Many of you who know me know that nearly four years ago I lost a very close friend to cancer. Her name is Andrea Ravella and I love and miss her deeply. She is more than a friend to me she is my sister in Christ and my spiritual mentor. She showed me what faith looks like....
I was honored to be asked back again this year to photograph St. John’s First Holy Communion. It is such a touching ceremony. Jay had his two years ago, and still I cry every time I witness these sweet kids receiving Christ in the Eucharist and enter into a beautiful covenant. I am a professional though,...
The first day post-op. He was pretty spaced out. Really, the television was the only thing that would hold his attention for very long. Day three: the clowns visit and Jay actually smiles. I think they are really angels in disguise. Here, they are giving him a bubble bath. Day four: I knew Jay was feeling...
“Indeed, the thruth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering, the more you suffer, because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torment you, in proportion to your fear of being hurt. The one who does most to avoid suffering is, in the...
“When a ray of light strikes a crystal, it gives a new quality to the crystal. And when God’s infinitely disinterested love plays upon a human soul, the same kind of thing takes place. And that is the life called sanctifying grace. The soul of man, left to its own natural level, is a potentially...
