On May 7, 2019–a short two weeks ago–another school shooting hit very close to home for one in our Bellator Society family. Her words of refection are raw and true. We thank Liz Banko for sharing the light in this darkness.
Walking out of the bathroom, I was met with all the paraphernalia of the upcoming Mother’s Day. Cards, candy, flowers–all the things. I was riddled with questions.
I remember being in second grade, the teacher asking each of us to identify what we wanted to be when we grew up.
I think that we put all these expectations on ourselves because we WANT to be superwomen.
Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring. Revelation 12:17 Just over a quarter of a century ago, I was wearing Umbro shorts and a T-shirt, kneeling in a field among hundreds of thousands of other teenagers and listening to the voice of a … Read more
Jesus promised that the gates of Hell would not prevail upon his Church. But he didn’t promise that your local parish, your school, or your diocese would continue in perpetuity. And he certainly didn’t promise that the Church would forever be vibrant and effective.
These Carmelite priests are my friends and I look up to them. In many ways, they are like family and clearly had no part in such horrific acts. I lament at the thought of what their daily life is like now.
It feels like an invisible beast lurking around and whispering words of doubt, fear, confusion, and even despair.
