Currently, I have been thinking about the people that enter into our lives, albeit sometimes unexpectedly, who enable us to glimpse a new perspective. We are reminded that the beauty of our journey as Christians is that as questions arise, our faith tradition is filled with deep convictions, “emerging” methods, and new beginnings! How thankful I… Continue reading Currently Vol 3: A New Perspective
A year ago July, as a graduate student with Loyola Chicago, I was in Rome. Given a free day to (pardon the pun) roam around, I hadn't made any definitive plans. A couple of friends had invited me to take two early morning trains out to Castel Gandolfo on the uncertainty that Pope Francis was to… Continue reading A Spirit Led Day in Rome!
Today, as we remember the tragedy of 9/11, I am blessed to also celebrate the 15th birthday of my son Peter. That day as he was turning two, I was out making necessary birthday preparations when the Twin Towers went down. This event that has so defined the spirit of our nation in both sorrow and… Continue reading (Not so) Small Success Thursday: A Catholic Mom’s prayers for her Teenage Son
Currently, I have been giving a lot of thought to our perceptions of one another. You know those, more often than not, erroneous conceptions that someone we know has it all together. That pedestal was never meant to be, and distances us from the intimacy of real friendship. It also leaves us in a state of… Continue reading Currently, Vol. 2: Just another Duck on the Water!
With the start of fall, new calendars and schedules, and soon-to be clocks, it is no wonder that my mind quite naturally gravitates to the notion of change. Yet, so often we view change as something to be resisted, avoided, and fought. What if, however we flipped our understanding of change as something to embrace,… Continue reading Can you Spare Any Change?.. 7 Quick Takes!
Music, it is said, “stirs the deepest strings of our heart and causes them to resound”. [1] It gives ‘wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.[2] An essential part of a fulfilling community worship experience, its importance cannot be understated. Whether raised in praise, thanksgiving or lamentation,… Continue reading Music That Moves the Soul
A few years ago, a good friend of mine made a comment about how thankful he was that God had given him a reset button that morning after a very trying day. Well, that image and my appreciation of it hasn’t left me since. We all have those days, mine was just yesterday, where very… Continue reading Examen-ing my day: God’s Reset Button
Currently, I am a mom of a senior, a freshman, and a 4th grader, and a wife of 20 years. Likewise, I am passionate about cooperating with God’s will in the impromptu petitions of lay ministry work, saying yes more often than not, to what is being asked . And if that wasn’t madcap enough,… Continue reading Currently, Vol.1: All Things
Small Success Thursday with With cheers and tears, I have begun thinking about the back-to-school essentials for my children who are, by the way, returning next week. Likewise, as with any good Jesuit student, it has been a cue for me to reflect on my own much needed necessities at this time in… Continue reading Coffee, Communion, and Conversation-Essentials for this Catholic Mom
This week I had the beautiful opportunity to write for my ministry colleague and friend, Allison Gingras concerning the women's retreat held this past Saturday. Please check out my guest post at Reconciled to You … Continue reading Seeking JOY: Making Space for God
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