Navigating Wedding Season as a Single Woman
It was a wedding reception I’ll never forget. It’s not that it was particularly grand. In fact, it was a simple and lovely affair in a modest, windowless church basement....
Corpus Christi: The Secret of the Day
The Eucharist is the secret of my day. It gives strength and meaning to all my activities of service to the church and to the whole world. -Pope St. John...
Fostering Holy Friendship with Non-Catholics
Growing up, I went to Catholic school. I was involved in my church—Friday nights were youth group, Thursdays were worship group rehearsal, Sunday nights were Adoration and Confession, etc. Because...
A Review of Women in the Church
My friend and I chatted over chips and salsa and margaritas. She sighed and confided, "I just wish I had a better understanding of my place in the Church, as...
A Mother's Prayer for Summer
I’m sure I am not alone in thinking that the winter of 2017/2018 will go down in history as the longest winter ever. Well into April, freezing temperatures and snowfall...
Over + Onward
The main battle in prayer is perseverance. As St. Teresa of Avila notes, the devil does all he can to get souls away from faithfulness to prayer, using every possible...
How Your Brokenness is Blessed
When we are crushed like grapes, we cannot think of the wine we will become. -Henri Nouwen Life never unfolds as we plan it. Somehow those girlish dreams of our...
Be a Missionary to Ireland (Without Leaving Your Home)
When The Blessed is She team first discerned and decided that the theme of the Blessed is She retreats for 2018 would be Wild, I had no idea just how...
5 Ways to Find Daily Adventure with the Saints
I absolutely love reading the stories of the Saints. Their lives and adventures are breathtaking. Sometimes even unbelievable. They traveled the world, went to great lengths to serve the poor,...
The Spirituality of Sleeping Alone
In our culture, sleep is one of the most intimate things we do. Sleeping around people requires a level of trust. Anyone who has had their face drawn on at...
Seeking Conversion in the Beauty of Ordinary Time
When you set a goal to eat healthily and turn to resources to help you do so, one theme you’ll see repeatedly is that the green smoothies and salads you...
St. Rita: Hope and Honeybees
Have you ever felt like you need a cheerleader? A friend who knows how to speak courage, hope, peace, and possibility to your troubled mind as you agonize over details...
