On the Nightstand: November 2015

OK, seriously, how do you not pick up a book with this title? I preordered mine back in July when I met author Maria Morera Johnson and we had an immediate mind melt about the way we both love the saints. This book is part memoir, part a sharing of how women, canonized or otherwise, influence… Continue reading On the Nightstand: November 2015

Being Christ in Our Lives: Dorothy Smith

Last month I had the joy of spending time with one of my very favorite relatives, my aunt Dorothy Smith. Her wedding to my beloved uncle when I was five was one of the highlights of my childhood: Dorothy was just so beautiful that day, she looked like a princess! As you can see in… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Dorothy Smith

On the Nightstand: September 2015

A dear friend and I met when I was on a team for some sessions to help people discerning a return to Catholicism. Since that time, she’s married in the Church, and she and her husband have a beautiful baby girl. She once told me that one of the key motivators for her return was… Continue reading On the Nightstand: September 2015

Being Christ in Our Lives: Meg Miller Rydzewski

Sometimes, the Lord nudges us way out of our comfort zone. That’s what happened to Meg Miller Rydzewski. She spent time on Wall Street before becoming a mom to her two children, and, after staying at home for several years, was preparing to go back to work. But instead of going back to the world of… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Meg Miller Rydzewski