4 Lessons We Can Learn From the Life of Saint Catherine of Siena
The Early Years Lesson #1: No matter our calling, we must do it with passion and conviction. “Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.” // Saint Catherine of Siena...
Finding Gratitude In The Valley
This Thanksgiving, there will be one less person around our dinner table. My husband's father—my children's grandfather—passed away this year on Father's Day. We have already experienced "firsts" without him....
BiS Reads // Finding Peace in the Storm
The storms of life rise and fall, ebb and flow. Some we see brewing on the horizon, while some come all too unexpectedly. When we find ourselves in the midst...
Our Lady of Sorrows, Cause of Our Joy
“Do not leave the altar without first shedding tears of sorrow and love for Jesus, crucified for your eternal salvation. Our Lady of Sorrows will keep you company and inspire...
Bible Verses To Pray In the Summer
The flowers appear on the earth, the time of pruning the vines has come, and the song of the turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree puts forth...
3 Ways to Cultivate Devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus
In the 2004 movie The Passion of the Christ, there is a poignant scene after the brutal scourging at the pillar. Jesus’ bloody Body is dragged away from the pillar,...
BiS Reads // God's Plan For Your Marriage
In the early 1980s, Pope Saint John Paul II recognized rising problems within marriage and family life. He appointed Cardinal Carlo Caffarra to head a new Institute for Studies on...
Liturgical Living During the Time After Pentecost
“And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire,...
Bible Verses About Waiting
Have you been waiting for God to answer questions about your vocation or career? Have you applied for a big college scholarship and are trying hard to entrust the unknown...
7 leçons que j'ai apprises dans le mariage
Récemment, j'ai eu la joie d'assister à la messe de mariage de la maîtresse de mon fils et de son (maintenant) mari. Cela faisait longtemps que je n'avais pas assisté...
Vivre simplement la nouvelle année
Les décorations sont toujours en place. Et les chants jouent toujours en arrière-plan. C'est encore Noël, après tout. Mais l'explosion de papiers d'emballage et de cartons vides a été déblayée,...
Comment organiser un échange de cadeaux Favorite Things
Les cadeaux sont une partie importante de la saison de Noël. Il est difficile de déterminer exactement quand la tradition d'échanger des cadeaux de Noël a commencé. Mais même lors...
