I am blessed to have four fantastic children. Like most parents, I can't brag enough about my sons' and daughters' ( two of each) accomplishments. So, for the record, all my children are special...

My fifteen-year-old son is getting confirmed this year, which has raised many questions. I had delayed putting him in confirmation class. He seemed pretty unaware of religion and confused about...

For over a month now I have thought daily of my friend who committed suicide in late June. She wasn’t really my friend in the best buds sort of way, we didn’t run in the same circles, and she was a...

For about a month now, I have been staring at a page on my computer on which I had written “The Power of Prayer” at the top. I kept meaning to come back to it and write something under the heading...

Some Sundays, I sit in my pew and watch all the other parishioners. I tend to sit pretty close to the front, given my failing hearing and so I can study folks as they return to their pews from...