Some of the greatest work of my life is connecting heart to heart with my Sisters in Christ. Mary and Elizabeth were the first to live...

The mystery of the cross is that your suffering is not the end of the story. Hold on to hope, no matter the place you find yourself right...

I hadn't planned to conclude the Goodbye Series on Valentine's Day, yet it feels appropriate -- a candid portrayal of the disorientation...

“Being shattered, being awakened … only with these is life made capable of Advent.” - Fr. Alfred Delp     Grief will come for all of us....

"The Truth shall set you free." (John 8:31) The journey into our own hearts is the bravest journey we will ever take, but it is...

I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. (Psalm 77:11-12) I heard the owl again the other...

I loved that our growth as a couple and our growth as a family kept pace with the Wedding Tree.  Until it didn’t.  

Months have passed as words have brewed and stirred in my heart but haven't seemed to make their way to my fingers or the page. Many...

My sweet Nathan graduated from high school today and heads off to the Air Force Academy later this month. I love this kid and am so proud...

After singing with him for 24 years, my conductor and friend, Dr. Erik Reid Jones, is stepping down as the artistic director of the...

On Divine Mercy Sunday, I offer this reflection on learning to let yourself be loved in the painful, unexpected circumstances of life. To...

“And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and...

"When we are before the Blessed Sacrament ... let us shut our eyes and open our hearts; and the good God will open his. We will go to...

Join me in a Lenten meditation on the 8th Station on the Way of the Cross. The invitation to bring our sorrow to Jesus is for every...

Lent invites us to rend our heart and return to the Lord. What if our hearts feel like they are already ripped open? Some encouragement...

I have to let go of what I thought my life would look like to receive the grace of how my life actually is. I have to let Him fill me in...

Sometimes as mothers, in all the doings, we forget that someday it will actually be done. "There is a time for everything, and a season...

My oldest daughter, Maggie, married Zach Ness at St. Theresa Catholic Church on June 25, 2022. It was my honor to share these words at...

When I sought Mary, she came flooding into my life and mothered me where I was most in need of comfort and care. I didn’t always know...

Love is never lost. It is only held in the crossbeam of salvation, held in the space between the nails and eternity, waiting to be...

One of the hardest things about being a thinker, speaker, and writer on grief is that I am in (and will always be in) grief. I may have...

I call heaven and earth to testify against you today! I've set life and death before you today: both blessings and curses. Choose life,...

This post originally appeared on the Heartbreak to Strength blog by Jodi Rosser. Our family has a long-standing tradition of singing the...

A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loud lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be consoled, since they were...