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BIS Reads // Witness to Joy

BIS Reads // Witness to Joy

On All Saints Day this past year, I taught my 5th grade faith formation students what it means to be a canonized Saint in the Catholic Church. We went through...
February 16, 2023
BIS Reads // Getting Work Right

BIS Reads // Getting Work Right

With the start of the new year, the scent of freshly sharpened pencils and blank slates comes to mind. I want to do this year right. While I did not...
February 06, 2023
The Educational Philosophy of Saint John Bosco

The Educational Philosophy of Saint John Bosco

Saint John Bosco is famous for being a great educational reformer, yet he would probably not point to education as his success story. I imagine he would point to specific...
January 31, 2023
Finding the Lord in Fiction // 5 Fiction Books to Spiritually Renew Your Soul

Finding the Lord in Fiction // 5 Fiction Books to Spiritually Renew Your Soul

 Scripture, lives of the saints, and other spiritual readings are all ways to deepen prayer life and discover new intricacies of our faith (I’m slowly working through the Diary of...
January 30, 2023
BIS Reads // Healed and Restored

BIS Reads // Healed and Restored

In the Gospels, we see that an integral part of Christ's mission on earth was healing. As He traveled from town to town preaching the coming Kingdom of God, He...
December 02, 2022
poems about the eucharist

Eucharistic Power // A Poem

In this Year of the Eucharist, I have constantly been called by Our Lord to visit Him. As a mom of five littles, that doesn’t look like frequent Adoration in...
November 20, 2022
is Kristin Lavransdatter catholic

BIS Reads // Kristin Lavransdatter

1,119 pages. This is the page count of my copy of Kristin Lavransdatter. It is well over 200 pages from the longest book in the Harry Potter series. This Nobel...
October 26, 2022
the devil in the castle review

BIS Reads // The Devil in the Castle

“Have you ever considered that the devil is active in your prayer life? In the parish church where you attend Mass? In the lives and actions of people of goodwill...
October 15, 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
poem about the eucharist

I Believe // A Poem

We are called to be Christ’s light to the world and to spread the Gospel to all, unabashedly. The Holy Spirit gives us the courage and wisdom to do this...
August 16, 2022
pope francis letter to married couples

Letter to Married Couples in the Year of the Family

Amoris Laetitia. The joy of love. This is the title of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation which focuses on the love within the family. Just over a year ago, on the...
June 26, 2022