Our parish grammar school had a long-time first grade teacher who developed a method of classroom management that bordered on genius. ...

To 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...

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...

Emerson 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...

My 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...

The Bustle in a House The bustle in a house The morning after death Is solemnest of industries Enacted upon earth – The sweeping up the...

When I was a young girl there was an old upright piano in our garage. Only the top third of the keys worked, but I took to that piano...

We humans are so predictable. No matter a person’s beliefs about the existence of God, we can’t help ourselves. We have a need to...

Personality and Faith, and the Mind-Body-Spirit Movement In last week’s blog I shared parts of a Zoom conversation I had with my four...

Three of my four children no longer identify as Catholic. Recently, I arranged a family Zoom with all four of them to try and find out...

May is Mary’s Month. Anne Pautler talks about her image of Mary. It happened again, just three weeks ago. Our group was talking about...

Pews are a form of public privacy, intimate space widely shared. One morning it occurred to me that we “needed” a bench in our spare...

James Michael Nagle, Ph.D.