If you’re a God-fearing, churchgoing person, you know what Palm Sunday and Holy Week, especially Easter Sunday, mean: Overcrowded pews Overcrowded parking lots Dozens of people not sure what they’re supposed to say or do You will be tempted to roll your eyes at them and throw snide remarks at them. If you are
Category: When They Come Home
Lent 2013, Day 30: With a Little Help From Our Friends
Friends say the funniest things. A couple of years ago, my When They Come Home: Ways to Welcome Returning Catholics co-author Anna LaNave and I were doing book-related presentations at the Catholic Information Center in downtown DC. We didn’t prove to be a very big draw, so we
Pieces of June
Some of you will remember June 2012 as the month of the U.S. Supreme Court rulings on the Affordable Care Act or the Arizona immigration law. Others will remember it for
Confessions of a “Church Lady”
I suppose it had to happen eventually. At approximately 6:50 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, I officially became a