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The Dance on My Countertop

The old coffeemaker had been sitting in the middle of the counter since we moved—and that had been well over a month. Every day,...

Mind the Gap Between Faith and Life

When I was a kid, my faith and my life went together pretty easily. I learned a very practical faith from the nuns in...

Catholic Worldbuilding and the Ignatian Imagination

I’ve always been fascinated by the process of worldbuilding. Science fiction and fantasy are by far my favorite genres. Occasionally, I dabble in writing speculative...

Holy Saturday as the Dark Night

The tabernacle is empty. The tomb is full. The stone is rolled across the opening. There is no going back. The disciples are overwhelmed...

The War of the Bedtime Stories

A minor religious conflict broke out during our bedtime reading not so long ago. It was unexpected—and pretty hilarious. Once upon a time, my eldest...

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...

This Is No Time to Paint

Our girls were in bed, the dishes were clean, and I had just poured myself a glass of wine. There were at least two...

The Labels We Did Not Choose

The first day I put on my new medical alert bracelet, I felt a mix of emotions. On one hand, I felt secure. The...

When Anxiety Strikes

At times, we all can worry about the future. I’m a planner, and so perhaps I am more prone to anxiety than others. If...

Looking Through the Lens of Joy

I’m one of those people who prays that God will reveal a word for me to meditate on for the next year. One year,...

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