by Claire Dwyer | Oct 31, 2019 | Catholic Church, Mercy, Saints
It was the year 1450, and it the first Holy Year declared in the Church. Lay and religious pilgrims joyfully converged upon Rome – including a band of Augustinian nuns from Cascia, in the region of Umbria in central Italy known for its saints, as the birthplace of...
by Claire Dwyer | Oct 13, 2019 | Discernment, Everyday Holiness, parenthood, Saints, The Sacred Everyday
We pulled into the school parking lot and swung open our van doors to let in the kids pile in, fresh from school and ready for snacks, sports practices, and all the activities of each evening. My friend smiled as they scurried around us, backpacks and water bottles...