I was riveted by the news on Friday morning, praying for the Sandy Hook elementary school. With less than two weeks to go before Christmas, there is a dark cloud over our country coping with another mass shooting. This time,…
Cheerleaders in Burkas
I’ve had this article on my desk for a few weeks and have been meaning to write about my outrage. This is about the cheerleaders at Kountze High School in Texas who were making banners that included Biblical verses. The…
Jesus Unveiled: The Committed Christ
If you follow current events closely, you may have seen the headline-popping research that points to Jesus potentially having married. Specifically, the NY Times featured this article titled Historian Says Piece of Papyrus Refers to Jesus’ Wife. This is MAJOR….
Update: Church, Child, and Choice
Like a good Catholic girl, I went to this site late last year and made note of all the holy days of obligation in my calendar. These are special days when you gotta go to church. Considering I go to…
Got Religion?
This is a rant, mainly because I can’t stand hypocritical people. There are those of us who are religious and those of us who aren’t. And let’s face it, there really aren’t any ‘tweeners. You either believe or you don’t….
Funeral and Faith
I attended the funeral today of my uncle who died suddenly and unexpectedly from a rare, acute form of leukemia. Even on a normal day, I consider myself emotionally hypersensitive. So seeing my aunt red-eyed and hearing people’s voices start…
2011 Holy Week Countdown
It’s Palm Sunday and the one week countdown to Easter. It’s also the beginning of our Italian honeymoon when we arrive in Venice on Holy Saturday. I can’t think of anything more lovely than celebrating Easter mass at St. Mark’s…
Book Review: Heaven is for Real
I’ve been trying to read a lot more. At any given moment, I’ll have a book either in my hand, in the purse I’m carrying, or in the bathroom closet for toilet time. So I’ve been following several publications on…
The Atheist and the Catholic
Can you believe we’re already one-quarter into the year? Yikes! Soon enough, it will be time to get ready for Burning Man. As the Volunteer Coordinator for Burning Man’s ARTery group, I planned a social event last night at the…
Let Us Pray, Let Us Learn
I have been keeping up with the tragedy in Tuscon. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. We must continue to pray until every critically injured patient is safely out of the hospital. This is wrong on…