Category: GUEST COLUMNIST

  • December 23, 2020

Contemplating the closeness of the Incarnation in a year of separation

Christmas is a celebration of the infinite love of God, a love that is unbounded, a love that...
  • December 7, 2020

For unto us a child is born

Advent is a time of anticipation. We wait, marking the passage of time with our Advent candles, counting...
  • May 31, 2020

Pentecost: Know forgiveness, know peace; no forgiveness, no peace

“Peace be with you,” Jesus says in the Gospel reading for Pentecost Sunday (Jn 20:19). Peace — as...
  • May 28, 2020

Don’t look at me … And other advice from a parent with young kids at Mass

On a recent Sunday, my 4-year-old and 2-year-old were “having a moment” during Mass. Either they both wanted...
  • May 15, 2020

Memories of St. John Paul II on his 100th birthday

Do I remember St. John Paul II? Yes, I remember him well. I write of him as the...
  • May 10, 2020

Motherhood and spirituality

“Lord, give me strength.” This has been my mantra of late, every morning when I start to hear...
  • May 6, 2020

Maintain routine, stay connected and rely on prayer, counselor advises

With the rapid changes brought on by COVID-19, there is an incredible level of stress for everyone in...
  • April 27, 2020

Regrettably, reflecting on the coronavirus during Easter season

The other day, I was walking our dog, Xena — who would be worth a column all to...
  • April 7, 2020

USCCB President: ‘Where is God in this pandemic? Where there is love, there is God’

Lent is always a desert journey that we make with Jesus, Who fasted and was tested in the...
  • April 3, 2020

Authors explore where faith and science meet

There’s an old adage that one shouldn’t discuss religion or politics in polite company. The same could be...