An Extraordinary Woman: Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Learn how Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross can inspire us to incorporate love, trust, and patience in our daily lives, even when life grows mundane.
Extraordinary Women: Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa's quotes are gold. She famously once said, "I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts there can be no more pain, and only love."...
Extraordinary Women: St. Theresa of Avila
St. Theresa of Avila famously said, “From silly devotions and sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us!” and “A sad nun is a bad nun!” Like Pope Francis today, she knew...
Extraordinary Women: The Women in Our Lives
Lately, I’ve been fixating on a phrase: perfectly imperfect. As someone with a type B personality, I suppose this confirms for me that I do not need to be perfect....
Extraordinary Women: St. Catherine of Siena
When I was in eighth grade, my mom told me, “You don’t choose your confirmation saint—it chooses you.” I waved her advice off like any fourteen-year-old, and had my heart...
Extraordinary Women: St. Gianna
St. Gianna Beretta Molla is my homegirl. As a woman quickly approaching her late 20s who is Catholic, called to marriage, and gasp! still single, I find the fact that...
Extraordinary Women for Ordinary Time: Blessed Is She Community
We are so happy to have you here. In our Facebook groups and Twitter chats. At Blessed Brunches and the Beauty From Ashes Retreat. No matter where we come together,...
Extraordinary Women for Ordinary Time: The Women I Pray For
This post originally appeared on The Heart's Overflow. I have a list. It's a list of names. Other mothers that I pray for. I update my list every month, or...
Extraordinary Women for Ordinary Time: St. Clare
This post originally appeared on Blessed Are The Feet. I need a qualifying clause before I begin this post: This is a post about sacrificial love in marriage. It’s a...
Extraordinary Women for Ordinary Time: St. Therese of Lisieux
The last six months have been a liturgical whirlwind. Advent sprinted by and ran headlong into Christmas morning. After only five short weeks of Lent, we were thrust into the...
Extraordinary Women for Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time can often feel like the doldrums of the liturgical year. We aren't preparing for a major feast or in a celebratory season. Summer stretches out ahead of us,...
Finding Your Fiat Conference 2016
One day three friends were chatting about what they wanted in a women's conference. Something that was fun but laid back, affordable but offering quality content; something that would speak...
