Virgin Mary, my mother’s mother
"In our home growing up, Mary reigned supreme."
Notre Dame burned but the eternal endures
"They reacted with faith."
A vision, a war, and an image of Divine Mercy
"What matters is making the image a conduit for grace."
Lent: an escape from images
"I decided this Lent I wouldn’t give up anything."
The Godfather
"There is no greater test of Catholic literacy than shopping with a Protestant in a Catholic store."
Read the Bible in a year?
"Sometimes, the best lessons are learned with a little bit of work."
Surviving Lent
In order to “survive” Lent, I’ve got to have an eating plan.
Prayer works
"This is the end of a story about the power of prayer."
Slow to fast: why my phone (reluctantly) will get the brunt of Lent
"Each time I felt lonely, inadequate or embarrassed I immediately would open my Instagram and start scrolling."
Why is September not July?
"I thought it was Julius and Augustus Caesar who messed everything up, but I was wrong."