The Goodness of Gray, the Holy Innocents, and the Kairos (Time) of God
It’s a gray day, one of those types where the clouds hang heavy and seem to block out…
Namesake
“Lord, have mercy/ On my descendants/ For they know not/ What they do/ For they know not Who…
Lent’s inevitable disappointment and the constant turn to God
Praying with Fr. James’ Martin SJ’s Examen app recently, I heard the words, “Lent is drawing to a…
Jesus is way cooler than Spider-Man!
“Why is Jesus cooler than Spider-Man?” asked a seventh grader. His question wasn’t completely out of the blue.…
Be perfect
Hypocrisy. According to Google, it’s “The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s…
Our hidden illness
My daughter has asthma. People often express their condolences when the subject comes up but—the truth is—it’s really…
Grace and the Incomplete Flush
By Sara Zarr Almost two years ago my husband and I bought a condo in a cool old building…
Sorry, I Didn’t Recognize You (part two)
Guest blogger, Amy Nee, part two of two (here’s part one) I caught that train and took it…