Dear Friends in Christ, Years ago, my sweet husband and I went on our honeymoon to Prince Edward Island in Canada. People thought it was quite odd since most folks headed to Hawaii, the Caribbean, or Europe. Do you want to know why we went there? I am a big fan of Anne of Green […]

I have come to love Lent. I like a challenge but I need accountability and structure. So the Church in her wisdom gave us this beautiful opportunity to take a look at our souls and sweep away the weaknesses, sins, and habits that enslave us. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Interestingly, the […]

Although I have never been to Lourdes, I feel that the beauty, mystery, and graces of Lourdes came to me and my parish.  A couple of years ago, I was privileged to help out with the high school girl’s group and I met a teenager named, Emma. You just had to look at her face to […]

In 1844 France, there lived a gentle, poor, and uneducated girl named Bernadette Soubirous. The family lived in inhumane conditions because her father had lost his job and had been accused of stealing. Their home was a concrete room in a building that used to be a prison. Bernadette was often ill. She was 14 years […]