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A New Christmas Album with Old Friends

If you're a Catholic who loves a rollicking good tune, you have probably heard of the band "Scythian": two Ukranian Catholic brothers, Alexander and Danylo Fedoryka, accompanied by two of...
December 07, 2022
What Makes a Small Group Worth It?

What Makes a Small Group Worth It?

Another Advent creeps up and I page through Peace Has a Name before my small group starts it in less than a month. I think back on October of 2017,...
November 04, 2022
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Reads + Watches for October's Saints

October is one of my favorite times of the liturgical year. It's the month of (not so) Ordinary (Saints) Time. Each Saint of October is profoundly different from the others,...
October 04, 2022
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BIS Reviews // Fr. Stu

For all of the causes for concern that are splashed across our screens day after day, I have noticed a trend that is heartening. Over the past several years, entertainment...
September 01, 2022
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5 Blessed is She Products for the College Gal

In the first few years of my college experience, I’ve learned so much about navigating school, community, and commitments. One of the most helpful things during this process has been...
June 28, 2022
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BIS Reviews // Call the Midwife

I joined the party almost a decade late, but Call the Midwife is a BBC TV Series that you can begin now without feeling behind. The show is based on...
December 15, 2021
Hey Kids, Go Watch Juice Box!

Hey Kids, Go Watch Juice Box!

"Hey Mom, can we watch a show?" I quickly scanned the house and zipped through my mental checklist. Schoolwork and chores were finished, they had played outside for several hours,...
November 22, 2021
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10 Catholic Resources for Kids

“Train the young in the way they should go; even when old, they will not swerve from it.” // Proverbs 22:6 “Nothing gives me greater joy than to hear that...
September 02, 2021
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Why I Went on a Rom-Com Detox

It was a Friday night in college. I ran down the hallway to the common area of my dorm, four freshly popped bags of popcorn clutched in my arms. College...
August 24, 2021
Catholic Baby Registry (Catholic Gift Ideas for a Baby Shower)

Catholic Baby Registry (Catholic Gift Ideas for a Baby Shower)

One of the most common inquiries I see and hear within Catholic Facebook groups is for gift recommendations for newborn babies. It’s a popular topic that yields lots of comments,...
March 10, 2021
Transformed By Light with Caravaggio

Transformed By Light with Caravaggio

One of my favorite memories of Rome was when I visited the Basilica of the Chair of St. Peter in 2018. This was my fourth time there. We were delegates...
January 17, 2021
Feasting into the Christmas Season with Our New Book, "Emmanuel"

Feasting into the Christmas Season with Our New Book, "Emmanuel"

When the Christ Child has been born in our hearts in a special way this Christmas, when we have set aside our Advent devotionals, we wanted something more for you...
November 09, 2020