Sowing a Seed

"Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho! Joshua fought the battle of Jericho! And the walls came tumbling down!"
I can still see the scene in my mind's eye: the cafeteria of St. Mary's School, surreal to me at… Read More

The Family Face

Well, they are leaving today after a month-long visit. The time has come, I suppose, but I will miss them terribly. I've gotten used to having them around, and the place will seem empty without their smiling faces. Besides, they… Read More

Pro-life on the Sidewalk: A Dance in the Rain

"It's really great that you go to the abortion mill to pray. I would go, but I would get too angry. I would go, but it's too early. I would go, but I don't feel well. I have health problems.… Read More

Mid-life Crisis Averted

Not so long ago, I was under the impression that the classic "mid-life crisis" was about vanity. Such a phase, I supposed, was the sphere of the youth-obsessed and the worldly, the self-absorbed and the shallow.
The aging socialite going… Read More

Patrick and the Homeless Woman: A Ride on a Cablecar

After an evening of sightseeing in downtown San Francisco, my husband suggested I take a few of the older children to ride home on a cablecar. Our young tourists were only too happy with this prospect, waving goodbye to Daddy… Read More

The Last Unicorn

Daddy was working late on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, so I pulled our hulking van into a narrow spot outside a local eatery. Agnes (12) and Theresa (11) fell into their usual routines, zipping a jacket here and… Read More

A Promise Delayed

"When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children,… [s]he said to Jacob, 'Give me children, or else I will die'" (Genesis 30:1).
Sometime in the middle of the 1960s, an engaged couple sat making plans for married life. They… Read More

A Promise Kept

Two bright-eyed girls whirled round the dance floor at the Knights of Columbus St. Patrick's Day Party — one a slim and lively eleven year old, the other a dimpled baby.  The baby squealed delightedly with each bounce and bump,… Read More

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