Claire's post23 hours ago4 minAbortion: Sophie's ChoiceAbortion is the loudest, most contentious topic in American politics and culture today. For the American Catholic Church, abortion has...
claireandthomasMay 44 minWho Are We Post-Pandemic?Last week the CDC announced that the U.S. is out of the pandemic stage of the coronavirus. We are beginning to stick our heads outside of...
Claire's postApr 194 minDon't Believe in the Resurrection?The poet Rumi suggests that we live with a deep secret that sometimes we know…then not…and then know again. The resurrection of Jesus...
Claire's postApr 54 minI Can't Get No SatisfactionThe older I get, the more violence disturbs me. Every weeknight, I take my psychic temperature to see if I can tolerate watching the...
Claire's postMar 224 minSo You Think This Has Nothing To Do With YouCivil Administration Building, Vatican City For many Catholics, when we think of the Vatican, we imagine St. Peter’s Basilica with its...
Claire's postMar 93 minThe Ukraine War and Original SinFive minutes ago, the global crisis was the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Covid has taken a backseat to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The...
Claire's postFeb 233 minPope Francis, Marshall McLuhan, and John Lewis walk into a bar...The universal Catholic Church is currently engaged in a massive world-wide undertaking. Pope Francis has called for a synod, which is a...
Claire's postJan 243 minThe Pets Versus Children ControversyIn his Wednesday general audience a few weeks ago, Pope Francis talked about declining fertility rates, especially in developing...
Claire's postJan 122 minWhat's It Going To Take To Change The Church?I have never been attracted to saying the rosary. That said, I love rosary beads. There are five sets in my nightstand that I have...
Claire's postDec 29, 20212 minHope: A Beginner's ManualA week before Christmas, I got an email from UCLA Health with tips for staying mentally healthy during the holidays. The tips included...
Claire's postDec 15, 20213 minSearching for the Real Mary of Nazareth “The fact that Miriam of Nazareth has been depicted in so many diverse ways, from the humble handmaid to the powerful Queen of Heaven,...
Claire's postDec 1, 20213 minCaught Being GoodOur parish grammar school had a long-time first grade teacher who developed a method of classroom management that bordered on genius. ...
Claire's postNov 17, 20213 minA Revelation, a Conversation and a LocationTo pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. Mary Oliver When I was 13 years old, I got my first pair of glasses. I remember...
Claire's postNov 3, 20213 minHelp! My Child is Going to Hell!I’ve had the pleasure of co-leading two retreats recently: one for women and the other for men. When I introduced myself, I mentioned...
Claire's postOct 20, 20214 min5 Lessons I've Learned About Being A CatholicEmerson said that life is a succession of lessons that must be lived in order to be understood. Religion is the same way. Here are 5...
Claire's postOct 6, 20213 minWhy Marriage Still Makes SenseMy husband and I got engaged over the phone when we were living on opposite coasts. When we finally said good night and I was sitting...
Claire's postSep 22, 20213 min3 Things I Treasure About Being Catholic Today I want to highlight three practical aspects of Catholicism that mean the world to me. Retreat Houses Dotted across this country and...
Claire's postSep 8, 20212 minBarbie has Something to SayWhen my daughters were little, we stayed away from Barbie dolls. They were too sexualized for my taste. The girls grew up with lots of...
Claire's postAug 25, 20213 minWhere Did Jesus Go?Not long ago, I spent a weekend with my son and daughter-in-law in Concord, Massachusetts. We visited Walden Pond, a national historical...
Claire's postAug 11, 20213 minThe Morning After DeathThe Bustle in a House The bustle in a house The morning after death Is solemnest of industries Enacted upon earth – The sweeping up the...