Beginnings

A college friend recently surveyed folks on Facebook about whether they preferred the first spring day or a fine crisp fall day. No question for me; spring’s my season, full of

Coming Home

The publisher of When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics, the book I coauthored with Anna LaNave, recently interviewed us for a podcast. You can check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sjfRczhLqs. As we prepare for the beginning of Advent later this month, I thought I’d share the story of the day I mustered up

A Complete Set

A year ago at this time, my bedroom “furniture” consisted of a queen bed I’d purchased in 2004 for less than $300,