Review: Jessamine Chan's THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS
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My review for Jessamine.Chan’s THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS for U.S. Catholic magazine
Read MoreBook Review: The Defiant Middle
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Jane Goodall once said, “It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” Author and writing professor at the University of California, Berkeley Kaya Oakes would agree and has written a new book, The Defiant Middle: How Women Claim Life’s In-Betweens to Remake the World, to tackle this very issue.
Read MoreBook Review: Awakened By Death
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Death has been at the forefront of our thoughts for the past year, no matter how we try to push it away. My review for Christiana N. Peterson’s Awakened By Death for U.S. Catholic.
Read MoreBook Review: Stories of the Saints
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Check out my book review on Carey Wallace’s Stories of the Saints for U.S. Catholic
Read MoreFind God everywhere with writer Brian Doyle
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Absolutely honored to write about my hero and favorite writer, Brian Doyle for U.S. Catholic Magazine! In Doyle I found a kindred spirit. Like me, he found God in the ordinary...well everywhere really. His words breathed life into my faith.
Book Review: Spiritual Conversations with Children
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I can now add reviewer to my resume.
Check out my book review on Spiritual Conversations with Children: Listening to God Together by Lacy Finn Borgo for U.S. Catholic Magazine
Read MoreReal presence is the heart of Catholicism
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I was completely honored to be asked by U.S. Catholic magazine to write the companion essay for their reader survey on being Catholic in the US.
Read how the Eucharist connects us, not only to Christ, but to each other, locally, globally and through the span of history.
Read MoreStruggling with anger? God gives you the tools you need
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As a kid growing up in Southern California, I’d pull out the little, red portable record player from under my bed and play one of my favorite records, Music Machine. This Christian record for kids had catchy songs about the fruits of the Holy Spirit. I can still remember all the words to songs about kindness, patience, and joy, but the song on self-control really struck a chord with me.
Read MorePrayer of Thanks for the Drive Through Car Wash
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Find joy in life’s small moments of wonder.
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If we keep our eyes on Jesus, small acts of service and love, like those lived out by St. Francis Xavier, will reap more rewards than we could ever imagine.