The Relationship Between Personal Holiness and Social Wholeness
I attended a retreat for women writers in 2008 and had the privilege to study under Kentucky’s poet laureate at the time, Jane Gentry Vance. She shared thoughts on poetry...
All She Had // The 2022 Lent Devotional for Catholic Women
During this colder month, it can be difficult to imagine days in the desert. But give it a try. Lent will be here before we know it; and in Lent,...
Contentment in the Clouds
Living in the mountains, I see a lot of wind. I also feel it and hear it. Feeling a gust of wind on a cold day is one thing, but...
Fiction Novels for Catholic Teens
I love book recommendations, and now that I am a mom, I always appreciate hearing about fun suggestions for my own daughter. If there's a teen in your life, this...
Hey Kids, Go Watch Juice Box!
"Hey Mom, can we watch a show?" I quickly scanned the house and zipped through my mental checklist. Schoolwork and chores were finished, they had played outside for several hours,...
The Near-Saint Who Discovered the Extra Chromosome in Down Syndrome
My two younger brothers both like to read books and watch movies. One is more focused on sports and can spend hours playing baseball, while the other is drawn to...
How to Tame Your To-Do List
Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you. // Saint Augustine In the past, I wrestled with this concept a bit. Even though I'm...
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...
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....
More Rejoicing in Heaven Over One Lost Poet Found
Since I didn’t get married until I was 45 years old, I lived the state of single life for quite a long time. In my early years of college, graduate...
BIS Reads // Simple Mercies
When I look at the lives of the Saints, I see an ocean of personalities, vocations, experiences, and spiritualities. I marvel at the creativity of God and His goodness in...
Biblical Affirmations
What if we viewed ourselves the way God does? One therapeutic technique often used is known as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and the premise is this: our thoughts shape our...
