Even if you have nothing in your wallet, nothing can keep you from having a great summer. You can listen to crickets sing you to sleep, trace the Big….

There were two kinds of women: those who wear nail polish and those who don't. Which do you prefer?.

We've come a long way from having one land line that was forbidden to be answered during dinner. We had no answering machine, just a dad who barked, ….

God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do..

However good or bad a situation is, it will change..

Sometimes you have to censor books. When I read 'Peter Rabbit,' I skip the part about Peter's father ending up in one of Mrs. McGregor's pies. I also….

I once heard someone say that prayer is more than words. It's a stance you take, a position you claim. You throw your body against the door to keep t….

For me, being Catholic was who I was and who I am, just like I'm Irish and Slovak. It's just so ingrained in us..

Pope Francis is not only changing the face of the Catholic Church, he's challenging us to be the face of God in the world by seeing the face of God i….

When I turned 45, I lay in bed reflecting on all life had taught me. My soul sprang a leak and ideas flowed out. My pen simply caught them and set th….

Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get busy dying..

When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer..

Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now..

It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it..

It takes tough love to order kids to step away from the iPhone or iPad during dinner or to take the devices away if they're interrupting and interfer….

A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write..

Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful..

Cancer is messy and scary. You throw everything at it, but don't forget to throw love at it. It turns out that might be the best weapon of all..

When you have cancer, it's like you enter a new time zone: the Cancer Zone. Everything in the Tropic of Cancer revolves around your health or your si….

Some people hate funerals. I find them comforting. They hit the pause button on life and remind us that it has an end. Every eulogy reminds me to dee….

If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it..