Why You Should Enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Your Home
One of the most inspiring reasons to practice a deep and personal devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is that it unites you to the "Heart of the Church."...
Meals from Our Moms
Mothers are Christ-like in that they lay down their lives for their children. Whether it is in the delivery room, the office, the kitchen, or many miles away interceding on...
Ways to Celebrate Mother's Day When Your Mom is Far Away
Since becoming a mother myself, Mother’s Day has become one of my favorite days. Not only because it’s a day that I feel honored and celebrated in my own vocation...
Giving Thanks and Letting Go
I stand at the kitchen island slicing tomatoes. The lettuce and onion are already on the tray. There are french fries baking in the oven and a pan of brownies...
Sex and the Catholic Feminist Review
Sex, Catholicism, and feminism. Do I have your attention? These words are spoken about more frequently these days, both online and in Catholic culture. You might not think that those...
Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Your Baby’s Baptism
It was October 22, 2016, the feast of our family patron Saint, Pope John Paul II. Two-and-a-half years earlier, in the same stone cathedral, our beloved Passionist priest looked at...
Blessed is She Easter Basket Ideas
The Church's greatest feast is just around the corner! This year, Easter Sunday will likely look different for many of us. But Jesus still conquers death. The tomb is still...
Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Holy Week at Home
This Lent has been like no other. On Ash Wednesday, we began with a plan for prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. But less than three weeks into Lent, life turned upside...
Tips for Watching Mass from Home with Kids
We went to Mass as a family the first Sunday in March. We sat in our usual first-row pew, sweated through toddler misbehavior, extremely loud requests for donuts, and whining...
Grieving the Loss of My Baby
My nightstand was cluttered with pre-natal vitamins, anti-nausea medication, and five positive pregnancy tests—all little reminders of the small life inside of me. In the span of a few short...
On the Feast of St. Frances of Rome: A Saint Who Struggled, Too
A married woman must, when called upon, quit her devotions to God at the altar to find Him in her household affairs. -St. Frances of Rome As a mom,...
BIS Reads: The Peace of the Wild Things
When despair grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and...
