Multiply my Efforts like you Multiplied the Loaves!!
I have a tendency to worry about things that have not happened yet. You know how people have a plan A and a plan B? Well, I have a plan...
Are You Possessed by Your Own Possessions?
The Grinch: That's what it's all about, isn't it? That's what it's always been *about*. Gifts, gifts... gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts,...
The Second Joyful Mystery: The Visitation
We had driven over an hour to go to our dear friend’s housewarming in Barstow, California when I saw it- a statue of Mother Mary pregnant...
A Time for All Seasons: 5 Tips for Discernment
After six years of serving as the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry at a parish I had come to love and with people I had come to...
On God Alone
"My family was poor. We were actually homeless for a time. My parents were always fighting. My younger sibling had no idea what was going...
The Living Saint Among Us
Grandma: Your Uncle Ever was born in a cave. Me, stammering: Wait, wahhht? Huh? Mama, what are you talking about? Grandma: It was during...
Contagious Charity
It was date night, and my boyfriend wanted to take me to his favorite city- Los Angeles! As we explored the sights and sounds all around...
What does God sound like? (Part 2- Scripture)
Have you ever heard a rumor about one of your best friends and thought to yourself, "Hmm...that doesn't sound like something she/he would...
What does God sound like? (Part 1- Silence)
We have not seen each other for months. As I catch her up on the latest news, my best friend receives a text message...then another...and...
In Sickness and In Health...
It finally happened- I got my wisdom teeth removed! I've never had surgery, and so, I was pretty nervous to go "under the knife" for even...