At the end of all thingsJaymie Stuart Wolfe
I love it when Thanksgiving and the Solemnity of Christ the King converge. (It's almost worth the stress of celebrating Masses for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day all ...
Choosing your battles Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
One of my favorite early saints is Martin of Tours. Born sometime between 316 and 336, Martin was the son of a Roman tribune. He attended church over his parents' objections and became a catechumen. ...
For all the saintsJaymie Stuart Wolfe
I love All Saints' Day, mostly because it's a lot like looking at paint chips. The holiness of the saints in all their variety is an endless array of colors. Each one's life is a unique reflection ...
Left to our own devices Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
War in Ukraine and now Israel. Economic stress. Joblessness. Political uncertainty. Family instability. Homelessness. Rising crime and declining education levels. Unprecedented rates of anxiety and depression. ...
Angelic myths and misconceptionsJaymie Stuart Wolfe
Angels have a way of capturing our imaginations. Across the ages, we have seen them depicted in art, acclaimed in poetry, and celebrated in song. Angels both intrigue and comfort us. And by "us," I mean ...
To suffer with Christ Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
Ours is a culture of pleasure and perfection. We are encouraged to pursue every appetite and desire that might help us keep sorrow and suffering out of our lives, or at the very least, constrain them ...
First day of schoolJaymie Stuart Wolfe
It doesn't matter how old I get or how many years have passed since I've been in school. September always feels like the start of something new. Of course, that's accentuated by the fact that ...
When things settle down Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
When was the last time you caught yourself thinking about what you'd like to do "when things settle down?" I suspect most of us tell ourselves the same myth: that things will, in fact, settle down ...
