Discernment
Attuning to God’s Voice Within
My sons are now teens. It seems like just yesterday I put them down for a nap after lunch, and now, my youngest is 6 foot 1. Not only...
Reflections
Abundance at Summer’s End
I feel it in the air. Mornings are crisp. I notice the days are a few minutes shorter, and even just a few minutes’ difference marks a change in...
People
My Daily Walk with a Person for Others
If I time it perfectly, James and I arrive at the parking garage at the same time each morning. Me, in my workout clothes, ready to hit the treadmill....
Reflections
Disappointing Photo
I was at a conference for Catholic writers, and there he was across the room—a writer, nay, a theologian whom I greatly admire and respect. I wandered over to...
Spirituality
The Grace of a Cheerful Heart
My sister has a saying I’ve heard her holler at any of her four children when they are moping or grumbling or just being absolute pills: “Go spread your...
Reflections
Fearless
I was 3 ½ years old when my father taught me my first Bible verse—in the King James version. Maybe he liked the sound of Elizabethan English coming out...