May the Lord give you His peace! We all need heroes, i.e. people whose lives inspire us to live good lives; people whose discipleship inspires us to be faithful disciples of the Lord Jesus. Two of my biggest heroes are Francis of Assisi and Clare of Assisi. Today, I have been thinking a lot about [...]

May the Lord give you His peace! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I am Irish on my mother’s side and Norwegian on my father’s side. I was born in the United States as were my parents and maternal grandmother, “Nana.” My maternal grandfather immigrated to the United States from Ireland in 1929. [...]