When my toddler sees the collection basket and my husband taking out his envelope, she turns to me and says, “Money, money!” The cue that I am supposed to hand her a dollar, which she may or may not let go of and actually leave in the basket. Tithing a word that can cause us […]Read more

I scramble to make sure all of the toys are picked up, the food prepared and the last person to use the bathroom didn’t leave a mess. We have company coming over and I easily go into a panic-frenzy mode counting down the time before our guests arrive, as I see a pile of dishes […]Read more

The saints, we hear their stories, we admire their virtue, and are left in awe of their heroism. We often put them on a pedestal of unattainable holiness and think of their lives as very different from ours. Having the perception that we must be a priest or religious to even have a chance at […]Read more

America. Land of the Free, Home of the Brave. Many of us can recount the stories of parents, grandparents or great-grandparents leaving their countries, families and everything they knew in hopes of a better life. Traveling to America, escaping persecution and political unrest in search of freedom. Longing to start a new life, to being […]Read more

I looked out my kitchen window Sunday night, the kids were running down the slip and slide holding hands, full of smiles and shrieks of laughter. It’s the start of summer, school is out, the weather is hot and copious amounts of watermelon and popsicles are being consumed faster than I can keep stocked in […]Read more

I skimmed the headlines, my heart dropped. I could not believe what I was reading and dared not to watch the video. A news story I somehow missed when it first happened and now was just getting my attention a few weeks back, the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. My first thought as I processed […]Read more