After another Trump victory, I thought about tuning out of politics. Then I remembered that I do not have that luxury. I am a Catholic.

A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Valerie Schultz

A Reflection for Friday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz

My plan was not to read three books in a row about death. But I just did.

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church, by Valerie Schultz

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Twenty-second Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church, by Valerie Schultz

The realization that a younger person is more fit, more alert, more capable, more relevant, more suited to the job one has long done is not fun. We baby boomers can relate.

It has come to my attention, after careful research, that my husband and I might be exhibiting all the signs of a condition we’ll call Long Marriage. Maybe you have it, too.

A Reflection for Monday of the Thirteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Valerie Schultz