Family Thanksgiving Rituals
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Read how families can create sacred moments at Thanksgiving. Read my article for Loyola Press here.
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Our Guardian Angels
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October 2 is the Feast of the Guardian Angels. Read my reflection on Guardian Angels and how I’ve experienced my own in this essay for Catholic News Service’s Faith Alive series.
Read MoreSharing a Moment with a Stranger on Vacation
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Entering Westminster Abbey on vacation with my 10-year-old son, I overheard a man with an American accent ask, “Can we take photos?”
“No, sorry, sir,” the docent apologized.
I remembered being disappointed my last visit when I realized no photos were allowed.
Read MoreMade For Love Podcast: The Catholic Family on Vacation
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I was interviewed for United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Made For Love podcast after my essay on vacations in Busted Halo. Host Sara Perla did an amazing job editing me. I sound like a lovable neurotic which is exactly me. Listen and Enjoy here.
Read MoreA Friendship Formed in Silence
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Delighted to have my writing published in Relief Journal for the first time. “Shemaiah Gonzalez paints a Eucharistic portrait of the tenuous first steps to human connection.”
Read MoreHow I Learned to Let Go of My Worries on Vacation
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I can't be the only one who stresses out on vacation, right?
Read MoreFour Hidden Places I’ve Found God
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In my practice of looking for God, it’s rarely in the spotlight moments that I find him. It’s in the small, hidden places that God chooses to reveal himself. Here are a few I noticed.
Read MoreAnticipating Pentecost: ‘Veni Sancte Spiritus’
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The first time I sensed the presence of the Holy Spirit, I was four years old.
Read MoreLamentation: The Weight of Grief
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There is no way to prepare for the visceral images of six life-sized terracotta sculptures mourning over Christ’s body. The grief is palpable as viewers find themselves nearly frightened of the masterpiece. This grief is not quiet.
Read MoreA guided meditation on Christ’s last words
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Holy Week invites us to walk through the sufferings of Christ. Christ said very little when he was betrayed. He did not attempt to defend himself, but “humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross”
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Waiting in Liminal Space
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“There have been times where liminal space became more like a burial shroud than a cocoon. I stayed in a relationship, friendship, or in bad habits, waiting in this space for as long as I could, never pushing forward, until I grew used to my surroundings in languish. Even in its awkwardness, there is a sacredness in liminal space."
Read MoreWaving to a Stranger
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Do you wave to strangers? I do!
Well, not all the time.
Read about an experience I had while in Sabbatical in Italy over at Ignatian Spirituality.
Read MoreA Familiar Comfort From Our Lady of Guadalupe
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Read how Our Lady of Guadalupe connects me to my past and my future.
Read MoreThree Advent Traditions to Slow You Down
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Advent, the four-week period preceding Christmas, starts Dec. 2 and is a time to slow down as we wait in hopeful expectation for Christ’s coming. It’s a time to take stock of what’s important in our lives, casting away extra commitments and wasted energy we’ve added throughout the year.
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Pope Francis' Book: Sharing the Wisdom of Time
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I am thrilled to announce that I have a story in POPE FRANCIS’s new book SHARING THE WISDOM OF TIME!
Read MoreImaginative Prayer: Lunch With Christ
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“As a child I felt God’s presence strongly. I remember digging in my sandbox with Jesus or reading a picture book with him. It seemed every good thing was a delight God had left just for me to discover. I felt assured of God’s love as I felt his presence close.”
Read MoreHow I Started Praying the 23rd Psalm With My Kids
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"Through the artwork and the conversations, God’s word came alive"
Read MoreCreating Space for Silence
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Creating space for silence with my children and learning that maybe silence isn't so scary.
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