Teach + Lament
How long, O Lord, must your people suffer? How far can a Church bend before it breaks? How much more can we take? I am angry at the men who...
The Importance of Praying for the Dead
It was a perfect day. Pleasantly warm. Bright sun. Subtle breeze. Funerals rarely end up on dreary, rainy days like they do in the movies. I walked toward the church,...
5 Unexpected Ways to Pray
What is the biggest calling we have been giving as human beings? To have a relationship with Jesus Christ. Relationships are built on communication and interaction. When it comes to...
An Open Letter to Moms at Mass with a Toddler
Dear Fellow Mom, Our eyes meet across the church and we exchange soft smiles. This week, it is my toddler causing commotion, announcing his dissatisfaction with the fact that we...
Calling + Coming
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: Such a Way, as gives us breath: Such a Truth, as ends all strife: Such a Life, as killeth death. Come, my Light,...
Bearing Light Advent Journal // An Interview with the Editor
As we prepare to celebrate Advent together as a sisterhood, we're deep diving into the creation of this year's Advent Journal called Bearing Light. We sat down with Blessed is...
Accepting Our Village, Accepting Help
It was a Saturday afternoon and my husband was away for the weekend. It was just me and my three kids, three years old and under. I was exhausted, stressed,...
How Edith Stein Helped Me to (Really) Know Myself
Most of my Catholic friends have several saints with whom they consider to be close spiritual friends, mentors on their life journey. For me some of my favorites include: St....
The Grace of Enough
We were supposed to graduate college, get good jobs with health benefits or go to graduate school, then get really good jobs, secure income, pay off debt, begin our 401K,...
Dissecting Our Emotions and Looking for the Truth
In a reporting class I took in college, if a student’s article had any factual errors, the instructor automatically took 50 points off their grade. It didn’t matter how insignificant...
Calm + Constant
Slow me down, Lord. Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hurried pace with a vision of the eternal reach of time. Give...
The Art of Being Present: 5 Lessons from the Eucharist
Do you know what I love most about the Catholic Church? Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist. I’m amazed at the theological awesomeness and extraordinary miraculous nature of the Eucharist....
