Back to the Future
The 1985 movie Back to the Future is a cultural phenomenon. One of the best quotes is uttered by Marty: “Wait A Minute, Doc. Are you telling me you built...
How (And Why) to Rejoice in Your Weakness
“Be perfect,” Jesus tells us, “as your Heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48). For years, I thought this meant I had to eliminate all my flaws as fast as I...
Resources for (Re)Discovering Catholicism
I was in a crowd of thousands of young people, listening to a talk on being transformed as a disciple of Christ by the author and theologian, Dr. Edward Sri....
Weekly Wallpaper // 228
On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you. // John 14:20 Download these beautiful free wallpapers from...
Scripture Verses to Pray When You're Disappointed
My son should be graduating from high school this week. Along with his friends and classmates, our firstborn should be donning a cap and gown so he can cross a...
Making the Rosary a Daily Habit in Times of Overwhelm
Pray the Rosary every day, in order to obtain peace for the world, and the end of the war. -Our Lady of Fatima For years, I was inspired to daily...
The Day I Let Christ Into My Bedroom
When I was a little girl, my godmother was divorced from her abusive husband and could not remarry in the Church without an annulment (which she refused to try to...
Weekly Wallpaper // 227
I am the way, the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father, except through me. // John 14:6 Download these beautiful free wallpapers from...
Meals from Our Moms
Mothers are Christ-like in that they lay down their lives for their children. Whether it is in the delivery room, the office, the kitchen, or many miles away interceding on...
Resources for Pornography Addiction
Our culture is saturated with porn. Most of us have either suffered from addiction to porn or know someone who does (even if we aren't aware of it). Pornography is...
A (Postcard) Trip around the World
It wasn’t long ago that my dear sister was approaching her thirtieth birthday. A significant landmark in anyone’s life, Leigh wanted to mark the passage in some memorable way. “I...
How to Fall in Love with Scripture
Even though I’m a cradle Catholic, I spent every Thursday night of my high school years at a nondenominational Protestant youth group. (I lived in the Middle East, where there...
