Easter Octave
In their solemn Paschal hymn, Eight Days a Week, the British liturgists The Beatles reflect on the Christian practice of celebrating our highest feast day in the context of an Octave.
Tell Me Something Good
Love Language: Gift of Love
My first instinct in motherhood is to be the caretaker and protector and guide. The fluffy stuff of relishing the intense and unique beauty of each child doesn’t come as natural to me.
Love Language: A Love Story
I proceeded to write out my dream guy on paper… everything from eye color to things he would love and be good at. It spared no details.
Love Language: Love Tank
Practically speaking, how do we love others around us? How do we receive love? The five love languages has become a popular way to learn just that. Just between us friends, for years, I thought it was a little hokie.
A Life Sentence
God was present and visible to St. Agatha in her suffering. He gave her unfathomable grace to withstand the atrocities she endured. God was also present and visible to me in every step of my breast cancer journey.
Love Language: Bring the Food and Bring the Love
I have no doubt my son inherited this love language from my maternal grandmother who showed her love by baking for others.
Victory in the End
Aunt Susie was the middle child of five born into a hardworking Irish/Swedish Chicago family in 1943. Her parents (my grandparents) held high standards and had high expectations for their children. Work hard, go to school, and have a steady job. Aunt Susie accomplished none of these goals.
New Year, New Victories
Ah, hello 2020! A brand-new year and a fresh start to whatever we decide. A lot of us still write down a list of resolutions we hope to accomplish during the year. Some of us carefully divide them into categories.
Our Papa, The Bishop
We humans tend to remember where we were or what we were doing at those points in our lives that we received news that we knew would alter the course of history or in the very least mean major changes for our own.