Check out these links to read some of my recent writings online:
On Motherhood
The Reluctant Patriot: How Motherhood Made Me Rethink the Fourth of July
Quiet Hours at a Small Table: A Café Junkie Has a Child
“Small Things With Great Love”
Laundry, Treasured Time, and Life
Surrendering to Bud: The Spiritual Lessons of Pregnancy
On Spirituality
Safe With Him: What We Can Learn From Father Mychal Judge
Holden Caulfield’s Moments of Grace
All in the Family: The Saints and Me
On Mary
Strong Role Model or Impossible Standard: Women Share Their Thoughts on Mary (This is the article that led me to write Mary and Me)
Heart to Heart: Mary and Motherhood
I answer questions about Mary for BustedHalo.com’s “Question Box” feature. Here are a few of my recent answers:
Was Mary quiet and submissive or very assertive?
Is it bad to pray to Mary more than Jesus?
How can Mary be the mother of God, if God is eternal?
What do other Christians believe about Mary?
Etc.
Between the Covers: On Loving Books in a Digital Age
Corny and Profound: The Sound of Music at 50
A Catholic, A Mormon, and a Jew Walk Into a Bar: The Gift of Friendship Across Faith Lines
Austen Appeal: Why Young Women Can’t Get Enough of Jane
