Author: Peggy Casing

I’ve spent most of my adult life working in parish ministry, and boy-oh-boy have I seen things! From “Negative Nellies” and “Juridical

This week’s readings focus on the idea of following God’s law to remain in communion with Him…but also on the fact that Jesus/God loves us so

True story: Early in my ministry, when my girls were young, I left work long enough to drop in for dinner with my family, knowing that I had to be

When I was a child, I can remember doubting that I’d get the Christmas present I longed for. Later, my doubts were likely focused on desired test

In one of my first moral theology classes, our professor asked us if a married man, who was on his way to a rendezvous with another woman (not his

Happy First Sunday of Advent, and Happy New Year, as well! I love this time of year. It always reminds me of a particular childhood memory: When I

Whether it be our first reading (Exodus 17:8–13), where Moses grows tired and needs the support of Aaron and Hur, or the second (2 Timothy

In this Sunday’s Gospel (Luke 17:11–19), Jesus heals ten people with leprosy…but only one comes back to thank Him. It’s easy to label the

I’m sure that we can all think of a time when we, or someone we know, made a judgement about someone we saw in church, or elsewhere. That judgement

Has a new, young coworker ever told you that you don’t know how to do the job you’ve been doing for over twenty years? Or maybe you presented a

At one time, I had a friend who left the Catholic Church to join a different denomination. We were talking one day, and she shared the theme of her

I remember the collective gasp, even if not audible, when the world first heard about St. Mother Teresa’s “dark night,” a fifty-year period of

Nowadays, parents are beyond busy; I hear it from them every day. I also listen to retirees tell me they are so busy that they couldn’t fit a job

My family and I have been involved in the life of a Catholic parish for as long as I can remember. I have an aunt who was an Adrian Dominican sister.