A Mom and More

I am. You are. We are guilty. The homily this morning struck me as a reminder to act, to help and to share. Sinning, simply put by Fr. JBoy (as captured by Fr. Keenan, SJ) is one’s “failure to bother to love.” It isn’t just about committing idolatry, murder, adultery, and other grave sins (we’ve [...]

We will soon have a new baby in the family and I have been thinking for days about what I would name it. I am so thrilled to use my motherly caring and nurturing skills once more. I have been preparing and waiting for its birth for months. I am (over) ripe to be a [...]

I do not recall liking dinosaurs when I was a kid. I knew from science lessons that dinosaur (dino) fossils have been excavated and preserved in museums; that these fossils proved that dinosaurs existed long before man — either contradicting the book of Genesis (which taught us that the world, living creatures and man were [...]

Just yesterday, I talked about different connotations and images which came to my mind when I listened to the gospel about Jesus, The Good Shepherd, laying His life for the sake of His sheep. What a coincidence that tonight another image of a good shepherd flashes in front of me, but this time, in a [...]

Today’s scripture reading and homily about Jesus as The Good Shepherd brought to my mind various images of what a “good shepherd” meant during various times of my life: 1. My first school – St. Domitilla’s School, now St. Bridget’s School, where I studied from Kindergarten through Grade 6. The school was a short 5-minute [...]