On the Feast of St. Andrew the Apostle
For years now, St. Andrew has intrigued me. It all started when this Blessed is She reflection landed in my inbox back in 2016. Emily’s words resonated with me deeply...
The Difference Between All Saints' and All Souls' Days (and How to Celebrate Both)
Happy Feast of All Saints! This feast begins the month of November and orders our hearts and prayers toward a posture of giving gratitude. All Saints' Day and All Souls'...
Liturgical Living Ideas for the Fall
Fall is right around the corner! And I don’t know about you, but the beginning of the autumn season reminds me of a “mini” new year. Of course, it feels...
Sts. Monica and Augustine: Lessons from a Famous Mother-Son Duo in the Church
As I have grown in my faith, I have gotten to know and make closer spiritual friendships with a wide variety of holy men and women. Like many of you,...
How (+ Why) to Build Your Domestic Church
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II’s Apostolic Exhortation Redemptoris Custos: On the Person and Mission of Saint Joseph in the Life of Christ and of...
Liturgical Living for Beginners: Start with Food
Who doesn’t love the idea of liturgical living—of bringing fun, beauty, and deliciousness into our homes according to the rhythms of the liturgical year? It stirs excitement, creativity, a sense...
Four Ways to Live Liturgically During the Ordinary Days of Summer
I don’t know about you, but I find it fairly simple and rather exciting to live out the liturgical seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter. There are so many...
The Magnitude of Eight: Why the Church Celebrates in Octaves
Most people are familiar with the creation story found in the first chapter of Genesis. God creates the world in an ordered fashion over the course of seven, poetically-flowing days....
What's Next After Advent and Lent?
If you have enjoyed walking through Lent or Advent with the thousands of other women doing the Blessed is She liturgical journals, you may be wondering what's next. How can...
Ways to "Catholicize" Your Day
There are a lot of things I do throughout the day that I would not be doing if I was not Catholic. This isn’t to say that doing them makes...
Byzantine Catholic Tradition + Liturgy
You might have heard that there are various rites within the Catholic Church, but you might not be sure what exactly that means. In order to more fully understand the...
How to Fully Celebrate Easter
Easter is coming soon, and many of us are deep into praying through our Lent devotional. You might be wondering what's next once Lent ends and Easter gloriously arrives. After...
