[…] lobby to grab a bite to eat. Before we finished our dinner, or unpacked our carefully chosen outfits (and good grief, they were cute), we heard the news. FLOURISH 2020, the Walking With Purpose Women’s Conference that we and 700+ other women couldn’t wait for, was not going to happen. There is still a […]
[…] own weekly grocery bill and the size of my children, if you want something to grow, you feed it. And so I have to wonder. In a world that will not rest at feeding our young girls lie after lie, are we doing our part? Are we feeding our girls enough truth? I absolutely […]
[…] many forms. We don't wear our heartache as visible, outward wounds, but we all know how much pain is out there. In the midst of a sin-saturated world, people need to know that they matter-that their pain matters-that they are seen. It's been said that suffering that feels senseless is the hardest to bear. […]
[…] they, or any other Christmas mythical magic, exist is due to the reality of that occasional nativity scene. In the fullness of time, in reality, in this world, an angel appeared to a virgin and asked her to be the mother of God. She said yes. A man named Joseph was faithful in some […]
Dig Deeper into Easter Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 20:1–9 In one of her essays on women, Saint Edith Stein wrote, “Women comprehend not merely with the intellect but also with the heart.” I especially feel the truth of this statement with my children as I’ve studied their unique mannerisms and reactions. I recently noticed […]
[…] words likely slipped out that early morning. We cannot and will not go through this life without storms. Jesus tells us this in John 16:33: “In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world.” However many times we may read that verse, when we find ourselves amid the […]
[…] verse that warns me that I am “a puff of smoke that appears for a little time and then vanishes” sounds like the obnoxious ticking of the world’s most insensitive time bomb. I want my four small kids back. I want that tiny one-bedroom apartment. I want to drag my family’s dirty clothes to […]
[…] that there is only one God is nothing new to the Christian, but for the ancient Israelites, it was earth shattering. In the time of Moses, the world was dominated by polytheism. These gods were mean, manipulative, and vindictive. People were required to sacrifice to the gods for favors, but the relationship between man […]
[…] 12:20). There have been so many times that I have longed to see Jesus, touch Him, and hug Him. Countless times, I have knelt in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament and imagined Him right next to me. In times of deepest prayer, I have been able to picture my head resting on His shoulder, […]
[…] found it hard to understand. He responded with total trust and faith in You. Help us, in the same way, to trust in You with unwavering faith and recognize Your presence with us always, no matter our circumstances. St. Joseph, pray for us. Scott Hahn, Joy to the World. (New York: Crown Publishing, 2014), 74-76. https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2013/documents/papa-francesco_20130319_omelia-inizio-pontificato.html
