Thank God ahead of time
As I'm writing this, I'm hours away from departing for a two-week pilgrimage to France. And when this is scheduled to post, barring...
People pleasers anonymous
Hi, my name is Emma and I'm a people pleaser. Hi, Emma. (I'm not sure at what point in the meeting we join hands in a circle and raise...
The face of grief
I'll never forget the look on her face. I'd just arrived to a party and was milling about, hoping to spot someone I knew. Soon, I turned...
To be a home
There's nothing like reunions to warm the heart. Nothing like returning to the embrace of old friends, walking through the front doors of...
Breakable
The best fortune from a fortune cookie I've ever seen (which wasn't actually a fortune, but are they ever these days?) is one an old...
Most of all
I know this probably makes me a heretic, I began, but I'm pretty sure God loves me more than anyone else in the world. My kindly...
The best block in town
I was closing the blinds at 9 pm the day after my dad died when I heard a faint knock at the door. When I opened it, a lovely young woman...
It's still a wonderful life
Two years ago, I was preparing to leave the world and enter the convent. My heart was full to bursting with hope and wonder and promise....
Do you have any idea how precious you are?
I was sitting in my pew waiting for daily Mass to begin when they came in: an elderly husband and wife, shuffling slowly and carefully...
Fed by the Father
There’s Fr. Sebastian, who I called, sobbing, from the hospital, who dropped everything to travel the four hours to come to my dad’s...
