Sep 9, 2025 | Culture, Faith, Featured
I awoke to the rhythmic murmurs of my mother praying. Hail Mary, full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Hail Mary,...
Dec 11, 2023 | Culture, Faith, Featured
In the summer of 2023, an unexpected change occurred. My son, who a few years earlier would barely brush his teeth or comb his hair, suddenly discovered himself in the mirror. Almost overnight, he decided that how he looked mattered. He started to try different...
Apr 13, 2023 | Culture, Faith
Twenty-five years ago, we took a train from Madrid to Nice on France’s Côte d’Azur. We, my friend Sarah and I, left our study abroad classmates behind for a holiday trip around Europe. The train was delayed in Marseille, and our basic French didn’t quite help us...
Sep 16, 2022 | Culture, Faith
Growing up in the 80s and 90s in the Midwest, everyone wanted golden tan skin. My friends and I went to tanning beds to get a “base tan” so that we could then slather on baby oil and lay out on the beach during Spring Break and over the summer. With my Filipina...
Aug 26, 2022 | Culture, Faith, Peacemaker
My earliest memories are framed by my mother’s love of two larger-than-life figures, Elvis and Jesus. I remember getting off the school bus in front of our house and hearing Elvis’ voice all the way down the driveway, crooning from the record player inside. Loud...
Apr 27, 2022 | Culture, Faith, Peacemaker, Peacemaker's Book Club
I believe that books come into my life when I am supposed to read them. Some months ago I found myself going down a rabbit hole after listening to a podcast. I researched the guest and her contemporaries jumping from website to Instagram profile to the library app to...
