Scripture Verses to Pray During Times of Anxiety
Disclaimer: This post is not intended to undermine the reality of clinical anxiety. As someone who has personally benefited from both counseling and medicinal help when battling anxiety, please know...
In His Heart // Join Us for the 2020 Prayer Pledge
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Decluttering Before Christmas
“Let every heart prepare Him room.” It’s one of my all-time favorite lines from one of my all-time favorite Christmas songs. I tend to think about it all season long...
Are We Really Special?
We toured colleges with our son last spring. In every tour, in every talk, we heard a similar spiel: “We want to get to know you—get a sense of who...
The Importance of Mealtime Prayer
“Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest, and let these gifts to us be blessed. Amen.” That was the mealtime prayer I grew up with in my God-filled Lutheran home. Other...
Waiting in Darkness
I have been thinking a lot about the dark as the northern hemisphere creeps toward the longest night of the year. As an early riser, I notice these changes as...
Christmas Mass Outfit Ideas
One of the most beautiful parts of Christmas is seeing the church overflowing with people. No matter what your church attendance is like or where you are in your faith...
How Counseling Has Transformed My (Spiritual) Life
I slipped into a quiet and empty chapel near my apartment at my absolute wits end. I’ve written about my struggles with severe PMS, endometriosis, and NFP before. But at...
St. Perpetua: An Early Model for Modern Women
The first time I heard her story, I had to lift my jaw from the floor. I had asked for an example of a holy woman of God who was...
How to Celebrate and Observe the Three Comings of Christ
Advent is here and as is the case every year, modern disciples are looking for ways to better enter into the liturgical season. We seek the collective wisdom of the...
Love of Poverty and Love of the Poor
It is not filth and hunger that make saints, nor even poverty itself, but love of poverty and love of the poor. -Thomas Merton It is really possible to...
What are Mass Cards?
On our baptismal days, my husband, my kids, and I know what to expect from my mother- and father-in-law: a card-sized white envelope, our names written on the outside in...
