After holidays, continue to be of service and celebrate goodness

-Austin American-Statesman, January 8, 2023

Find thankfulness in the little, everyday things

-Austin American-Statesman, November 8, 2022

Find glimpse of God in the friendships we nurture

-Austin American-Statesman, August 15, 2022

Lessons in parenting: Bring a role model of goodness, perhaps faith, to kids’ lives

-Austin American-Statesman, June 6, 2022

Does death penalty allow for ability to repent, to change?

-Austin American-Statesman, March 29, 2022

An act of cleaning up our own house in the ashes of Ash Wednesday

-Austin American-Statesman, February 24, 2022

Celebrate spirit of giving and receiving in this new year

-Austin American-Statesman, January 11, 2022

An act of love in the Christmas brisket under a highway overpass

-Austin American-Statesman, November 23, 2021

A prayer for people with mental illness, those who love them to be seen

—Austin American-Statesman, September 28, 2021

Planning and hoping for a good death in as part of life well-lived

—Austin American-Statesman, August 3rd, 2021

Led a class at UUMC Wesley called “Lessons Learned Embracing a Homeless Community”

—University United Methodist Church, June 6th, 2021

Faith community finds ways to know, to see, to love its homeless neighbors

—Austin American-Statesman, April 26th, 2021

Find the antidote to loneliness in the right place for worship for you

—Austin American-Statesman, March 15th, 2021

KUT Texas Standard Affiliate NPR – Living with people experiencing homelessness brought empathy and understanding

—Texas Standard, March 8th, 2021

Make your Valentine’s list now of who needs to receive your words of love, appreciation

—Austin American-Statesman, February 1st, 2021

Selected as a female thought-leader to reflect back on 2020

—Austin American-Statesman, December 31st, 2020

Article “Finding our own paths to faith in pandemic” reprinted in All Things Faithful

—All Things Faithful, December 6th, 2020

Finding our own paths to faith in pandemic

—Austin American-Statesman, August 3rd, 2020

Interviewed as a “Jammer” by the founder of Webb Jam, a digital platform for sharing stories of impact

—Webb Jam, September 8th, 2020

Give children hope, faith in this pandemic

—Austin American-Statesman, August 3rd, 2020

Featured in iACT’s The Dose of Hope newsletter

—Interfaith Action of Central Texas, July 20, 2020

Interviewed for Ben Ari’s series about “individuals and organizations making an important social impact”

—Thrive Global, July 13, 2020

Featured in the new radio show “Impact Interviews and Music”

—Impact Radio USA, July 1, 2020

Interviewed on Dr. Paul’s Family Talk

—Impact Radio USA, May 4, 2020

Being an elder in uncertain times

—Austin American-Statesman, March 24, 2020

Gave talk at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Austin

—St. Luke United Methodist Church, March 8, 2020

Interview: Social Impact Heroes: How Author Judith Knotts Has Taken Responsibility To Help Solve the Homeless Crisis

—Medium.com, March 7, 2020

Remembering a good friend in a potter’s field

—Austin American-Statesman, February 10, 2020

Interview with Seek The Joy Podcast

—Seek The Joy Podcast, January 23, 2020

Speaker at the Social Justice Shabbaton

—Temple Beth Shalom, January 18, 2020

Street-level view of homelessness — is this the year to entertain new notions of the crisis?

—Fox News, January 6, 2020

Interview with Andrew Thomas of The Epoch Times, a newspaper with 95,000 weekly readers

—The Epoch Times, January 2, 2020

Be the shepherd not the king this Christmas season

—Austin American-Statesman, December 21, 2019

Interview with Dr. Jeanette Gallagher on her wellness radio show with 2,000 listeners a week (airing in the spring)

—New Orleans, December 19, 2019

Interviews with Brandon Jones of Global Dispatch, “What’s Your Story”

—What’s Your Story, December 16, 2019

 

Selected as social impact hero for Medium.com (airing Feb 12th)

—Medium.com, December 2, 2019

Interviewed for article “Houston, we have a solution: How the city curbed homelessness”

—The Christian Science Monitor, November 18, 2019

Lone Star Excerpt: Sharing Thanksgiving

—Lone Star Literary Life, November 17, 2019

Speaker at the Austin Women’s Federated Club monthly luncheon

—Austin Women’s Federated Club, November 15, 2019

Interviewed on The Michael Medved Show

—Seattle, WA, November 11, 2019

Featured as the Service Spotlight in the Weekly Things of Faith

—All Things Faithful, November 10, 2019

Radio Interview with Point of View

—Dallas, Texas, October 28, 2019

Visited the Wesley Nurses during their yearly retreat to discuss homelessness

—Austin, Texas, October 25, 2019

I didn’t get it for a long time

—World Religion News, October 14, 2019

Lessons in love learned from the homeless

—Crosswalk, October 9, 2019

Creating a home beyond the four walls

—Austin American-Statesman, October 4, 2019

News segment on KVUE News

—KVUE, October 2, 2019

Radio Interview with Bill Martinez Live

—Bill Martinez Live, September 16, 2019

Radio Interview with CHVN Radio

—Winnipeg, Canada, September 24, 2019

Breakout Speaker at the Catholic Women’s Conference with over 900 attendees

—Diocese of Austin, September 7, 2019

Radio Interview with The Paul Edwards Program

—Michigan, September 3, 2019

Words Matter When it Comes to Our Interactions

—Austin American-Statesman, August 27, 2019

Interview: Living with the Homeless

—Fox 7 News, August 26, 2019

Five Minutes with Judith Knotts, Friend & Advocate for Austin’s Homeless Community

