Jesus criticized the Pharisees and called them hypocrites. They were caught up in their strict observance of the Law, certain that this made them better than everyone else. They looked down their noses (from the height of their “high horses”) on those they considered less pious, less dedicated,...
A dear friend and coworker of my husband died yesterday. Her name is Marcia. If you pronounced her name as you would that of the oldest daughter in the Brady Bunch, let’s go back and get it right. She pronounced it Mar-CEE-a.
She wasn’t Catholic, but she sure was a strong Christian—an inspiration to...
“Broke. Not Broken.” That was the message on a sign—corrugated cardboard with lettering in black marker—held by a panhandler on a street in San Diego. I was heading back to the airport following a conference there in June. The conference was a meeting of the National Conference of Catechetical...
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I attended my 25-year college reunion this past weekend. My husband, a graduate of a different university, was a real trooper and went with me. As I process the experience—and catch up on missed sleep—I see that the essence of who I was then is still at the heart of who I am today.
As a high school...
Do you remember that song? It’s part of my childhood. It’s a sad song when you think about it: “Go tell Aunt Rhody…the old grey goose is dead…. She died in the millpond…standing on her head…. The goslings are crying….”
What brought this song to mind? Well, my...
