I’ve had a lot of good conversations in my life.  And this conversation with Leticia O. Adams?  It ranks right up there at the top.  In today’s episode, Leticia and I sit down together and discuss such timely (yet seemingly eternal) topics as poverty, privilege, and racism. […]

Are you asking yourself, “What in the world is the feminine genius, anyway?”  Then, to paraphrase today’s guest, “Sister, this episode is for you!”  No, for real.  You may think today’s episode is going to go way into Catholic woo-woo territory and, well, you’d be […]

Here we are, friends!  We are back in the season of Lent that it feels like we never really left from last year.  I mean, it’s hard to believe that all of this pandemic stuff started 11 months ago, just shortly after Ash Wednesday.  Nevertheless, […]

Hey there, blog readers! Turns out, I haven’t actually forgotten how to type or spell or write.  My digits still work, thank goodness, but writing has been super difficult for me lately.  My concentration game is down.  And, well, let’s just put this out in […]

How do you give thanks when the last thing you’re feeling is grateful? How do you respond to St. Paul’s invitation to “give thanks in all circumstances” when the whole year feels like a dumpster fire? When you really take the time to look through […]

Hey, you.  Yes, you – the one taking a breather or a break in your crazy busy day.  Also, you – the one mindlessly scrolling your phone because it’s a pandemic and we’re on month 32 of summer break and for the love what else […]

One of my goals here at A Welcome Grace is to provide a place where people feel validated and less alone. Yesterday, I had a long, heart-to-heart talk with a friend where we discussed many of the things I write about in this post. And […]

I’ve been involved in music ministry in one way or another since the 6th grade.  Roughly translated, that equals out to about 30 years of singing for Jesus.  As a soloist and music minister, I’ve been a chorister and a cantor in choirs of all […]

So, friends, are you ready for Lent?  Maybe that’s a silly question.  I mean, it is Ash Wednesday, after all.  But maybe you’re like me and Ash Wednesday kind of sneaked up on you.  I mean, sure you knew yesterday was Mardi Gras, but you […]

If you’ve hung around here for any amount of time, you’ll know that I don’t shy away from talking about faith.  In fact, over the years, it’s become one of my favorite things to write about!  And yes, I am a Catholic writer.  I like […]