In another example of a so-called first world problem Christmas has apparently become a source of stress ldquo Are you already OVERWHELMED by the holidays rdquo asks my credit union rsquo s website while marketing a low-interest loan that would probably only add to my stress level in the New Ye

"If life is about loss, it is also about its opposite: discovery." A reflection from Valerie Schultz

A marriage is a reflection of what two spouses believe in and create together.

Lord send out your spirit And renew the face of the earth rdquo - Psalm 104In the late 1990s as a lead-up to the new millennium my parish took part in a program called ldquo Renew 2000 quot in which the faithful who wanted to participate were assigned to small faith-sharing groups Each

My mother now lives in a place called The Village. It has been said that it takes a village to raise a child, but perhaps a village can be helpful at any age. It certainly seems our family requires the help of this village to care for our mother. She lives in the part of The Village labeled “a

nbsp For Christmas my sister gave me the newest book from one of my favorite authors Help Thanks Wow by Anne Lamott My favorite authors tend to be those who write things that I wish I rsquo d written and Anne Lamott rsquo s many essays on motherhood and faith and struggle are definitely some

nbsp The story of Hannah in the first book of Samuel always tears my heart a little when I hear it Hannah is childless is almost past hoping for a child Yet she persists in praying for a baby Her prayer is answered and she becomes pregnant She promises to repay God for the favor The price

We have long lived in an area of the mountains where we often lose our power during winter storms The wind howls the snow slices the air sideways and our electricity goes out The first power outage of the season usually catches us off-guard After that we know to have flashlights and candles ha

If marriage is a source of sacramental grace, why are we as a church so uncomfortable about sex?

By now most of us Catholics have tripped over one part or another of the most recent English translation of the Mass Even though most parishes provide helpful handouts in the pews highlighting the changes Catholics who have been responding by rote for decades can be caught off-guard For some of u