Today we celebrate the feast of all the saints. All of them. Who knows how many there are. There are those whose name was never renowned. Who will never have a shrine. Who lived a quiet life of ordinary holiness. In any case, today is a reminder that we are never alone. We are guided…

I’ve started and stopped this segment so many times. I’m not sure if it’s meant to stick or not but I thought I’d give it another go since writing about things I’m excited about helps me feel more excited about them, and life in general. And–on a slightly less self-centered note–I like sharing things I’m…

I had to look up ‘mopey’ to make sure it was a word. It is. Hooray! I’ve been reading a fair amount of Flannery O’Connor recently. This is very lucky for me as–though her subtle yet incredibly profound commentary on life, faith, and humanity’s fallen nature is often lost on me–I have come to have…

It’s been a long month. To me the difficulties we experience aren’t as hard as holding onto hope that the difficult situation won’t last forever. You don’t realize how essential hope is until you can’t find it. What if things really don’t get better? What if I need to be okay with everything that is…

I’m not exactly sure how the term came about, but I remember we were talking about the difficulties we were experiencing (some self-imposed, some out of our control) and how much we were desperately looking forward to Easter. My friend Grace and I were on one of our many coffee runs to escape from the…

I wish I had some profound truth about life to share with you right now. Something that was incredibly wise and relatable that would help you make sense of whatever experience you’re having that is hard or confusing or frustrating or all of the above. I don’t, is the thing. I am currently immersed in…

You know how you can picture something in your mind, like a daydream about a person, job, or just the future in general? And you know how great it seems, and how convincing it can be—the idea that when/if you have that thing/experience/person . . . everything will be great? I think we all do…

“New year, new you.” Wouldn’t that be nice? The idea of a blank page is definitely enticing. Over the years I’ve become more wary of the New Year’s Resolutions concept. It seems that, more often than not, these lofty goals we set for ourselves in light of the new year fall flat by mid-February –…