Reflections
When I Feel the Ground Disappearing Beneath Me
One evening in early August, I stood in my kitchen in front of three open lunch boxes, feeling anxiety welling up in me. In order to cope in that...
Education
Teacher Heroes
A picture keeps popping up in my mind as we near the start of school. It’s a colorful image of my oldest son at five years old. He is...
Reflections
Finding God in the Candy Jar
Editor’s note: Today we kick off the 11th-annual 31 Days with St. Ignatius, our month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In addition to the calendar of Ignatian articles found here,...
Something to Think About
A Magnificent World
My backyard is currently a mix of broken kiddie pools, pieces of random toys, lots of mud, and so very many plastic cups.
You can probably imagine me standing on...
Spiritual Exercises
The Missing Shoe: Deepening God’s Life in Me
“Where is my stupid shoe?” I shouted at my bewildered husband.
That question burst out of my mouth far more loudly than intended on a Wednesday morning in early March....
Reflections
Present with Them in Their Suffering
Do you know what a night terror is? Before having children, I think I had only seen one on TV. And that glimpse into a screenwriter’s depiction of a...