Author: Peggy Casing

Do you have any “memory scents?” If you are like me, these are the smells that instantly take you back to childhood, or a specific place and

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

The recent Grand Prix race in Detroit got me thinking about that feeling. However I imagine it, the feeling is the same: a loss of control,

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

I recently stumbled across a concept of the faith that caused me to ask, “Why haven’t I heard about this before?!” Based on foundational

The readings of Easter Season are my favorite. In them, every year, we are given a glimpse of the disciples’ reactions to Jesus’ resurrection and

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

I was greeting our parishioners and visitors before Mass on Ash Wednesday when a friend approached me and shared the fact that she has a number of

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

Michigan winters can really affect our mood! If you are feeling the effects of shorter days and temperatures that keep us bundled up indoors, I