2015-03-12T16:46:41-07:00

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Today, I continue my 100 day series remembering the twentieth anniversary of Rwandan genocide. Please join me in prayer for those lives lost and impacted in this tragedy. #NeverAgain. LMH Tonight at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Canadian Senator and retired General Roméo Dallaire will be presented with the Elie Wiesel Award. From the museum’s website: Join the Museum in conferring its highest honor, the Elie Wiesel Award, on General Romeo Dallaire for his valiant attempts to warn the world... Read more

2015-03-12T16:46:41-07:00

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Today, I continue my 100 day series remembering the twentieth anniversary of Rwandan genocide. Please join me in prayer for those lives lost and impacted in this tragedy. #NeverAgain. LMH Today, we look at Part Two of President Paul Kagame’s recent visit to Brandeis University. In this portion of the event, you’ll hear President Kagame respond to questions on a variety of issues including leadership, “Imihigo” (performance contracts), poverty reduction, health care and other topics. I think you’ll enjoy the interaction... Read more

2015-03-12T16:46:42-07:00

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Just in case you were otherwise occupied yesterday and haven’t had a chance to check out the Canonization mass, this great video from Salt & Light’s Perspectives program offers a quick overview of the beauty of the day: Read more

2015-03-12T16:46:42-07:00

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I always enjoy receiving emails from the California Catholic Conference. Today’s bulletin contained a reminder of the upcoming Catholic Advocacy Day tomorrow in Sacramento. More than 100 Catholic delegates will travel to Sacramento on Tuesday, April 29, to advocate on a variety of bills promoting life and dignity in the Golden State. YOU, as part of the Catholic Legislative Network, can join forces with them by sending your email of support to your legislators beginning today. Diocesan teams will meet with... Read more

2015-03-12T16:46:42-07:00

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For friends living in or around the Portland/Vancouver area, I hope you’ll consider joining me for the wonderful Catholic Women Rejoice conference on September 27. I’ll be the dinner speaker following an event that features Danielle Bean and Teresa Tomeo. If you’d like to join us for dinner, get your tickets now, because there are only forty of the VIP tickets which include dinner. As described on the conference website, this sounds so fun! Only 40 VIP tickets are available... Read more

2015-03-12T16:46:43-07:00

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Today, I continue my 100 day series remembering the twentieth anniversary of Rwandan genocide. Please join me in prayer for those lives lost and impacted in this tragedy. #NeverAgain. LMH This brief speech by President Kagame will give readers who have not previously “met” him a good sense of his agenda for Rwanda as the country continues to emerge from its post-conflict phase into a future that will hopefully include prosperity and peace for all Rwandans. In one portion of his... Read more

2015-03-12T16:46:43-07:00

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While the November 3 release date feels extremely distant, I’ve received permission from my awesome publisher Ave Maria Press to give you a “sneak peek” at the cover and descriptive copy for my new book The Grace of Yes: Eight Virtues for Generous Living. So without any further ado, I present to you the new cover for this book: The process of writing a book is truly a team effort, and even before this book is finished I feel compelled... Read more

2015-03-12T16:46:43-07:00

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I wanted to share a great article that was written this week for MassLive.com detailing the wonderful women’s event that I’ll be attending this Saturday. The article shares my recent responses to an interview, but also those of my co-speakers: Sister of St. Joseph Eleanor M. Spring, a former faculty member at Elms College in Chicopee, is now employed at Western Massachusetts Women’s Correctional Center in Chicopee as a group facilitator. Working with incarcerated or post-incarcerated women has become her... Read more

2015-03-12T16:46:44-07:00

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Today, I continue my 100 day series remembering the twentieth anniversary of Rwandan genocide. Please join me in prayer for those lives lost and impacted in this tragedy. #NeverAgain. LMH In my ongoing look at the Rwanda twenty years after the genocide, I looked today at the article “This Is Resilience” which appeared on April 4th in The Atlantic. The article notes the wicked spread of HIV following the genocide and the hopeful recovery two decades later: Just two decades later,... Read more

2015-03-12T16:46:44-07:00

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This has been a different Lent for me. The first without my sons at home, and a level of busyness in my work life that is unprecedented. As we approach the glory of Easter on Sunday, I’m divided between wishing in some ways for a Lenten extension to journey yet closer to Christ, and eagerly anticipating the joy of the Resurrection. I have turned so often to Christ this Lent in my own simple way to turn my work over... Read more

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