When Business Becomes Spiritual Idleness

Busyness. It seems like it affects just about all of us. Whether we work full-time, stay home with children, or juggle work and parenting, it seems there’s never enough time in the day. Laundry, cleaning, preparing meals, caring for children, involvement in...

St. Pádraig, the Shamrock, and the Trinity

Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh!  That’s Happy St. Pádraig’s Day, in Irish. But just who was St. Pádraig really? (Hint: He’s not the patron saint of inebriation, as my friend’s Irish mother used to say in disgust at what his holiday had become in...

When You Don’t Love Valentine’s Day

Who doesn’t love Valentine’s Day? After all, what’s not to love about a day to celebrate life, love, and of course chocolate, right? Mmm . . . sometimes a lot of things. Honestly, Valentine’s Day is a tough day for a lot of people. For those...

Word for the Year 2015: Thrive

Like many people, I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. I’m all about looking ahead and making positive changes in my life, but I’ve never found (personally) that making resolutions for the new year works well. Last year and the year before, I...