Want to Build Your Faith? Speak the Truth.
Do I know Jesus? Do I truly know Jesus with my heart? We tend to grow indifferent to the Lord as we live out each day, sometimes in subtle ways...
Our Lady's Greatest Pleasure
If you’re like me, you may tend to keep the Rosary at a comfortable distance. For example, I have one inside my night stand, one inside the center console...
Discernment as a Team
In Catholic circles, the word "discernment" is often thrown around. And with good reason. Making decisions prayerfully and intentionally is one of the best ways we can honor God by...
How to Have Faith in the Midst of Grief
The other day, my daughter and I were having a conversation about Heaven. She thought that everybody in Heaven were “grandmas and grandpas”, innocently assuming that people only ever died...
The Importance of "Zeroing In" in Prayer
I rise early after only snoozing my alarm once. I creep past my children's bedrooms as they slumber. I start the coffee. I light the candle. I sit down in...
Ways to Honor Our Lady in October
October brims with the anticipation of all that fall brings. Nature begins to point us towards a slower shift in our routine as the leaves change colors, we change out...
The Heart of Modesty
My initial reaction to Matthew West’s latest single "Modest is Hottest" was amusement. Although I love his music, I didn’t quite understand why the lyrics needed to carry a legalistic...
The Church's Blessing Over Expectant Mothers
A few years ago, my husband and I approached our Pastor after Mass and asked him to give a blessing over the newly-formed baby growing within me. I was expecting...
The Woman of Intentionality
Admittedly, I am frequently annoyed by “Christian catch-phrases.” By this, I mean those phrases and words that get thrown around within Christian circles, label you as a "church person," and...
Sisterhood Series // Caitlin
Welcome to our Sisterhood Series! It's our birthday month, and we are celebrating by introducing you to some of the beautiful women in our community. We can't wait for you...
Big Choices // A Letter to Young People
Of my four children, three are teenagers. I serve as a Client Advocate at a crisis pregnancy center where ladies of varied ages, colors, and creeds come to verify pregnancies....
Saint Hildegard of Bingen
I know exactly one person who knew as a child what she wanted to be when she grew up. One. She told us in second grade what she planned to...
