Tangible Ways to Help Stop Human Trafficking
How I wish that all of us would hear God’s cry: ‘Where is your brother?’ (Gen. 4:9). Where is your brother or sister who is enslaved? Where is the brother...
The Ordinary Romance of Marriage
It was a Saturday evening not too long ago. I was getting ready to go out with my girlfriends. We were going to a nice dinner at a swanky restaurant...
Steps to Take When Envy Rears Its Ugly Head
Envy has been popping up a lot in my life. I think this is partly because, as a new mother, it is so easy to compare myself to other mothers,...
How to Intentionally Use Social Media
Each of us have our favorite ways to connect on social media and create connection. There is a lot of good that can come from it. But let’s be honest...
The Patient Work of Healing
Nearly nine months ago, I sprained my ankle. In a classic moment of a klutz kerfuffle, I was carrying the vacuum down the steps, tripped, and landed on an overextended,...
To the End: The 2019 Blessed is She Lent Journal for Women
I don't know about you, but sometimes I approach Lent with a self-improvement mentality. When I think about what to give up, take up, and reflect upon, I tend to...
Who's on First in a Marriage Vocation?
I once asked a priest, “If we are called to total unity with God and, yet, a person is called to unity with a spouse, is total unity with God...
How to Overcome Guilt
I still remember the hurt. The pain I had as a young girl. Some girls from my class called me to say they were having a sleepover and I wasn’t...
When You Don't Feel "Catholic-Catholic"
God led me to her, who led me to Blessed is She, who will walk me back home. I think I might be the kind of woman the sisterhood here...
The Beauty of Being "Good Enough"
I always felt unremarkable, which I think I could have been okay with if the world didn’t always send messages that made me feel as if ordinary was an outrage....
5 Ways to Know Yourself and Your Gifts Better
A year ago it hit me. I woke up in the realization that I was *finally* in a different place. It was like the fog had lifted and the clouds...
Being a Great Mom in Jesus' Eyes
I’ve got exactly nine minutes until I should be pulling out of my driveway. One minute less than 10 to pump, change into work clothes, do my hair, throw on...
