From the moment our children are born, we are called to endure stages of letting them go: from the moment they take their first step, to riding a bike, to going to school, to making friends, to struggling with making their own choices, to going off to college, to discerning a religious vocation or getting married and having children of their own.
Category: Columns
‘Back to school’ in our Catholic Social Teaching
In a “back to school” spirit, I would like to invite all of you to go back to school this academic year to learn more about and integrate into your life even further a very important part of our Catholic faith, our Catholic Social Teaching.
Don’t leave home without it!
Dear Readers, Have you ever left home without your cell phone?
Cooperation versus control: Surrender to God in the Eucharist
Despite my careful planning, I was still in control of . . . very little.
To go or not to go: That is the question
Do you have any dates circled on your August calendar? Maybe the day you leave on vacation? Or the date of your root canal? Perhaps you have August 3rd circled to mark National Clean Your Floors Day or the 14th for National Tattoo Removal Day? The big red circle on my August calendar is the date of my 50th high school reunion.
‘Drinkable sandwiches’: Learning to let go of imperfections
Grabbing a quick lunch and then heading out to go hiking or kayaking is not an uncommon occurrence in our household, especially in the final precious days of golden summer.
‘Perfect!’
Dear Readers,
There I was in my favorite diner telling the waitress I wanted a tuna salad sandwich on gluten-free toast.
Bead by bead, ‘grace upon grace’
For different reasons, I treasure each Rosary, but each represents for me a different stage of growing in my faith.
The loveliness of lilacs
Dear Readers,
Do you have a favorite flower? Mine is the lilac, and judging by the size of the crowd at the UW Arboretum today, a lot of people are partial to this lacey, delicate, fragrant, pale purple blossom.
Good fathers leave eternal marks of love
Mrs. Sonora Louise Smart Dodd is generally credited with organizing the first modern Father’s Day. It was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Wash.