On the Nightstand: December 2015

I’ve had some pretty intense conversations with friends on whether it’s harder to live for Christ or to die for him. Let’s just agree that both are extremely challenging, and that martyrdom goes on today, in more places and situations than we care to acknowledge. Perhaps Pope Francis said it best, recently calling Christian persecution… Continue reading On the Nightstand: December 2015

Then He Embraced Them

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.  Oh, that Francis. How we love him; how we are challenged by him. For some, the meeting with Kim Davis was validation and confirmation of the Church’s view… Continue reading Then He Embraced Them

Defend Us in Battle

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.  And then, it was … done. Or was it? Pope Francis boarded Shepherd One Sunday night and headed back to the Vatican with thousands of miles under his… Continue reading Defend Us in Battle

Anniversaries, Stories, and #popeindc

So I’m going to the canonization Mass tomorrow. And I still am totally stunned… and totally grateful. The way I got the ticket was 100% God. It wasn’t because I write about things Catholic, including two books about women saints and ongoing contributions to a major devotional, Living Faith. It was because my parish of two thousand… Continue reading Anniversaries, Stories, and #popeindc