How NFP Helped Me Diagnose PCOS
When my husband Mike and I got married, we knew that we would be open to life within our marriage. In fact, we both wanted children right away. Though we...
Relational Prayer: Listening to the Silence of Our Hearts
Restlessness is exhaustive and depletes the profoundness of the soul when we rely solely on productivity and efficiency to fill the voids in our hearts. We may feel an instant...
Patron Saints of Summer
Summer is like a right of passage that marks each passing year. Bugs abound, dandelions, too, and everyone spends a little more time participating in activities that have a certain...
BIS Reviews: The Chosen
It was mid-March. My six children just returned home from school indefinitely. Our parish was preparing to close its doors to public Masses. There was fear in the air as...
Prayers for Children Who Have Left the Church
As Catholic mothers, we want the very best for our children. We want them to be happy and healthy. We want them to thrive in school, friendship, interests, and talents....
A Practical Guide to Creating a Rhythm of Prayer
I think we can all agree on the power and importance of a daily prayer life. It can be as simple as offering short little prayers throughout the day, such...
How to Name Your Baby (Catholic-Style)
Names are an important thing, a truth that becomes all the more obvious as a parent trying to choose a name for your child the first time. Some have had...
Everyday Evangelization: Subtle Ways to Preach the Gospel
If your friend circles include folks who are Protestant, chances are that you have had the privilege of listening to them share their testimony—a personal accounting of how they committed...
How to Write a Personal Litany of Saints
The Litany of the Saints is a powerful and ancient form of Catholic prayer. We hear it at Easter and All Saints Day, and during Ordination Masses for new priests....
The Seven Deadly Sins + the Seven Lively Virtues
When Jesus appeared to Saint Faustina, He told her: The greater the sinner, the greater the right he has to My mercy. Father Jean d’Elbee’s words bring comfort, too: And...
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...
Scripture Verses to Pray for Your Marriage
My husband and I have often wondered together in awe of our families’ shared history of long marriages. We ourselves will celebrate 21 years of marriage this month. Both sets...
