The Walking Deadline: An introduction
After much sturm und drang, and some mocking, The Leaven has finally come up with a name for its blog.
Why is September not July?
"I thought it was Julius and Augustus Caesar who messed everything up, but I was wrong."
Do you stop — or drive on?
"The Samaritan stopped to help and won the praise of God."
A hand across the border
"I am one hand across the border, helping this family stay home, where everyone wants to be."
World Youth Day: Exhausted and so alive
"I had forgotten what energetic, joyful anticipation felt like."
World Youth Day Panama 2019
Our rag-tag group has somehow become a family — and quickly!
For the love of Fr. Mike
“There are no words that could express how I felt this past Saturday.”
Because he first loved us
"God loves first."
Christmas: the birth of a friend
"He’s the perfect friend."
On the Border with Our Lady of Guadalupe
"It is so little to ask when this country has so much to give."
World Youth Day 2019: What will I find?
"I see now that attending World Youth Day was a decisive moment for my life."