My Writings

Check out these links to read some of my recent writings online:

On Mary

Strong Role Model or Impossible Standard: Women Share Their Thoughts on Mary (This is the article that led me to write  Mary and Me)

The Mary in my Hallway

Mary and “Mo”

I answer questions about Mary for BustedHalo.com’s “Question Box”  feature.  Here are a few of my recent answers:

What is the miraculous medal?

How can Mary be the mother of God, if God is eternal?

Did Mary have labor pains?

What do other Christians believe about Mary?

On Motherhood

The Reluctant Patriot: How Motherhood Made Me Rethink the Fourth of July

“Small Things With Great Love”

Holding Lukey

Laundry, Treasured Time, and Life

Surrendering to Bud: The Spiritual Lessons of Pregnancy

On Catholic Spirituality

The Ritual I’ll Never Outgrow

All in the Family: The Saints and Me

Etc.

Corny and Profound: The Sound of Music at 50

A Catholic, A Mormon, and a Jew Walk Into a Bar: The Gift of Friendship Across Faith Lines

Austen Appeal: Why Young Women Can’t Get Enough of Jane