O Mary, bright dawn of the new world,
Mother of the living,
to you do we entrust the cause of life.
Look down, O Mother,
upon the vast numbers of babies not ...
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When we returned from a weeklong family trip to Rome, several friends asked me to name the one monumental moment from the trip, the standout thing that made the ...
My reflection today in the January issue of Give Us This Day:
If you’ve ever had a serious fight with your spouse or parent or child, you know the pain of a ...
I saw on Facebook two days ago that it was the tenth anniversary of the death of one very special parishioner of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Delmar, N.Y.. ...
A former editor, current friend, and perpetually great writer posted an essay -- What Fresh Hell Is This? -- about the advice he'd give to his 22-year-old self ...
I love to read about how other people have transformed their lives into something more manageable, less stressful, more satisfying. What steps did they take? ...
Time for a little honesty. I woke up this morning feeling beyond down in the dumps. Actually I've been waking up that way a lot lately, save for a few days on ...
This is one of those songs. Every time I get in the car, it seems to come on. Hadn't ever heard it up until a few days ago but fell in love with it the first ...
This has been a crazy busy week, but a good week. After months of preparation, weeks of handwringing and many sleepless nights of worry, Noah's Eagle Scout ...
I am always amazed by the shifting sands of life. We can be moving along, fairly content, assuming we're on an even course, when out of nowhere something we ...
This is "25 Random Things," a Facebook meme that was circling around back when I first joined Facebook. It was kind of fun to do, so I thought I'd share it ...
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. ...
I hit the half-century mark today. I have to admit, this birthday feels different but not for the usual reasons. Dennis wanted to get me a fabulous "milestone" ...
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 ...
More than three weeks. That's how long it's been since I've shown my face around these parts. If any of you are still left out there, still coming back to see ...
My latest Life Lines column in the current issue of Catholic New York:
It amazes me sometimes how a casual comment, a familiar smell or the sound of a name we ...
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 ...
So I've been rather scarce around these parts lately. Sorry about that. Typically that means one of two things: Too much work or too much kid-related stuff. In ...
When this little hen walked over to my car and stared up into my open driver's side window, I thought I was finally going to uncover one of the biggest secrets ...
As a complement to my new Foodie Friday weekly post, I've decided to add in Manic Monday, sort of like bookends for the weekend. What's Manic Monday? It's a ...