Faith

After a disquieting Sunday afternoon pacing in front of the radar on TV, listening to tornado sirens in our basementless home, my husband and I  ultimately discerned the moment was now to put the [...]

The soft-spoken nature of Pope Francis amplifies the impact of the words he does speak.  He points out that “lukewarm Catholics” build their own church around common sense, resulting in them [...]

The coverage of Mother Angelica’s 90th birthday put words to why she is so beloved:  she’s a self-professed dodo.  The now extinct, flightless bird parallels God’s taste in apostles.  Rather than [...]

CNN’s Pierce Morgan attempted to entangle Senator Rick Santorum into pledging  alliance  to the potentially new Church Doctrine under Pope Francis that condom use would be licit to prevent the [...]

My recent ninth annual Ignatian silent retreat climbed to the top of my best retreat list. What makes for an outstanding retreat? First, a fruitful retreat leaves me feeling like I’ve had a deep [...]

People who come to therapy or who invest significant time and energy into their physical, emotional, and spiritual growth regularly encounter “change back moves”.  While many people  profess to [...]

Seeing God’s plans unfold as our 85-year-old Pope Emeritus passes the reins of the papacy to his successor electrifies me as a Catholic.  The humble act displays the beauty of our faith with all [...]

“Coaching” has become a standard Weber household vernacular as I’ve taken the plunge into Catholic coaching the last several years.  Sharing  my own coaching experiences is raising the  antennae [...]

My five-year-old son Benjamin’s comment that no one wrapped the swimming towel around him  like mommy melted my heart.   His perception that I tenderly nurtured, despite how inept and clumsy I [...]

Mrs. Lana attests that God always provides.  Since we are short on family support to watch our kids for short time periods and during the day,  Mrs. Lana fills the role of the Weber private [...]