Back-to-School Prayers to Share
Back-to-school prayers offer encouragement for all those who are going back to school: students, teachers, and parents alike.
How to Untangle Our Feminine Hearts From the Knots of Our Wounds
It’s in the heart that we feel love and give love. Our hearts are also the place where we hold the pain from our wounds. Ask the Lord to untangle your heart from any wounds and replace them with His truth, love, and mercy.
Liquid Grace: A Theology of Coffee
A couple of winters ago, I had to give up my annual Christmastime visit with my parents due to various members of my family coming down with the flu a...
2023 Book List
The New Year A Time to Reflect and Resolve One of my favorite quotes comes from the most quotable Catholic: G.K. Chesterton. He writes of the New Year and resolutions:...
From the Manger to the Mass: Advent Preparation for Kids
Every Advent season, God invites us to carefully prepare our hearts for the annual remembrance of the Incarnation of His Son, Jesus. That first Christmas was the day when Jesus...
Entering Into Advent
As I anticipate Advent’s approach, I wonder, how will this year be different? Every year I make the “Lent” and “Advent” comparison, asking myself whether or not I should really...
2023 Catholic Holiday Gift Guide | Catholic Women-Owned Businesses
We know you have a lot on your plate this Thanksgiving week (literally and figuratively) and we wanted to make your Christmas shopping easier. After all, don't you want to...
On the Epiphany and Welcoming Strangers
Recently during Advent our family hosted what the kids named Blessed is She Advent kids’ club. We invited my son’s classmates to join us in doing the Blessed is She...
Pursuing Peace // No More Excuses
My mind has a tendency to wander. I float between writing notes on my phone, post-it notes, my Blessed is She planner, and the notepad on the kitchen counter. I...
Having Another Kid Without Losing It
I run into many people who can’t believe I have “so many” kids. Whether at the grocery store, at the library, at church, or at public gatherings or parties, people...
Building Cultural Memory
In my years teaching in public schools, I started to notice a subtle but steady presence of cultural orphan mentality. I talked with 5th graders who did not know anything...
Finding Peace in Back-to-School Imperfection
“How was James’ first day?” I asked a friend recently. “Oh, you know, he had some trouble getting on the right bus …” she started to tell me, and then...
