As an overthinker, too often I can lay awake while my mind runs races around the course of the same worrying thoughts.

It has been almost 15 months since I came to take care of Terry. I never imagined I would be here this

At a certain point in my life, I had an experience that defined the course of my life. I had a series

In 1990, it was rather risqué for anyone to meet someone from an ad in the newspaper or online. Of course, at

My dad was about to turn 79 years old. A couple of years before when my mom turned 80, the whole family

I recently read an article, Exorcist Chat #206: Am I a Spiritual Sensitive? (catholicexorcism.org), describing what a “spiritual sensitive” is. To another,

I had just moved out of state and was trying to figure out a new daily routine having just added a new

This past weekend, I helped with a retreat called Holy Spirit 101. It is based on the book by the same title

During the COVID lock-down, I had signed up with a company that sold drop-ship websites. For the bargain price of $5000.00 they

A year or two passed and it happened again. Once again, my husband and I were shopping together. Once again, a rainstorm

Since my husband worked at home, I usually went to the grocery store by myself. However, since my husband was self-employed, he

In our training at Encounter Ministries, we are taught that in the study of psychology, each person’s identity comes from their father.

The old country house had been abandoned for 12 years. The elderly man who had owned it left when his wife of

I’ve been watching—again—the recent hit series, The Chosen. I particularly enjoy how the writers/producers of the series have created stories around the

With the reversal of Roe v. Wade, I thought I would tell this story of a woman in an unknown country who

The other day, a friend told me that he had been to his first Latin Mass at Mater Dei in Dallas, Texas.

This past week was the sixth anniversary of my Confirmation. Catholics in this country are usually Confirmed as a teenager, but somehow,

How many times do bad things happen and we wonder where was God and why did He let this happen to me?

I was recently reminded about a time, many years ago, when the Lord led me on a fast. I was part of

For those of us who call ourselves Catholic, today is Ash Wednesday—a fast day. Why? Today begins the season of Lent. Lent

1 Peter 5:8:  “Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” James

It’s going on a year since I’ve posted a blog. And quite a year it has been. Driving on the expressway, leaving

Philomena, Sasha and Pia Young people these days are quick to do everything with their phone, especially taking pictures. They take pictures

I had spent the first week with Mary and Judith, the two Marian Catechists who introduced me to Cardinal Burke, and Fr.’s

I drove into La Crosse, WI to the Shrine of Guadalupe and what a beautiful shrine it is! Although beautiful is too

My health issues made moving quite a challenge. Fatigue limited what I was able to do, yet I was the only one

I had been praying for a healing miracle for quite some time. Ask, seek, knock. Isn’t that what the scripture says. So

My life was so terrible for so long that, many times, I wished for death, longed for death. Over the years, I

Driving down the highway on a road-trip, my girlfriend and I got into a conversation about yoga. The subject can be somewhat

I turned into the upper middle-class neighborhood. Nice two-story houses with pristine lawns lined the clean streets. All very pleasant and respectable.