Worried About Many Things? Me Too

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Back in September 2001, my husband was working overnights. That gave him a lot of daytime hours to watch television and call me at my job with regular updates on the… Continue reading Worried About Many Things? Me Too

On the Nightstand: Becoming Women of the Word

As you probably know, I love sharing the stories of women saints. While I have more than a passing acquaintance with Rahab, Leah, Rachel, and Judith, there are a number of Old Testament women about whom I know only the bare essentials. I think Sarah Christmyer’s new Becoming Women of the Word: How to Answer… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Becoming Women of the Word

Of Tantrums and Conversions

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. My favorite St. Therese story comes before she went to Carmel, before she named her philosophy The Little Way, and long before anyone beyond her family gave much thought to the… Continue reading Of Tantrums and Conversions

Friends in Faith: Megan Hamberger

“They have no wine,” Mary told Jesus at the wedding at Cana, and we all know what happened after that. Mary and Jesus are models for us of so many things, but right now, I’m contemplating on their hospitality… and calm. My friend Megan Hamberger and I recently were at the same table for a… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Megan Hamberger