I Thank God for Those People Who Do Well What I Can’t Do at All
Today I’d like to thank God for those individuals who do well what I can’t (or don’t) do at all. Here are a few of them (in no particular order): (more…)
Is News Bad or Good for Us?
I came across an essay in The Guardian the other day that piqued my interest. The Guardian is a British newspaper that identifies itself with “social liberalism.” The essay was entitled “News Is Bad for You” and it was written by Rolf Dobelli, who is described in Wikipedia as a “Swiss novelist, thinker, entrepreneur, and student of the social sciences.” (more…)
Daffodils and the Incarnation
When we hear the word Incarnation, many of us probably think: That’s the moment Mary conceived Jesus in her womb. This leads us to think of the Incarnation as an event that happened once, over 2,000 years ago, in a country far away from most of us. God became a human being, lived, taught, died, rose, ascended. And that’s that. But perhaps we can gain a greater appreciation of the Incarnation by reflecting on daffodils. (more…)
Sitting in the Bleachers with Cody
Here I am on a Sunday afternoon sitting in the bleachers next to Cody, my grandnephew, a sixth grader. We are watching his fifth grade brother, Drew, play basketball. (more…)
Why I Became a Nun
Pope Francis has declared 2015 the Year of Consecrated Life. Consecrated Life essentially includes individuals who have professed the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. They can be priests, sisters (nuns), or brothers. To mark this year, I will write a few posts on several aspects of consecrated life. I begin today with a rather personal one, one that attempts to answer the question my students often asked me: “Sister, why did you become a nun?” (They sometimes posed this question to distract me from whatever boring subject matter I was teaching!) (more…)
