It was a Saturday afternoon and my husband was away for the weekend. It was just me and my three...

Most of my Catholic friends have several saints with whom they consider to be close spiritual friends, mentors on their...

We were supposed to graduate college, get good jobs with health benefits or go to graduate school, then get really...

In a reporting class I took in college, if a student’s article had any factual errors, the instructor automatically took...

Slow me down, Lord. Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hurried pace...

When the painful news about the Catholic clergy abuse crisis broke this summer, I experienced a lot of emotions, especially...

My dearest Mother Mary, behold me, your child, in prayer at your feet. Accept this Holy Rosary, which I offer...

Last winter I was in a rough spot. I felt broken in my life and my relationships, and that if...

Picture this. A young girl is just starting to fall in love with the Lord and discovers that everyone on...

My heaven it is to feel in me some likeness blest To Him Who made me and my soul hath...

It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler, when it is...

I love my parish for many reasons. We have one priest who’s a dynamic homilist, and another who is the...

I’m a member of a large Blessed is She regional Facebook group. Questions related to spiritual direction often arise there....

I recently returned from four months abroad in the incredible city of Galway, Ireland. Although I had a great semester...

Women, more than men, in their desire to give relationally, tend to want to give without taking. Women want to...

Growing up, I had an incredible community of Catholic friends. I was never challenged or persecuted for my beliefs. I...

In the golden light of morning I carefully imagined you to being. I curated each color of you. Every shade...