I don’t usually ask St. Rita to intercede for me on ordinary problems. But every now and then, I come up against a problem that simply can’t be solved. I look at it from every angle and see no way through. That’s when I know that it’s time to take it to prayer—and it might […]

The other day we were driving together as a family, talking the way you do when you’re in the car. “Mom,” one of our sons asked, “what was the best day of your life?” Wow. I couldn’t answer. How could I pick just one? There was the day my husband asked me to marry him. […]

When we can do nothing else, I am so grateful to be able to pray.

It’s my little sister’s birthday. Somehow when my other siblings have birthdays, I don’t really notice that I’m aging. When the youngest in the family turns another year older, it hits differently. Maybe, just maybe, I’m getting older after all. But no complaints here. I’m grateful for all of it. And I’m especially thankful for […]

Watching them making the most of a cool spring afternoon, I was struck by how they were enjoying spring with their boundless energy and no specific plan. Surely, that is what spring afternoons should be.

Some time ago, one of the mysterious social media algorithms fed me a promotion for a craft bazaar at the Cloisters in Baltimore. I thought immediately of my friend Jaime, whose artistic creations seemed perfect for that setting, and I sent her the post.

What is your favorite spring flower? I struggle to answer this question because I love all the colors and varieties.

I didn’t know it then, but that man would change the trajectory of my life, as he did for thousands of other students who were fortunate enough to pass through the halls at Grand & Warren.

As our son completed his preparation, I started wondering where we would finally be to see him receive the actual sacrament.

It’s such a human response. We have all felt that disappointment of missing a life-defining moment or experience.