A High-stakes Game
NOTHING MAKES YOU MORE AWARE of your own social privilege than being a White woman raising a Black teenage son. As such, I’ve learned a thing or two about the way the world works. It’s a high-stakes game; one with ...
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Faith and Family for January 9: Baptism of the Lord
This week we celebrate the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist, who foretold of Christ's coming, telling the people that "one mightier than I is coming."
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Faith and Family for January 2: The Epiphany of the Lord
This week we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany and listen to the Gospel recounting the journey of the three wise men to see Jesus in the manger.
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The Second Stage of Marriage
Recently my husband and I went on a date…to the grocery store…without our four kids. Exciting, right? For us it was. It was wonderful and exciting because it was the closest thing we’ve had to a date night in a ...
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Christmas Day: A Catholic Family Advent
Seeing all the celebration that surrounds Jesus’s birth, it seems appropriate that we should likewise celebrate how special each of us is.
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Christmas Eve: A Catholic Family Advent
The signs and bumper stickers that read “Jesus is the reason for the season” are absolutely right. All that we celebrate during this Christmas season began with that birth so many years ago in a manger in Bethlehem.
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Day Twenty Six: A Catholic Family Advent
The family connection is a strong one. And it is a blessing. As my oldest daughter, Maddie, said to her brother, Alex, once: "You have to love me, I'm your sister. You have no choice."
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