Welcome to day 26 of our Lenten season. If your season has been going anything like mine, well, you are probably as eager as I am to be done with Lent and praying to move on to the Easter season- to hope and to joy. Unfortunately, … Continue readingPraying for Our Enemies: A Lenten Sacrifice
No, you cannot have it all. This has been such a disappointing revelation for me. I was raised so idealistically, believing that if I had enough desire, fortitude, stamina and inspiration, I could accomplish everything my heart wanted. I was wise enough to know that … Continue readingYou Cannot Have It All
“So, when are you going to have kids?” It’s one of the most awkward questions I encounter and one of the most stressful, frustrating, and tear-inducing. It’s a question asked by well-meaning and caring relatives, friends that don’t know any better, friendly parishioners I know … Continue readingThe Cross of Infertility
You know how Paul wrote, “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body; that is, the Church (Colossians 1:24).”? And you know how the Catechism says, “By … Continue readingPeace in Pain
I’m old enough to have heard a certain song referencing sizable posteriors ad nauseum in middle school. Maybe you’re old enough to know the reference? What I’m thinking about today is an entirely differently “but;” it is also big despite its small length. I remember learning … Continue readingSaying That the “But” Can Go