A Stranger Taught Me to Find God

There is this woman I do not know. She has young children and a husband and she is my age. And, she has cancer. She writes a blog, but not just any blog. A blog that is written FOR something. Not the kind that has links to shop or tutorials to watch. She has a…

From Atheist to Catholic: My Conversion

I grew up "Catholic." Catholic is in quotes because I'm not sure that the Church would agree that what I was doing (or, more accurately, what I was not doing) was Catholic at all. I received the sacraments and went to mass only because I attended a Catholic school where those things were part of our curriculum. I…

God’s Will For Today

I've been up since 3 AM with Maria. That girl just wasn't tired any more. I brewed my coffee, grabbed my prayer journal and plopped myself down on the couch. "I guess today starts at 3 AM. Ok. I'm gonna need coffee. And Jesus." I have a few sick kids and a husband who won't…

The Cool Landowner: How to Stop Being Envious and Start Being Grateful

I'm sitting in the dark rocking this baby, drinking this coffee & spending time praying with this weekend's gospel reading. I'm rocking & sipping.  I open the Magnificat & begin to read what St. Matthew wrote. It's a passage I've read many times before. It's a parable Jesus told his disciples about the landowner who…