What makes a house a home? Anyone who has moved knows that moving into a new house doesn't always seem like home for a while. It helps to...

This time of year many alumni of the Kurn Hattin Homes for Children return to visit. Some have come to attend graduation. Some are on...

(By guest blogger, Laura Duquette) Have you ever been through a difficult time where it seemed no matter which way you turned, some...

I didn't know why the little boy always carried his backpack with him. It was stuffed to the hilt. And, so, one day I asked him if he...

I recently had to paint a self-portrait along with some other teacher colleagues for an art project on behalf of our school. It was an...

Have ever had a college roommate? If so, then you surely have plenty of stories to tell from that experience: some good, some bad. What...

(By guest blogger, Laura Duquette) I always like this time of year. It’s still chilly some days and most nights, everything is colorless,...

Years ago, I was a summer camp counselor for a residential summer camp. Campers stayed for two weeks at a time for three sessions. Some...

I was speaking with a man this week whose brother and he have established a scholarship to their alma mater in honor of their parents. It...

The St. Michael Prayer is prayed by thousands of Catholic people every day around the world. No doubt thousands of Ukrainian Catholics...

(Guest blogger, Laura Duquette) What gives you joy in life? Recently I heard a hymn at church that always leaves me humming. It’s...

Fundraising this time of year is hard. It's cold and overcast almost every day in Vermont. Many of us are suffering from "cabin fever." ...

There is a loneliness that accompanies poverty. That loneliness seeks community and it seeks family. One notices it especially with...

(By guest blogger, Laura Duquette) Looking out the window this time of year, the landscape looks like a big, white blanket. It’s hard to...

I received in the mail this week some touching thank-you cards from the boys and girls at the Kurn Hattin Homes for Children. The St....

I was talking today with my 7th and 8th graders at Good Shepherd Catholic School where I teach part-time. At the very end of class, I...

Today is the Feast of the Epiphany recorded in the Gospel of Matthew which describes the Magi who follow the star until they find the...

Today is the Feast of the Holy Family. It always occurs on the Sunday following Christmas. This year, the two feasts are back-to-back...

(by guest blogger, Laura Duquette) Growing up I remember vividly that after spending a fun Christmas Eve with family, there was nothing I...

"Cet enfant ne se sentait jamais si bien que dans la rue. Le pavé lui était moins dur que le coeur de sa mère." In case your French is a...