Faith and Family

Stuck to the corkboard next to my desk at home is a stack of coupons. They’re not regular store coupons that I have tacked up there so I don’t forget to use them before they expire.

On this fourth Sunday of Easter, even though the weekly readings do not reflect it, we celebrate the mother's in our lives, especially Mother Mary.

The best way I can describe grandparenting is to say that it is the purest version of God’s love that I can experience this side of heaven.

In this week's Gospel, Jesus appears to the disciples for the third time since his Resurrection. He shares a meal with them when they are suddenly blessed with an abundance of fish after having previously caught none.

In this week's Gospel, we hear about Jesus' appearance to the disciples shortly after his resurrection. At first, though, the apostle Thomas doesn't believe it is Jesus until he is able to see and touch Christ's wounds.

This week, we celebrate Easter and the resurrection of Christ.