For me, being Catholic was who I was and who I am, just like I'm Irish and Slovak. It's just so ingrained in us.

There were two kinds of women: those who wear nail polish and those who don't. Which do you prefer?

Your children get only one childhood.

If we threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

Pope Francis is not only changing the face of the Catholic Church, he's challenging us to be the face of God in the world by seeing the face of God in the person we least expect to see it, including the person in the mirror.

It's rare to find someone excited over jury duty. If they're out there, I've never met them. Not a one. When the summons for jury duty arrives in the mail, how many people scream, 'Yes!' and run to clear the calendar? None. Our first and only reaction is, 'Oh, no,' quickly followed by, 'How can I get out of this?'

If you're lucky enough to still have grandparents, visit them, cherish them and celebrate them while you can.