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Why I Still Have Facebook

I am a repeat Facebook deleter. Since I was allowed to have my first Facebook account as a teenager, I have deleted it multiple times. Now, there are days that...
September 21, 2022
Walking with Christ on Our Sea’s Swells and Shores

Walking with Christ on Our Sea’s Swells and Shores

I had just spent another night sleepily clutching my Bible when I woke up in a rush, unsure if it was the next day or just a few hours later....
September 19, 2022
Weekly Wallpaper // 338

Weekly Wallpaper // 338

No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. // Luke 16:13 Let His word...
September 18, 2022
fall prayer devotional

5 Ways to Renew Your Prayer Life This Fall

As summer slips away and we get ready to step into autumn, we notice a shift taking place all around us. School has begun for students of all ages. Relaxed...
September 16, 2022
what does take up your cross mean

A Practical Way You Can Exalt the Cross

Our parish is a Metropolitan-ish cathedral that is often crowded with tourists. Combine that with our tendency to be right on time for Mass and we often do not get...
September 14, 2022
name blessed mother

The Holy Name of Mary

I always had a problem with my name growing up. I wondered why my parents didn’t give me an easy-to-pronounce name. Rocio, although beautiful when pronounced rightly in Spanish, felt...
September 12, 2022
Weekly Wallpaper // 337

Weekly Wallpaper // 337

What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds...
September 11, 2022
catholic devotional book for women

Meet the Authors of "Loving God, Loving Others"

It's called Loving God, Loving Others: 52 Devotions to Create Connections that Last. We are just thrilled by the stories in this book that walk through six different rungs of...
September 10, 2022
speaking words of peace

Searching For the Words of Peace

I sat outdoors under Monterey cypress trees on a bench less than ten feet from the drop, looking over the sandy surf of Monterey Bay in California. With my laptop...
September 08, 2022
dark night of the soul mother teresa

Saint Teresa of Calcutta // A Saint in the Darkness

In Something Beautiful for God, the British Journalist Malcolm Muggeridge wrote about an exhilarating experience while filming a documentary on Mother Teresa in 1967. The film crew had arrived at...
September 05, 2022
Weekly Wallpaper // 336

Weekly Wallpaper // 336

In every age, O Lord, you have been our refuge. // Psalm 90:3 Let His word dwell in us richly, sisters. Download your F R E E wallpapers right here...
September 04, 2022
catholic widowhood

Tiny Sparks

I trudged along the river shore with determination. The seagulls swooped and chattered above my head as they maneuvered effortlessly in and around the river swells. I kept my head...
September 02, 2022