Our Consolation in Loneliness
As I get older and walk farther along with the Lord, the shock of loneliness mellows, but the pain persists. I am able to more quickly identify a feeling of...
Dwell // A Study on the Eucharist for Women
"I need Adoration." My friend's evening text put words to the longing on my own heart. In the midst of the shut downs, our usual Holy Hours were cancelled, and...
Holy Hour Two Ways
As a mom of young children, I long thought a regular Holy Hour was something for another season of life. I imagined it would be at least a few more...
5 Ways to Spiritually Combat the Winter Blues
One of my favorite things to do is to read past World Youth Day messages and homilies. They always leave me inspired and call me to live a life with...
The Eucharist as Thanksgiving
As I drove into work this morning I noticed that the vibrant colors were gone. The once picturesque tunnel of trees now resembled a barren wasteland. Most of the leaves...
Best Books about the Catholic Mass
Here on earth we dream of Heaven. But this Heaven kisses earth on a daily basis. Sometimes I forget that amazing reality and I need to be reminded of just...
Why You Should Enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Your Home
One of the most inspiring reasons to practice a deep and personal devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is that it unites you to the "Heart of the Church."...
What are Mass Cards?
On our baptismal days, my husband, my kids, and I know what to expect from my mother- and father-in-law: a card-sized white envelope, our names written on the outside in...
3 Prayers to Say After Receiving Communion
My First Holy Communion day was one of the most memorable days of my childhood. I had a private Mass said just for me, and my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and...
How Jesus Won My Heart through Eucharistic Adoration
A thousand years of enjoying human glory is not worth even an hour spent in sweetly communing with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. - Saint Padre Pio What does...
Run to the Cross
Recently at Mass, I saw what I often see. A mother walked into Mass with a toddler: a little girl with a pink bow on her head and a pretty,...
Welcome Home! Why I'm Becoming Catholic
This Saturday, at the Easter Vigil, men, women, and children across the world will be brought into the Catholic Church. People will be baptized and confirmed, they'll receive Jesus in...
