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Embracing the Struggle: Kissing His Wounds

Embracing the Struggle: Kissing His Wounds

Let us invite Christ into the suffering and struggle. Let us embrace it. Because God is with us, and He redeems our pain.

Augustine’s Confessions: A Catholic Women’s Spiritual Companion

Augustine’s Confessions: A Catholic Women’s Spiritual Companion

If you’ve never read any writings of a Church father, this is your invitation to begin. The Confessions by Saint Augustine is not just a book about the Saint, it is a mirror into our own lives.

BIS Reads // Offer It Up

BIS Reads // Offer It Up

In her book, Offer It Up, Megan Hjelmstad delves into the richness of the Church’s teaching on redemptive suffering. Through practical wisdom, she teaches us simple ways to offer it up.

Trusting Through Trials

Trusting Through Trials

During uncertainty, unknowns, and trials that never seem to end, let us trust that the Lord will hold us close and never let us go.

Sinners and Saints on the Path of Holiness

Sinners and Saints on the Path of Holiness

What do we do when someone disappoints our illusion of them? Here are three ideas to consider.

No Cross, No Crown: The Theology of Redemption in Disney’s Tangled

No Cross, No Crown: The Theology of Redemption in Disney’s Tangled

Looking for a redemption story to ponder this Lent? Look no further than Disney's Tangled and the powerful transformation of Flynn Rider.

He Sees You and Wants to Redeem You

He Sees You and Wants to Redeem You

Hear how the Lord used one woman's postpartum experience to heal her memories, redeem her experiences, and open the door for her to help other women suffering through postpartum.

Arise in Freedom from Pornography

Arise in Freedom from Pornography

Arise is a free 21-day recovery program to help you address these areas and gives practical tools to quit pornography for good.