How St. Zélie Taught Me How to Be a Mother
It started, as life changes often do, with an ugly-cry-in-the-shower session. My son was three months old and we had just returned from spending Christmas with my family on the...
The Holiness and Example of Sts. Louis and Zélie Martin
One of the things I love about the Catholic Church is that she is both old and new at the same time. The tradition of the Church is 2,000 years...
How to Listen to the Spirit (Instead of the Flippant Opinions of Others) in Your Vocational Discernment
I started going to daily Mass when I was in college and continued doing so over my summer breaks. There, I encountered an unexpected hurdle: the other regular Mass attendees...
Gilead Book Review
We are a people of busyness. We measure the worth our days by our productivity, how well we fill our social calendars, our five-year plans. Life is parsed, analyzed, and...
Weekly Wallpaper // 135
Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me, but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in...
Heart + Fire
Act of Charity O my God, I love you with my whole heart and above all things, because You are infinitely good and perfect; and I love my neighbor as...
While We Wait, We are Restless
Sometimes, restlessness consumes us. Have you ever caught yourself tapping your phone awake every other minute awaiting a response? Refreshing your email every 90 seconds in anticipation? Perhaps you find...
St. Maria Goretti: Peace Through Mercy
Just over one hundred and fifteen years ago, little Maria Goretti was killed in Nettuno, Italy. The Short and Saintly Life of Maria Goretti Maria’s father died of malaria when...
How to Remain Prayerful While Traveling
Summer is here, and many of us have trips or vacations on the horizon. Think back to your last vacation or holiday. You probably created some great memories then, but...
America, God, and True Freedom
Freedom is not free. I saw these words on a wall at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. this past fall. I was there on a trip with...
6 Modest Dresses for Summer (That are Ethically-Made)
I address a heartfelt appeal that the logic of profit not prevail, but rather that of solidarity and justice. At the center of every situation, especially work-related, should be the...
Discerning Foster Parenting
Discernment is different for everyone. We all walk such a unique path in our journey to Heaven. I stood in my bedroom, the hanger forgotten in my hand as I...
