Books on the Saints for Kids
If there's one thing I'm pretty passionate about, it's the importance of filling my home with books. When I was growing up, there wasn't a lot of extra money at...
Fostering Friendship with Your Boyfriend
Shortly after we started dating, my boyfriend told me that he wanted to be my best friend. It was important to him to have a true and deep friendship with...
When Your Faith is Lukewarm
Many of us have had the moment, the year, or the retreat when we just felt it. Felt Him. It might have been an amazing Bible study, devout friend, retreat,...
Love + Mercy
At the end of time, the human race will be judged according to its works of mercy. Oh, if only I would see the Savior in each human being! Then...
Helping Our Daughters Be Free and Confident
Throughout the Gospels, there seems to be a growing awareness, astonishment, and even discouragement in the disciples about how difficult it is to enter the kingdom of God: When the...
Paul, Apostle of Christ
In February, my husband and I were given the opportunity to watch an early screening of the movie Paul, Apostle of Christ. Upon entering the theater, we were immediately delighted...
Why You Shouldn't Wait to Volunteer
“Chips? Salad? Would you like dressing on that?” It took me twenty-four years before I volunteered for the first time at a breakfast program. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy...
Rise + Witness
O Death, where is your sting? O Hell, where is your victory? Christ is risen, and you are overthrown. Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen. Christ is risen,...
The Life After: A Poem for Holy Saturday
I speak now of the Life After, which I can imagine, and not the AfterLife, which I cannot, although He spoke of it many times. I look up at Him...
Fasting and the Gift of Good Friday
For many of us, Good Friday is a day to get through. No meat, plus fasting, plus something about two small meals and one larger meal, usually equals low energy,...
Thorns + Kisses
There he hangs—pale figure pinned against the wood. God grant that I may love Him as a I really know I should. I draw a little closer to share that...
Making Holy Week New
Tomorrow, we enter into the holiest week of the Church’s year. If you experienced God’s love and mercy in a new and powerful way this Lent, Holy Week may be...
