by Claire Dwyer | Oct 11, 2015 | Catholic Church, parenthood, The Sacred Everyday
When we welcomed Pope Francis into our country, I’m sure many of you moms, like me, dreamt of traveling to be with the crowds who were there to celebrate, listen, and pray with the pontiff. Of course, for most of us, it never got further than a fleeting,...
by Claire Dwyer | Sep 13, 2015 | Liturgical year, Mary
This week we’ll celebrate two important feasts: the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, on September 14, and the following day, September 15, we’ll remember Our Lady of Sorrows. Two days linked forever in meaning, inseparable, poignant. September 15 also...
by Claire Dwyer | Sep 5, 2015 | parenthood, Saints, The Sacred Everyday
“Nooooooo!” I couldn’t help but cry out as the three-year-old began to pour the container of salt – the giant Costco container of salt, moreover – all over the kitchen floor. He smiled gleefully despite my dismay, then scurried off as...
by Claire Dwyer | Aug 16, 2015 | Books, Catholic Church
Last fall I picked up a book in our parish bookstore – and couldn’t put it down. Alice von Hildebrand’s Memoirs of a Happy Failure captured me with it’s title. You see, it promised a glimpse into the life of a woman I had admired since...
by Claire Dwyer | Jul 4, 2015 | Everyday Holiness, parenthood, scripture
A recent Friday morning found me at the funeral Mass for a friend’s mother, and I had to take the two youngest with me. We lasted only a few minutes in the main church. My three year old, his toddler voice echoing during the quiet and solemn service, sent us...
