Welcome to February, the month of love! In honor of that time of year where everyone opines on the good, the bad, and the ugly surrounding the most complex and mysterious of human emotions, I want to jump down the rabbit hole and reflect on a particular notion associated with love: the notion of "soulmates."… Continue reading Soulmates: Bull or Brilliant Theology?
Category: Simple Things
The Way the World Ends
She knew very early on, as women sometimes do when pregnant, that she was going to have a boy. She and her husband chose a simple and strong name for him: William Joseph. On the eve of the feast of St. Nicholas, William came into this world stillborn. He had twenty-four weeks, in the womb… Continue reading The Way the World Ends
Are there Limits to White Privilege?
"Mom, what does 'go drink your race' mean?" This was posed to me by one of my children yesterday after school. Evidently it is one of the many odd statements directed at him by his classmates. As a standalone statement, it's a goofy thing to say, and doesn't make sense. Considering that my eldest child's… Continue reading Are there Limits to White Privilege?
Profound Quotables from BXVI’s “Jesus of Nazareth”
Long on my "need to read" list, I chose volume one of then-Pope Benedict XVI's Jesus of Nazareth for my Lenten reading, and finished it right after Easter began. The book shook me to my Church-nerd core, and I think my head exploded after every third page or so. For instance: offering evidence that Barabas… Continue reading Profound Quotables from BXVI’s “Jesus of Nazareth”
Easter in Black and White
As only a 10-year-old can! #Easter #Alleluia #kidart #catholic #catechesis
Return
Over the last two years I stepped away from this baby to do some incredible things. Crazy things. Overwhelming and insanely rewarding things. And yet, just like that, I find myself called back here. Today is Good Friday, a day where we must face the fact that if we choose to follow God we will… Continue reading Return
