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.

Posted December 14, 201712 Comments biographical

Mama

My mother is having surgery today. She needs to have a full tear in her rotator cuff repaired – a surgery that is not uncommon. But, I admit… I’m still … Continue Reading Mama

Posted December 7, 20176 Comments biographical

Advent Waiting… Christmas Is Coming

I love the Advent Season. When I was a kid, that meant that I loved Advent calendars. Opening little doors every day to find hidden words, pictures, or best of … Continue Reading Advent Waiting… Christmas Is Coming

Posted November 30, 201711 Comments biographical

The Blogging Experience

Four years ago, I pushed out of my comfort zone and did two things which have had lasting effect on my life: (1) I made a personal act of consecration … Continue Reading The Blogging Experience

Posted November 23, 20175 Comments biographical

Radically Give Thanks in All Things

“In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.”[1] You know that Thanksgiving tradition of going around the dinner table asking each … Continue Reading Radically Give Thanks in All Things

Posted November 16, 20174 Comments in the world

Scripture Quotes on the Mind

I left you (last week) with this thought: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be … Continue Reading Scripture Quotes on the Mind

Posted November 9, 20174 Comments scripture

Scripture Quotes from the Heart

I’ve been trying to find a biblical quote to put on the wall of my bedroom. In researching passages (focusing on the heart) I decided to share a few here … Continue Reading Scripture Quotes from the Heart

Posted November 3, 20179 Comments Favorite Things

Art of My Heart: The Annunciation

Perhaps you, like I, have looked upon many artistic depictions of biblical scenes and have been left wanting. Jesus’s hair is way too long and pretty, everyone’s garments are far … Continue Reading Art of My Heart: The Annunciation

Posted October 26, 2017 life and death

For the Feast of All Hallows: The Saint Maker

Originally posted on Christina Chase:
After I had chosen, intellectually, to become a Christian, but way before I had embraced Christ in my heart, a priest told me that I…

Posted October 19, 20179 Comments biographical

Respecting Death: an Odd Family Tradition

I’m a stickler for family traditions. Therefore, as I told my doctor, my preferred way to die is of some kind of cardiac incident in a church. That was how … Continue Reading Respecting Death: an Odd Family Tradition

Christina Chase, disability rights, pro-life

Posted October 12, 201712 Comments life and death

Life with Dignity: a Personal Plea against Assisted Suicide

Saint Augustine wrote, “it is never licit [right] to kill another: even if he should wish it, indeed if he request it because, hanging between life and death, he begs … Continue Reading Life with Dignity: a Personal Plea against Assisted Suicide

Posted October 5, 20171 Comment in the world

On Mass Killings and Respecting Life

I want to help build a culture of life. My vocation, I believe, is to inspire and foster respect for human life, compassion for every human being, and recognition of … Continue Reading On Mass Killings and Respecting Life

Posted September 28, 20172 Comments Favorite Things

Favorite Things: Jesus Images

The Christian faith, especially in the Catholic Church, offers rich imagery for believers to assist in their worship. After all, God created us with five physical senses and desires us … Continue Reading Favorite Things: Jesus Images

Posted September 21, 20179 Comments biographical

4 Life Lessons of Football

This reflection is about football. That subject may seem like a departure for me, especially if you’ve read my blog before, but it’s really not. Football happens to be one … Continue Reading 4 Life Lessons of Football

Posted September 14, 20172 Comments in the world

Fibonacci: Science and Poetry, Part 3

God’s Fingerprints Curls, swirls, whirling, unfurling, the universe forms such dissimilar things as storms and roses, galaxies and shells – with familiar tells. © 2017 Christina Chase This … Continue Reading Fibonacci: Science and Poetry, Part 3

Posted September 7, 20174 Comments poetry

Fibonacci: Science and Poetry, Part 2

Posted August 31, 20175 Comments poetry

Fibonacci: Science and Poetry, Part 1

There is order in the created world, both seen and unseen. As a person of both faith and reason, I know that some aspects of this order can be discerned … Continue Reading Fibonacci: Science and Poetry, Part 1