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“Get a Job” and the Oversimplification of Poverty
Image taken from Wiki Commons. This morning I was driving around town running errands when I saw a man panhandling at a rather popular intersection for such activity in this area. I was a lane over, so I couldn’t have safely given him anything and I only had a few quarters on me at the […]
The Significance of Dawn
I woke up before sunrise when my husband pulled back the curtains in our beach level hotel room in Virginia Beach. I already planned to wake up early so that I could sit on the beach alone watching the sun rise before our daughter woke up for the day. I’m a morning person anyway, so […]
Suicide, Depression, and the Need for Christ in the Culture
Depression and suicide are in the news again this week as two high profile people took their own lives: Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. Being a woman who loathes purses and prefers cargo pants and capris for carrying things, I don’t know much about Kate Spade. I have watched multiple shows of Anthony Bourdain’s and […]
Master’s Degree Completed
Hello all! I have officially completed my M.A. in Theology. That means I will be able to devote more time to writing and study. I hope to return to regular blogging in mid-July after three weeks of travel. Thanks so much for your readership! Pax Christi.
Catholic Exchange: Seek the Riches of Holy Friendship
One of the greatest goods in this life is friendship. We see the importance of friendship throughout Scripture. Christ Himself developed close friendships with the Apostles and others. He had a truly profound friendship with St. John in particular. He even tells us that there is no love greater than laying down one’s life for […]
Catholic Exchange: The Irish Referendum is a Wake Up Call to Catholics
When I woke up Saturday morning to discover that Ireland legalized abortion I was heart-broken. The bloody nihilistic tide had finally extended its reach over the whole of Western Europe, Portugal remains with the most conservative abortion laws, but it is not completely illegal there either. The loss has historical and spiritual significance. The conversion […]
Catholic Exchange: Accepting Our Own Gifts in Order to Serve God
Part of maturing spiritually is coming to a greater understanding of our own strengths and weaknesses. We begin to see the areas that allow us to love and serve God — as well as others — while also seeing where we may need work and also coming to accept that we may lack certain gifts […]
