I’m not going to lie, friends. Prior to writing this post, I did not know much about St. Nicholas. Sure,...

The Advent season is coming up. It's one of my favorite times of the year. I am beginning to contemplate...

Advent is, by its very nature, a season of waiting and anticipation, not a destination. But to me this year,...

One of my favorite memories of our first home in Minnesota was going out on a cold night (which we...

This month we celebrate the feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary. This beautiful Saint—who was a real life princess—married at...

One of the seven Corporal Works of Mercy is to “bury the dead.” While this certainly means grieving alongside families...

A mystic and reformer. St. Teresa of Avila’s heart, mind, and soul were absorbed in all that is Divine and...

Today marks the much-celebrated feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Without him, our churches would be void of Crèches at...

I remember a print that hung in my family’s kitchen when I was a little girl. You know the one....

When I was young, my family owned an illustrated Lives of the Saints book. On the cover was a black...

Chiaroscuro is a term used to describe the contrast of light and dark in a painting. The artform was made...

How romantic, I remember thinking. Getting engaged on the heels of a charity bike ride, in front of the chapel...

In August we celebrated the Assumption of Mary—her entrance into heaven. That occurance is so monumental that it’s a holy...

Has a saint ever chased after you? Everywhere you turn, there there are, seemingly waiting for you. It’s like they’re...

I woke up in a sweat. Once again I was dreaming about a particular situation that was causing grief and...

I am sure many of you have special relationships with different saints for a variety of reasons. Maybe you feel...

There was a time after I finished school that I lived in a community of volunteers. We talked a lot...