It was 18 years ago today — on the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, patron saint of journalists — that I launched this blog. (You can read my original blog post from this date in 2008 HERE.) So, happy anniversary to me! And thank you to all of you who have ...
This Soul Seeing essay originally ran in the July 5, 2025, issue of the National Catholic Reporter:
As I drove down the New York State Thruway, headed ...
Growing up in the 1960s and ’70s, our home was adorned with a large portrait of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The same one hung in my grandmother’s home. Back ...
Happy Feast of St. Joan of Arc!
When I was in a difficult stretch a few years back, Joan of Arc became my guide and inspiration. I had the image you see ...
On a recent rainy morning, I ventured up to Trader Joe’s on Wolf Road in Albany, armed with a vacation snack wish list from my daughter, Olivia, who would be ...
My annual tribute to the baby I lost 26 years ago today, the baby I call Grace:
For the past few days I’ve been looking at the numbers on the calendar, ...
Every now and then, something happens to remind us of our absolute faith in God. It might not even be something monumental. In fact, most times it is ...
On the shores of Lake George — with the water gently lapping just beyond the trees and the Minne-Ha-Ha not-so-gently honking its passage — 36 Catholic women ...
When I first saw the wild geese standing outside the window of the conference room where I was leading a retreat at beautiful Bon Secours Retreat Center in ...
