Category: VIEWS

  • 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 19, 2020

With no graduation ceremony, college senior finds comfort in Jesus

I felt a call to adventure in September when my friend, Lexie, a FOCUS [Fellowship of Catholic University...
  • 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 11, 2020

‘Disney+’ streaming options with Christian themes

Social distancing has become the new normal and for all of us, and that means not being able...
  • 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...
  • May 4, 2020

COVID-19: A wake-up call for America, world

When the reports started coming in about COVID-19 it seemed so remote, so far from our little corner...
  • 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 22, 2020

Hope in the Cross

For most of you, it was the first time you experienced the holiest week of the year —...
  • 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...