“Never see a need without doing something about it,” Australia’s first saint, Mary of the Cross MacKillop liked to say. Mary would have loved Monica McBrady. Monica made her Cursillo Weekend in New Jersey, and when she and her husband moved to Northern Virginia, they were both struck by just how much the Cursillo teams… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Monica McBrady
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Being Christ in Our Lives: Mary Ann Rozum
St. Frances Cabrini once said, “Give me a heart as big as the universe.” I don’t know if my friend Mary Ann Rozum here in northern Virginia ever prays that prayer, but she lives it every day. Mary Ann’s heart is almost as huge as her faith. Now retired, her federal career took her to… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Mary Ann Rozum
Being Christ in Our Lives: Jolene and Stephanie LeRoy
I don’t have a daughter of my own, but if I did, I hope she’d be like Stephanie LeRoy… and I hope I’d be a mother as loving as Jolene LeRoy. Jolene is the Faith Community Nurse at Our Lady of Mercy in Aurora, Illinois. What a gift she is to the parish, providing holistic… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Jolene and Stephanie LeRoy
Being Christ in Our Lives: Colleen “Duffy” Kiko
Colleen “Duffy” Kiko has a pretty important job here in Washington, DC, but you’d never know it from talking with her. She’s a humble woman, very humble. Duffy is passionate about her wonderful family (four children, four grandchildren, and her husband); her love of preserving memories through scrapbooks, virtual or on paper, and helping others to do the same;… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Colleen “Duffy” Kiko