Every year I run this post because so many people want my mother's Irish Soda Bread recipe. Here it is again, in time for tomorrow's breakfast in honor of St. ...
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Dennis spotted this early review of one of my new books, Cravings: A Catholic Wrestles with Food, Self-Image, and God, coming from Ave Maria Press on December ...
Photo by Marcus Yam/New York TimesFrom today's "City Room" over at the New York Times online comes a story/obit that will make you stand back in awe of those ...
Last week, for the second time in a month, I decided to deactivate my Facebook account. I've taken brief sabbaticals from social media before, but closing my ...
"Do one thing every day that scares you." -- Eleanor RooseveltThis moth makes me think of that quote from Eleanor Roosevelt. Imagine how fearless this little ...
Twelve years ago (actually the real anniversary happened at 2:57 a.m. today), I was waiting -- not so patiently -- for my second born to arrive. She was a ...
So yesterday my original plan was to head to a Buddhist monastery (Don't worry, I'm not switching teams) for a Day of Mindfulness. I wanted to see how it's done ...
I came across this passage in The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving-Kindness by Pema Chodron and just had to share a little Buddhist philosophy to ...
I love this song by Jason Gray. I happened to hear it on K-LOVE one day, and a line jumped out and grabbed me: "If I'm your beloved, can you help me believe ...
I can always tell when 6-year-old Chiara has had enough, or too much. She hangs onto my waist, cries at the drop of a hat, and, in the ultimate role-reversal, ...
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity here. One book manuscript was edited, and a second book manuscript completed. I'm getting ready to head ...
Originally I wasn't going to include the controversial cover of Time magazine because it doesn't deserve any more press than it's already received, but, if you ...
You can always tell when I'm nearing the end of a book project. All the signs of a small bookcase explosion. Actually, this is what it looks like in my office ...
Father forgive them, they know not what they do... We see Jesus on the cross today and hear him forgiving his persecutors, forgiving us. It is a powerful scene, ...
My post from OSV Daily Take today:By Mary DeTurris PoustI was planning to write a review of Amy Welborn's new book Wish You Were Here: Travels through Loss and ...
It's Christmas Eve. The waiting is almost over, but not quite yet. Although the busyness of the holiday will probably push you from every direction today, try ...
It's Christmas Eve. The waiting is almost over, something
My post from OSV Daily Take today:Happy Feast of St. Nicholas! This day has become a favorite at our house, ever since I began the tradition years ago of ...
We're going on a field trip again today, over to the Huffington Post. Do you have your slip permission slip? I'm helping people adapt to the new language of the ...