“I feel that abortion is often the moral, ethical choice. There are many situations where an abortion is an unselfish, loving, motherly act that prevents the child from a short or long life of pain and suffering, abuse, and even rejection, fear, etc.” This was a comment I received on Facebook during an intense debate [...]
I hate the word balance—at least the way our modern culture defines it. For most of my adult life, all I’ve heard (or read) is about how to balance work and family life or finding balance when life seems to get out of control. It’s as if balance is this magical word that creates a [...]
As I exited the school building where I lost my cherished career as a school counselor, my heart was overcome with sorrow. I fulfilled several years’ worth of sacrifice and toil in college classrooms or on site at varying schools for my required number of counseling hours. I sacrificed time with friends and family in [...]
Pope Francis has become one of the most misunderstood pontiffs in modern history. One of those ways he has been misquoted and misinterpreted is his perspective on the environment and ecology. Some have chastised him for being too left-leaning on such issues, claiming that he views vegetation and animal life as superior to human life. [...]
Over fifty people died in Orlando, and my heart is breaking all over again, just as it does every time I discover a new tragedy that leaves a gaping wound somewhere in the world. Of course, this has already become a topic of polarization, but what I love about being Catholic is that we often [...]
