Eileen Benthal

I see two things very clearly: We are all too quick to judge. And we all need to take more time to love.

Everyone gets a chance to start over in little and big things in life. It’s hard for sure. These times are often called setbacks. I prefer to see these times as opportunities for new growth.

To my fellow “medical mamas” the ones I know and the ones whose eyes I meet while walking through the hospital halls — I wish you endless strength today.

The Divine Mercy devotion started with a nun in Poland

To celebrate life, we must also face grief and death- but with hope.

If you ask parents of kids with disabilities what they fear the most, many — if not all — would say, “the future.” It is the future that keeps us lying awake at night. The future is only as far as our worries take us.

The first few days were a little hard. I had to delete apps to keep my focus and reduce the temptation to check in on my social media accounts.

Ash Wednesday, March 6, marks the beginning of Lent. Eileen Benthal explains why she "got a jump" on Lent this year by beginning a 90-day fast on Jan. 21 — and the benefits she's found in the practice.

Johanna Benthal is writing a book about how to change perspective and see miracles in everyday life — “ordinary miracles.”

Truly, I have no words to describe the grief I feel over the “Reproductive Health Care Act” — allowing abortions up to delivery — that was signed into New York State Law last week. Column by Eileen Benthal