My life has been anchored by moments that reach beyond this world -- a grandfather's parade, a baby's brief life, and a song 8 years in the making.

I have written much about the death of my baby, but less about mothering my living children. As my youngest living child turns eighteen and moves out of the house, I pause & reflect on the beautiful and brutal gift of mothering my first five children and my immense gratitude at being chosen for their hearts. After 28 years, my motherhood is in transition. Many metaphors exist for this change. It’s not an empty nest -- I am a bird launcher. I am a lighthouse instead of an anc

Servant of God Michelle Duppong lived extraordinary joy, hope, and love, but she was also just an ordinary woman. A sister, daughter, friend. What can we learn from her life about how to live our one wild, beautiful life as fully alive as possible -- and to become a saint? I first learned of Michelle Duppong three years ago when the cause for her canonization was opened on November 1, 2022. My daughter Maggie was a FOCUS missionary at the time and was thrilled to share that

How a year of sobriety is helping me to let myself be loved!

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...