Category: People

witness, mentors, influencers

Unbridled Grace triumphs over evil

Fresh out of medical school, Dr. Michael Norman answered a 2-line ad for a part-time job three days a week in a medical clinic to supplement his fledging private chiropractic practice in Carrollton, TX. He managed all the medical clients and paperwork and his two bosses handled the office management and business accounts. After less...

CatholicMom.com: The Librarian

CatholicMom.com: The Librarian

Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me. (Matthew 25:40) The head librarian at Memorial Park Branch Library was the unforgettable Mrs. Conrad Bryson, a stately woman who was my first boss. The slight handicap of her involuntary blinking right eye was a...

Just what I needed

Just what I needed

On the morning of Dec 26, my husband and I returned from morning mass to find a voicemail from the daughter of Phyllis, my closest friend. She had died at midnight at the rehab center where she was recuperating from heart problems. Phyllis and I were allies in raising our children more than 35 years...

Ouch, God! That hurts!

Ouch, God! That hurts!

My 16-year-old granddaughter Mary Grace plays the guitar for the Youth Ministry meetings, Camp Jesus and Sunday prayer meetings of our covenant community. She shared an insight about learning to play the guitar: “When I decided I wanted to learn how to play guitar, with some encouragement I remember my Dad saying he was going...