A Lenten Practice for Marriage and Family
"The final battle between the Lord and the kingdom of Satan will be about marriage and the family." So said Sister Lucia, one of the seers at Fatima. It does...
BIS Reads // Getting Work Right
With the start of the new year, the scent of freshly sharpened pencils and blank slates comes to mind. I want to do this year right. While I did not...
Weekly Wallpaper // 354
You are the light of the world.A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.
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How to Step into Community at Any Age
As a young married woman at twenty-one, I was considered the baby of our neighborhood book club. We lived in an apartment complex with a healthy mix of young adults,...
Let the Ground Rest // a letter to the BIS community
Dear friend, My mouth hung open as I read and re-read the Scripture I happened upon one day in prayer, approaching my seventh year as a worker in the vineyard...
Saint Brigid of Ireland // The Mary of the Gael
Being both Irish and Catholic, it was no surprise to receive a Saint Brigid’s cross from an aunt’s trip to Ireland, on the occasion of our second daughter’s birth. While...
The Educational Philosophy of Saint John Bosco
Saint John Bosco is famous for being a great educational reformer, yet he would probably not point to education as his success story. I imagine he would point to specific...
Awaken Love: The 2023 Prayer Pledge // Day 31
On this last day of January 2023, we are sent forth in love. The fruit of divine intimacy is not only our personal wholeness and holiness, but it spills over into...
Awaken Love: The 2023 Prayer Pledge // Day 30
As we enter the final days of this year's Prayer Pledge, let's return to where we began. Our Faith declares that God's very being is love.
Love is Who He is.
Finding the Lord in Fiction // 5 Fiction Books to Spiritually Renew Your Soul
Scripture, lives of the saints, and other spiritual readings are all ways to deepen prayer life and discover new intricacies of our faith (I’m slowly working through the Diary of...
Awaken Love: The 2023 Prayer Pledge // Day 29
Love is so demanding.
This is not the truth that our hearts imagine when we picture a lover. As women, our bodies and souls are designed to receive. Thus, our imaginations picture love in this good and beautiful light in which we ourselves are constantly being “poured into.”
Awaken Love: The 2023 Prayer Pledge // Day 28
Much of the difficulty I face at this point in my life resides in teaching children obedience, but obedience that stems from trust . . . not obligation or fear. It’s far from easy, but I know that obedience and trust are crucial for accomplishing anything in this world, from healthy relationships to thriving businesses.
