AuthorChristina Chase

Although crippled by disease, I'm fully alive in love. I write about the terrible beauty and sacred wonder of life, while living with physical disability and severe dependency. A revert to the Catholic faith through atheism, I'm not afraid to ask life's big questions. I explore what it means to be fully human through my weekly blog and have written a book: It's Good to Be Here, published by Sophia Institute Press.

Christina Chase is disabled and enjoys nature in her wheelchair

Posted September 5, 201916 Comments biographical

Revolution: a poem

Trees to climb up and hills to roll down. But, not for me. “It’s okay,” I tell my friends at school, “You can go down and play in the … Continue Reading Revolution: a poem

Posted September 3, 2019 in the world

What Is Keeping Me from Sainthood

In this post for the first Monday of the month, I’m sharing from a newly discovered blog called, “The Myth Retold: finding beauty in the every day.” This past Sunday’s … Continue Reading What Is Keeping Me from Sainthood

Posted August 29, 20198 Comments biographical

Learning Is Life

I am the girl in the wheelchair who was valedictorian of her high school class — I am smart. I say this with no bragging, because everyone is smart in … Continue Reading Learning Is Life

Posted August 22, 20191 Comment in the world

A Three-Legged Dog

I hope you have a sense of humor. If you don’t, then you won’t fully appreciate the story that I’m sharing here, and, sadly, you won’t fully appreciate your own … Continue Reading A Three-Legged Dog

Posted August 14, 20194 Comments doctrine

Body and Soul

Flesh. What is flesh? Organic cells forming bones, muscles, organs, nerves, blood, skin. The flesh of animals, fur covered, which dwell in forests and fields. The flesh of fish, wet … Continue Reading Body and Soul

summer, fun, party, time well spent, time

Posted August 8, 20198 Comments biographical

Are We Having Fun yet?

I have a morbid sense of time passing. This probably comes from doctors telling my parents, when I was two, that my disease meant I wouldn’t live to be a … Continue Reading Are We Having Fun yet?

Posted August 6, 2019 life and death

Mother’s Way

Originally posted on albits:
Mother is a way of living A patient self-giving Atmosphere of care Like dew, early, everywhere Even if not near Mother’s here, and here Heartfelt, warming,…

celebration of book contract and published book

Posted August 2, 201917 Comments art, literature, music

The Publishing Contract

I did it! That’s what I want to write, that’s what I want to shout out from the rooftops: “I did it! I did it!!!” The sentence, however, feels incomplete. … Continue Reading The Publishing Contract

Posted July 25, 20194 Comments in the world

Growth and Divine Incarnate

I’m often remembered on sight by people whom I don’t recognize. At all. It’s the wheelchair. People have an advantage over me, because I have a unique and constant look … Continue Reading Growth and Divine Incarnate

Caterpillar, metamorphosis, conversion, faith

Posted July 18, 20193 Comments biographical

Metamorphic Metanoia

This week, continuing my summer of poetry, something a bit biographical and a bit whimsical. The story of all of our lives — if we let it be. Metamorphic Metanoia … Continue Reading Metamorphic Metanoia

Posted July 11, 20191 Comment poetry

Sand Poet

Ah, summer…do we fully enjoy the beauty of it? This week, I present a poem that I wrote from a memory of my younger nephew when he was still freshly … Continue Reading Sand Poet

fireworks, Fourth of July, Independence Day, child

Posted July 3, 20193 Comments biographical

What Does It Mean to Be Independent?

My mother tells me that I was conceived on the Fourth of July. She says that she remembers well the hot summer night on their back porch in the city, … Continue Reading What Does It Mean to Be Independent?

Posted July 1, 20191 Comment life and death

People will gather around us like bees.

Originally posted on Gladsome Lights:
Let us scatter our love selflessly to all, without regard to the way they act towards us. When the grace of God enters us, we…

Posted June 29, 20192 Comments life and death

Mother Knows Best? Eugenic Abortion

With this reflection, I’m delving into controversy, as you can tell by the title. I feel nervous as I’m writing, so please bear with me. (And yes, it’s long.) I’d … Continue Reading Mother Knows Best? Eugenic Abortion

wedding, marriage, love, sonnet 116, beach wedding

Posted June 20, 20197 Comments art, literature, music

To the Marriage of True Minds

What is love? I will soon be attending a family wedding by the sea, and this occasion calls to my mind some poetry. The coming together of a man and … Continue Reading To the Marriage of True Minds

Church, holy, Christina Chase, Ste. Anne-de-Beaupré

Posted June 14, 201915 Comments biographical

Real Men Stay

I should be dead, but I’m not. I should be a forty something-year-old in a nursing home, but I’m not. I should be miserable, but I’m not. Why? The reason … Continue Reading Real Men Stay