For the longest time, I considered myself more of a Lent person than an Advent person. The journey through the desert felt familiar, the three-prong practice of ...
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I was recently sitting in a log-cabin chapel on a beautiful lake in the lower Adirondack Mountains when the woman next to me offered a prayer intention during ...
I had a great time on today's episode of A Seeking Heart with Allison Gingras of Reconciled to You. We covered a lot of bases, including three of my seven ...
My annual post in remembrance of the baby I never got to meet:
For the past few days I've been looking at the numbers on the calendar, growing more and more ...
Today is the 26th anniversary of my mother's death from colon cancer. What I find most unusual this year is that the grief seems a little stronger -- perhaps ...
My March "Life Lines" column running in the current issue of Catholic New York:
I decided to clean out some dresser drawers last weekend, and mixed in with ...
I spent the past two days at my grandmother's bedside, watching her die. We don't know how long she has -- minutes, hours, days, weeks? For anyone who's been ...
Some people have a problem with the idea of purgatory, which is something I honestly just don't get. Of all our teachings, this is one that is not only ...
Earlier this week I wrote about missing my mother, who died 25 years ago today at the age of 47. Today I would like to celebrate her life with a few old photos. ...
In these days of dark and light, suffering and joy, this recent New York Times op-ed by a priest via Maureen Dowd is definitely worth the read:
How does one ...
The new year began with a funeral, which sounds sad but ended up being so uplifting. Mary Jane had been Olivia's violin teacher, first in elementary school and ...
My latest 'Life Lines' column, which is running in the current issue of Catholic New York.By Mary DeTurris Poust Some people know how to live, even as they’re ...
My OSV Daily Take post from yesterday:A couple of events this week got me thinking about my own mortality. First, I spent some time visiting a friend who is ...
My latest "Life Lines" column is now up at Catholic New York. I'll start you off here:When I went to my local YMCA this week, I ran into a man from my parish, ...