As a youth minister, I am often asked to write letters of recommendation. I love being able to laud the young people of my parish....

I know of no one whose favorite Christmas carol is Good King Wenceslaus, yet it remains a classic. Upon closer examination of the lyrics,...

Photo by Michael O'Sullivan on Unsplash And so, the Year of Saint Joseph comes to an end today, on the Feast of the Immaculate...

Advent can bring the inner Martha out of me. Despite my best intentions to be more Mary-like during this time, there is just so much to...

“Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will...

Every weekend in October, the seminarians of Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD and the people from surrounding parishes become...

For in Christ Jesus, neither (vaccinated nor unvaccinated) counts for anything, but only faith working through love. (Gal. 5:6) Ok, so...

Reading stories about saints who were moms and then writing a book about them humbled me and taught me a lot. The most important lesson I...

The books of Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, and Stan and Jan Berenstain were staples in my house while my children were growing up. Currently,...

When I was little, I wanted to be a gymnast, a teacher, an astronaut, a police officer, even a nun. But I never had dreams of becoming an...

What do you get the woman who has everything? How can you make her day special? It is true, the Blessed Mother needs nothing; truly, she...

photo by flyingpete (2007) viamorguefile.com Tomorrow is the feast day of Saint Bartholomew. One of the 12 apostles, my husband and I...

If you ask my children, “What is your mommy’s favorite thing that God created?” they will tell you color. “She makes us color...

Complain! Complain! Complain! That’s all the Israelites seem to do throughout the book of Exodus. In the beginning of the book, life is...

Remember stay-at-home orders and quarantines? Those days, while they had their blessings, were also quite challenging. After three...

She always wanted to be a nun. She couldn’t imagine being anything else. Frances, however, lived during a time when marriages were...

There once was a girl, a very pretty girl. She had a lot of talents, and she had a lot of friends. She was intelligent, athletic and...