I'll admit it: It was love at first sight. I have got a crazy pope crush - in an agape sort of way. He had me at "Hola." Actually, he had me at "Francis." And ...
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So yesterday I wrote a deeply personal post about my recent spiritual struggles and my feelings of hope upon seeing Pope Francis step onto the balcony. I felt ...
The weeks between Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI resigning and Pope Francis stepping out onto that balcony happened to coincide with particularly dark spiritual ...
I find this whole midlife, midcentury thing to be more interesting than I originally expected when I hit the big 5-0 last fall. What I'm finding is that it's ...
Today's reader question is one I had hoped to address during the CNN interview, but we ran out of time. So I'm happy to address it now. Here's the ...
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 ...
As part of our celebration of the Year of Faith and our commitment to reacquaint ourselves with the Catechism of the Catholic Church, I thought it would be fun ...
Here's how tonight's dinner conversation went:Dennis: Who did Jesus tell,"Upon this rock, I will build my Church?"Olivia: Simon?Mary: Yes. Simon who?Chiara: ...
To kick off the Year of Faith, which begins today and runs through Nov. 24, 2013, I'm talking catechism over at the Huffington Post religion blog today. Here we ...
We're just days away from the start of the Year of Faith, a time of renewal, prayer, and study for Catholics around the world.Pope Benedict XVI has specifically ...
I received an unexpected email yesterday from an Alabama parish telling me the pastor had "placed a large order" for copies of my Complete Idiot's Guide to the ...
Two years ago at this time I was in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Rome. Soon after, I wrote this travel story for the Albany Times Union. It is my ...
Missionaries of Charity in Rome. Copyright Mary DeTurris Poust, Rome 2010.On this feast day for Blessed Mother Teresa, I got to thinking about Mother Teresa ...
We spent this beautiful August day doing a little cleaning at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville. Various youth groups are going to the shrine to ...
My oldest godchild is about to embark on a life-changing journey, moving away from the town he has known his whole life to a new place with none of the safety ...
I love this song by Laura Story. (If you're my Facebook friend, you've probably seen me post it over there at least once in recent months.) I needed to hear it ...
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 ...
We're going on a field trip today. Over to Huffington Post, where you'll find me writing about prayer. Just call me HuffPoust. Why the foray so far afield? ...
"The grace to be a beginner is always the best prayer for an artist. The beginner's humility and openness lead to exploration. Exploration leads to ...
I have Joyce Rupp's book Open the Door: A Journey to the True Self sitting on my desk next to a blank journal, just waiting for me to dive in. It was ...