Lindsay Schlegel

1 week ago | verilymag.com | Lindsay Schlegel

After living in New York for four years, I can’t help but laugh when I see portrayals of a “Manhattan apartment” on TV or in a movie. Without fail, the spaces are unrealistically gigantic, full of decorative pieces that serve no secondary function, and in real life would cost way more than the characters could afford.

1 month ago | oursundayvisitor.com | Lindsay Schlegel

Circumstances are likely not quite so dire in our cases, but we all have our “Irelands” — situations that are challenging to navigate, but into which the Lord is calling us to serve him. To our culture, reentering spaces where we’ve been hurt or rejected looks like a bad idea. We ought to protect ourselves and make sure we’re taken care of. There’s no reason to engage with someone who sees things differently than we do. Called to evangelizeThe Gospel teaches otherwise.

1 month ago | oursundayvisitor.com | Lindsay Schlegel

In a contemporary space, we may take the Stations of the Cross for granted. After all, they are in every Catholic church. If we don’t pay attention, they can blend into the background of our worship. Perhaps your church gathers to pray the stations on Friday evenings during Lent, as mine does. But maybe this time isn’t convenient for you, due to work schedules, other commitments or, as was the case for me for some years, little kid bedtimes.

1 month ago | catholicmom.com | Lindsay Schlegel

Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today's Gospel. Today's Gospel: Mark 10:13-16Those of us with young children may rejoice in today’s reading—especially if we’ve had an unfortunate experience with other people’s reactions to our bringing our children to Church. Jesus’ admonition to “Let the children come to me” can read as a battle cry for parents in this position.

2 months ago | oursundayvisitor.com | Lindsay Schlegel

It is easy to think of only those who can draw, paint, sculpt, sing or dance as creative. To be creative is to be generative or “fruitful,” as we read in the Book of Genesis. When we look to the life of the Benedictine mystic St. Hildegard of Bingen (circa 1098-1179), we see that creativity is much more than that; its fruitfulness extends far beyond the fine arts. One of the four female Doctors of the Church, St. Hildegard received visions starting at age 3.