The challenge of becoming a soul minimalist
Imagine a room. It is empty except for a few necessary things — maybe a chair, a fireplace and a lamp. You can just sit and be quiet, with no…
Imagine a room. It is empty except for a few necessary things — maybe a chair, a fireplace and a lamp. You can just sit and be quiet, with no…
Working as a Catholic communications professional kept me busy. I rarely had the opportunity to sit down and read for pleasure. For years, I had wanted to read “Diary of…
If we seek to conform ourselves to Christ, then we seek to conform ourselves to his cross. In the timeless spiritual classic, “The Imitation of Christ,” whose authorship is commonly…
Maybe you’re a book nerd, or maybe you struggle to finish any book you pick up. Or maybe you fall into either camp but simply feel that you don’t have…
A scribe tests Jesus, asking him, what is the greatest commandment? Jesus responds, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with…
We’ve all heard St. Paul’s famous verse from 1 Corinthians: “Love is patient, love is kind.” He takes care to equate love with patience because they are both virtues and…
About seven years ago, I was invited by a small group of friends to form a book club under what was at the time a brand new organization: the Well-Read…
It can be hard to read with young kids around. Snatches of paragraphs between screams and snack times. Reading e-books from the library one-handed while the baby sleeps in my…
There are many traditions in the Advent and Christmas season that my husband and I have together and that we love sharing with our two young daughters. Some are from…
It was a jarring moment when I realized I didn’t love God. Or, rather, I didn’t love God as I should — simply because of who he is. The epiphany…