The Most Important Job in the World

The Most Important Job in the World

Twenty-seven years ago, I was a young wife and mother, struggling in my vocation. I loved my husband, my two-year-old daughter, and my six-month-old son, but the mundane and repetitive tasks of daily life, and the powerful messages of the women’s movement, made my...

Saying ‘Yes’ to God’s Call for Growth

Earlier this year, I turned on our local Catholic radio station, WDEO, just in time to catch an interview between Al Kresta and Johnnette Benkovic. Johnette is the founder of Women of Grace and the Benedicta Leadership Institute for Women. They were speaking about an...

Evangelization: Let God Lead the Way

I have been particularly struck over the last two to three years about one expression of God’s work on our behalf for the New Evangelization and, in particular, for the Year of Mercy. As our parish works on becoming a community of believers who both pray and reach out...