Why this Friday is Good for me.
Several years ago, my parish asked me to play Mary, the mother of Jesus, at our Living Stations of the Cross. As usual, without thinking...
Just like Dorothy . . .
I never put the two together before. All Dorothy wanted was to go home. Leave the Wonderful World of Oz, all bright, shiny, and gold, and...
Invitation: Recognize you're part of Something Wonderful!
Not soon forgiven or forgotten, I daresay most, if not all of us, ushered out the year 2020 with a 'don't let the door hit you on the way...
Childhood Memories of Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe
Another excerpt from my book about the 'Good Priest'. Young Father Bart and attorney Nadia Carson are on a quest to free Bart's grammar...
What a Joyful Racket! Our Lady of Guadalupe
A snippet from my book about 'The Good Priest.' Please comment! What a joyful racket! Old Bishop Thomas glowed from the Our Lady of...
The Face Mask: Living in Fear or Living with Science?
I don’t know about you, but I wonder when I’ll go to the grocery store and not wear a face mask. As it is, I feel I'm braving the wild,...
The Surprises of Unexpected Pet Love
“Mom, I never expected it to hurt this much to say goodbye to Mills,” my daughter texts me after she and her husband decided to give a...
Despite the Odds...I Plant.
My husband wasn't happy with me. Because I dared do it --again. I planted three baby tomatoes. He thought I was done trying. For years,...
The Hard Work of Humor
A few years back, during a difficult time, I was listening to a program on National Public Radio when I heard the host, Scott Simon,...
CHOSEN
Many of us have received a jury summons. With that initial realization, don’t we all cringe? We’re way too busy, right? Don’t we hope it...