Alison Blanchet

St. Francis by the Sea Church hosted the Vatican International Display on Eucharistic Miracles of the World recently. Eucharistic miracles always remind me of the day I almost died. It’s a tale that went on […]

Last Friday I was trudging from a 7:30 a.m. meeting to a 9:15 a.m. meeting, eyelids propped open by sheer willpower, brain in a fog that prevented me from remembering my name. The cup of […]

Sometimes there’s a fine line between youth ministry and being a cruise director. We had a fall retreat lock-in at my church recently and I found myself making spreadsheets to coordinate meal deliveries, musicians, entertainment, […]

I have one domestic skill — Tollhouse cookies. I don’t know why mine are different, but they’re kind of legendary. They’ve helped me obtain trucks and manpower when I moved, forgiveness from the maintenance staff […]

The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist have been at my parish, St. Francis by the Sea, for a couple of years. We work with the same youth and sometimes team up on […]

The scenes coming from the Gulf Coast have awakened my inner hippie. I’m no tree-hugger but I love the beach, and gazing at the vastness of the Atlantic ocean I thought about how, as stewards […]

It would be so much cooler if this story took place in say, Saks Fifth Avenue or even the Gap, but it is with a touch of chagrin that I admit I was shopping for […]

In December of 2006 my friends and I were working at a mission in Belize, a mere 26 hour bus ride away from Mexico City.

Last Saturday I walked through the door of my apartment and tripped over a collection of baby toys. Entering the kitchen I was amused to find my roommate Danielle, who is usually an iPhone-using, sushi-eating, […]

Sitting at my desk a few weeks ago, I took a swig from the nearest water bottle.  I absent-mindedly noticed that it lacked the typical freshness and had an awful metallic aftertaste.