I have a wallet card on my desk that states, “I am an important Catholic, in case of accident, call a bishop.” It is a play on the words of wallet cards and medals that say, “I am a Catholic, in case of an emergency, please call a priest.” To this day, many Catholics still…

This past weekend, my cell phone battery died and when I connected it to my charger nothing happened. The next morning, after charging all night, the phone would not come on…when connected to the charger the phone would show a minimally charged battery but the phone would not work. I was a bit stressed out…

Happy Mother’s Day!!! Yes, I realize that this is the last day of May and that traditionally in the United States we celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May. Today, I am talking about two mothers …Saints Mary and Elizabeth. On this day, in the Catholic faith, we celebrate the feast of the…

It’s the time of year when graduation ceremonies are in full swing, from preschool to college and everything in between. In fact, May 24th is the date I graduated from high school (Owensboro Catholic High School…go ACES!!!!), twenty-five years ago. WOW! Where does the time go? It seems like yesterday I was hanging out with…

This past weekend, in Owensboro, KY, thousands of people trekked to the riverfront to take part in the annual International Bar-B-Q Festival. There are many tents set up and people are selling their wares, from decorative light switch plates to wind chimes made from glass bottles and everything in between. The main attraction, however, can…

Today, April 25, marks the day in 1982 that I made my first communion.   I received Jesus in the sacrament of the Eucharist for the very first time. It was a wonderful Sunday afternoon, my attire consisted of a white dress, veil, stockings, and black patent leather shoes. To top it all off, my mom…

If you have ever experienced heartburn, one of the first things you probably did was grab an antacid to help ease the uncomfortable symptoms. Perhaps the indigestion was so severe or chronic that the assistance of a physician was necessary to provide relief. Whatever the case, that type of heartburn is not what I want…

We started this Holy Week off by singing Hosanna’s and waving palm branches in jubilation, we will end it with shouts of “Crucify Him, Crucify Him!” All of this is the plan for our salvation. As we hear in the well-known scripture verse of John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave…

Early in my formation as an Ursuline Sister, I was a Catechist at St. Stephen Cathedral and prepared the second-grade glass to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist for the first time. On the day of First Communion I was invited to attend a luncheon with the family of one of the First Communicants…

Several people have questioned my recent hiatus in blogging. I was touched to know that people missed reading my posts. It has been an unusual schedule these last few weeks: funerals for two of our sisters and our beloved Bishop John McRaith, preparing financial documents for the coming year, and working a retreat at Brescia…