Preaching the Good News St. Francis told his disciples, “Preach the gospel at all times, if necessary use words.” Whenever, I hear a gospel like today’s I am reminded of these instructions from St Francis and usually I am brought up short. I often depend on my words to carry the message of my intentions, [...]

Spaghetti and More When I was growing up, the sixth of seven children, we ate on normal days in the kitchen for our meals. We had two long benches and my parents sat at both ends of the table both to keep us in line and to be able to get up from the table [...]

Here I Am When I was little I always had both a night light on and the door open. Closing my eyes at night seemed like a great vulnerability, especially as a child and teen who believed that God could show up at night. As a young child I would check under the bed and [...]