So much stuff! Making room for God

“What I really want, Lord, is to be your faithful disciple, but we all need our creature comforts. Am I right, or am I right?”

My latest at Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly.


Just keep writing.

"The virtue and and value of quitting (sometimes)"

 It's about time Jesus got some credit for being a quitter.

 My latest at Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly.

Just keep writing.

It's a shame we're losing our (healthy) sense of shame

My latest at Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly with a sidebar titled: Shame and 'Little Catholic Girl Guilt'. (Bless them all, of all ages!)

Is it a sin to gossip if you're telling the truth?

My latest at Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly.

Is it a sin to gossip if the story’s true? That’s not breaking the Eighth Commandment, is it? The one that forbids bearing false witness against your neighbor?
False witness, bad. OK. But true story … well. Hmm. This seems to have some possibilities.
Perhaps the snag is the word “gossip.” So let’s say “share.” Is it a sin to share if the story is true? Not to sound all “piousy” here, but as Catholics aren’t we called to share the truth?
Wait! Could this mean gossiping … uh … sharing the truth is the right thing to do? Dare we even call it holy!...

More here.

Just keep writing. (Use fictional people with fictional scandals. In other words, write your novel.)

7 Ways to Recharge Your Spiritual Batteries

My latest for Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly.

Tips on dealing with the "spiritual blahs."