Although her constitution was very frail, her spirit was endowed with such singular strength that knowing the will of God in her regard she ...

  Six weeks from today is the Nativity of Our Lord. In my family, we alternate Thanksgiving and Christmas between various sides of th...

"Lord, if your people still need me, I am ready for the task; your will be done." St Martin of Tours Image sou...

Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife. Pope Saint Leo ...

A mug of tomato soup, hummus and pita, and a deviled egg.

  Top left: herb stem pesto salmon artichoke pizza My family loves pesto, but in our small town, pine nuts are hard to come by an...

If you are anything like me, you are enjoying the last few weeks of Saturday morning farmers' markets as summer slips into fall. Her...

I'm slowly becoming resigned to the fact that I'm probably never going to be the mom who has the perfect dessert for every big ...

Artichoke and kale; crab and corn; farm eggs and braised scallions With the warm summer weather, our weekly Friday night piz...

I just got home from parish school registration for my older son. I wasn't initially motivated to go- all finances from tuition to m...