—Texas Lifestyle Magazine, August 21, 2019

Speaker at TEDxYouth@Austin: No One Left Behind

—TEDxYouth@Austin, July 23, 2019

How can we put the glory of God in our work?

—Austin American-Statesman, July 1, 2019

Guest Speaker at the First United Methodist Church of Austin

—First United Methodist Church of Austin, June 30, 2019

Presented to residents of Querencia

—Querencia at Barton Creek, June 12, 2019

Speaker for May Lunch & Learn at University United Methodist Church

—University United Methodist Church, May 5, 2019

Presenter at Seton Cove Luncheon

—Seton Cove, April 26, 2019

Embrace the Hopepunk All Around You

—Austin American-Statesman, April 22, 2019

Selected to appear in KIRKUS REVIEWS, The Rebel Issue: Special Coverage of Writers and Characters Who Break All the Rules

—KIRKUS REVIEWS, April 1, 2019

Guest Speaker at Assembly of Catholic Professionals Luncheon

—Hyatt Regency Town Lake, March 27, 2019

You Are My Brother: KIRKUS REVIEWS

“An intense and immensely humanitarian glimpse at a marginalized population that shows how a little inspiration and understanding can go a long way.”

—KIRKUS REVIEWS, February 23, 2019

Guest Speaker at Saint David’s Episcopal Church

—Saint David’s Episcopal Church, February 17, 2019

Speaker at TEDxYouth@Austin, Out Spoken

—Austin Central Public Library, February 9, 2019

Guest speaker at Saint John Neumann Catholic Church

—Saint John Neumann Catholic Church, January 31, 2019

A goal for 2019: Trying to put aside my impatience and wait my turn

—Austin American-Statesman, January 15, 2019

How to talk to kids about homelessness in meaningful ways

—Austin American-Statesman, December 12, 2018

At Church Under the Bridge, all are welcome to gather

—Austin American-Statesman, December 5, 2018

A joy to serve others a meal of dignity

—Austin American-Statesman, August 24, 2018

Finding the light to open up our hearts

—Austin American-Statesman, February 3, 2018

Received the C.J. “Dutch” Kellerman Memorial Leadership Award 

—The Catholic Schools Diocese of Austin,  January 27, 2018

Open your doors, your heart to those around you this Thanksgiving

—Austin American-Statesman, November 10, 2017

Presenter at the Administrative Staff Retreat for the 123 parishes and missions, and six university Catholic student centers in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin

Topic: Hospitality is Being Christ-Like

—Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin, Administrative Staff Retreat, October 19, 2017

Conducted a four hour class on Leadership for Directors of Religious Education in the final stages of their three year certification program

—Austin Catholic Pastoral Center, July 27, 2017

Finding Dignity in another human being, even in a hot alley

—Austin American-Statesman, June 24, 2017

A Sacred Bond: The unconditional love between a dog and his person

—Austin American-Statesman, May 13, 2017

Spoke to Diocesan Leadership Academy participants who had read The Principals Chair, Who Sits There Matters: A Secret of School Success as part of their curriculum

—Pastoral Center, Catholic Schools Office Diocese of Austin, April 3, 2017

Honoring a person’s holiness by knowing his name

—Austin American-Statesman, March 4, 2017

How we can find God at the bottom of all Our Barrels

—Austin American-Statesman, December 24, 2016

Spoke to graduate students in a Principalship Program as they were finishing their studies and pursuing positions in schools. Live interview via Facetime with thoughtful questions  from students such as “Can you be timid and still be a leader?” Vital dialogue followed. 

—The University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas, December 1, 2016

Seeing beyond the exterior to find the faith of our homeless

—Austin American-Statesman, October 16, 2016

Guest Speaker at Mercy in Action at St. John Neumann Catholic Church

Other guest speakers included Alan Graham, Fr. Bruce Nieli, Sally Robb, Kristin Armstrong, & Fr. Kurtis Wiedenfeld

—St. John Neumann Catholic Church, September 21st, 2016

Want to improve your child’s school? Support the principal.

—Austin American-Statesman, August 16, 2016

What can you do to support your school? Help the principal.

—Austin American-Statesman, July 28, 2016