Blessings

Among the few reasons I appreciate Facebook is its "On This Day" feature.

This past Fourth of July weekend, while sitting on the very ground where the American Revolution unfolded in Annapolis, Maryland, I watched Hamilton on a large outdoor screen.

One of my sons in his early twenties declared he wanted to get a flip phone because he recognized the distraction of the “smart device.”

A podcast I heard discussed the transcendence of God – everywhere all at once. I knew, but I didn’t know; and I’m in awe of this phenomenal reality.

I have a friend who committed to a simple but beautiful challenge: capturing one moment every day for an entire year.

Welcome to “Maycember” - a time of year every mother knows to be twice as busy as the Christmas holidays and three times as chaotic.

As the month that celebrates the maternal strength of mothers and the Blessed Virgin Mary blooms, we are reminded that the most profound "yes" a mother can give is not just to the child she carries, but to the cross she may one day have to carry for them.

“If the choice is between justice & mercy, always choose mercy. If you’re going to make a mistake then let it be because you were merciful.”

The stone has been rolled away, and the light of the Resurrection fills the world with a hope that can never be extinguished.

When you sit in a darkened theater, you know the play is the result of months of rehearsal. You see the sets and understand they were built by human hands.

Years ago, I read a story on a "mom blog" that I will always remember because of these words.

“To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek Him the greatest adventure; to find Him, the greatest human achievement.”