On March 27 in Rome, Pope Francis addressed God and said, “It is not the time of your judgment, but of our judgment; a time to choose what matters and what passes away, a time to separate what is necessary from what is not.” Pope Francis wants us to use this pandemic as an opportunity. […]

“I’m a perfectionist,” I’d tell myself and then promptly follow it with other reasons why things just had to be a certain way. It was a preferred way to live and keep certain parts of life “just so.” Eventually, as I got older I found ways to use my organizing and planning skills where they […]

Alleluia! It continues to be the season of Easter in our church, in our faith. It is a different Easter Season for me this year. I find myself wondering if we are indeed in the Easter Season. The last time I was able to attend Mass, it was Lent. The last time I was able […]

I was sitting in my apartment when my phone rang.  I looked down and my heart started to flutter when I saw Ryan’s name flash across the screen. We were in the very early stages of dating and it was common for us to go several days without speaking to one another. His phone call […]

About a year ago, I received the honor of becoming the associate editor of The Central Minnesota Catholic magazine. Mainly, that means I get to help plan what goes into each issue and work collaboratively with my editor, Joe Towalski, in managing the day-to-day operations of our print publication. Just before Easter when the executive […]

2020 and the pandemic that ensued due to Covid 19, better known as “the coronavirus,” will be a touch point for millions of people around the world. The whole episode of sheltering-in-place, mask wearing and economic fallout will lead to many conversations.  Everyone will have a tale to tell. Well, I have a tale too […]

Gabriella Regina, our precious, sweet baby girl, was born Wednesday, April 22, at 5:57a.m.! We have spent the past nine months eagerly anticipating her arrival, praying for her, dreaming of what she would be like and what God might have planned for her life. We knew God must have big plans for this girl when […]

Now what? It’s Easter Monday. Mondays are generally hard to get started on but I’m feeling especially challenged today. Why? Because Jesus died and rose from the dead and I don’t know what – or how – to get this week properly started. Everything I can think of to do is just so minor. So […]

The past two weeks have had me in more directions emotionally than I had expected. They all came in a rush with more highs and lows than I could have foreseen. Truthfully, most of them were not at all related to our circumstances and the state of our world in pandemic. Some of them were […]

Yes… I am quite aware that it is late-March and I just determined my word of the year!   In case you are not familiar with picking a word of the year, a neat way to start the new year (or to start your April) is to pray about a word that God wants to […]