn
On January 31, 2010 I gave birth to two beautiful baby girls 8 weeks early. Although one of them never came home, I owe every moment I spent with Samantha, who passed away when they were 5 weeks 5 days old, to the neonatal nurses … Continue readingNeonatal Nurses: Caring for the most vulnerable in our world when they emerge too soon
I can’t help putting my two cents in response to Longhorns and Aggies can get along. I also went to a very liberal school, the University of Miami. I also disagree about the comments that Catholics are somehow conflicted on politics. Ever since the shooting … Continue readingThe R-word and the D-word