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May 9, 2025

Habemus Papam

White smoke! Habemus Papam! We have a pope! I wanted to share my thoughts on the conclave and the election of the new pope as a devout Catholic. The death of one pope and the transition to another is historic…

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January 7, 2020

How to Change the World in 2020

Reflecting on the last decade, I got married, had two miscarriages, birthed and raised a healthy baby, moved from San Francisco to my hometown, traveled internationally to China, Italy, Honduras, England, France and Mexico, bought a duplex in San Francisco,…

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April 20, 2019

Blessed Easter

I’m just going to go stream-of-consciousness because it’s 4/20, Holy Saturday and I haven’t shared much lately. I was interviewing for three jobs, none of which panned out. I’m not one to half-ass when it comes to preparation, resulting in…

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May 5, 2018

A Gift from God

Here’s a conversation I had with 3-year-old Franco one morning while I was washing his face. Me: Franco, I think you got your eyebrows from Daddy, but your eyes from Mommy. Franco: I got them from God. Me: How did…

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April 1, 2018

2018 Best Lent Ever: Happy Easter

I made it. 47 straight days of blogging. Every day seemed like a deadline, but I persevered. Hallelujah. My biggest takeaway is this: You can make things happen as long as you make it a priority. No surprise there. Even…

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March 27, 2018

Revisit: An Exploration of World Religions

In honor of Holy Week, feel free to have a look at my blog series “An Exploration of World Religions.” I interviewed a handful of friends, locals, and an international to hear what they had to say about their religion….

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March 26, 2018

A Flowchart for Choosing Your Religion

Here’s some holy week humor for you, but keep in mind some of the flows are completely inaccurate!

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March 25, 2018

When Breathe Becomes Air

Now that I’m reading Noah Trevor’s biography, I’m reminded that I read Paul Kalanithi’s biography “When Breathe Becomes Air” last year and thoroughly enjoyed that as well. A prominent neurosurgeon, Kalanithi died at the age of 37 while writing his…

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March 19, 2018

St. Joseph Basilica Family Day

Yesterday we celebrated the feast of St. Joseph, the patron saint of my parish in Alameda. St. Joseph, Jesus’s stepfather, is considered the protector of the Catholic Church. Family Day was quite the event, with a packed mass, celebrated by…

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February 23, 2018

2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 10: Shabbat

I love this video of celebrating Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, at a Wendy’s in Palm Springs. It really is about connection and belonging. I’m fascinated by other religions which led me to conduct interviews of people and their beliefs. Here…

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Welcome to my site, derived from an advice column I wrote while getting my MBA. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I give helpful, opinionated advice based on my own experience and from the expertise of my extensive network. For more, click here.

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