This is one crazy Lent
This is the worst lent ever. Or is it? My family took an extended trip to Europe several years ago. As we planned for our month-long...
Fall in love for Lent this year
“I just want you to fall in love again.” This quote is from a print that I gave away as part of a Lenten package on Instagram, and I...
Lent is coming! Are you ready?
What are you doing for Lent? Is it going to help you get ready for Easter? In my travels to the Holy Land, I realized in a new way that...
How do we become an Easter people?
At the beginning of Lent, I asked you what your Lenten practices were preparing you for. We have made it through the Last Supper, Jesus’...
We wait in joyful anticipation...
When I was a child, one of the best parts of Christmas was going to sleep on Christmas Eve. The anticipation of Santa’s arrival was...
Good Friday - Who's running the show?
[As we read the story of Good Friday in John 18:1-19-42], let me remind you that everything today seems to be backwards. Look for these...
Come to the garden with me
Every year [on Holy Thursday], my family and I enter [adoration] and pray for a while after the main service has ended. Sitting with...
Is Lent over? Can I drink my coffee again?
Holy Thursday has long been a day of debate in our family. Officially, Lent is over, and we move into what is called the Triduum. At...
Get your copy now!
Holy Week has begun, and if you haven’t gotten it yet, download your copy of my Stations of the Cross reflections here. This is an...
Holy Week begins on Sunday. Are you ready?
On a normal Sunday, my family and I arrive a few minutes (or sometimes a few seconds) early for Mass. As we sit in our seats, each one of...
