In these current times of confusion, doubt, sadness or anger, instead of letting our passions rule us we should come to Jesus in his flesh and blood, in his Eucharist.Read More

Back in December 2009, I was standing in the lobby of the U.S. Consolate in Guangzhou, China, with friends who had just become parents through the miracle of adoption.Read More

My husband and sons made it home as the rain was starting, but there were no fish for dinner.Read More

I do know this … we have no power in other people's spaces. But God does.Read More

Sometimes people do terrible things. They hurt people deeply. They hurt children. They let down people who look up to them, people who trust them. They lie about what they do, and sometimes they tell the people they are hurting to lie, too.Read More

It’s not really summer around here without at least one taste of steamed crabs.Read More

The next time someone asks you to pray for something or someone specifically, it is because that suggestion is significant to him or her. Let’s really hear the petition … pray it … and mean it.                   Read More

Our 8-year-old wants a dog. He’d probably settle for a cat, but he really wants a dog.Read More