Praying with the Seven Sorrows of Mary
I was raised Southern Baptist, with an aversion to the Catholic faith. When I met and fell in love with a Catholic Marine, I was as horrified as my parents….
I was raised Southern Baptist, with an aversion to the Catholic faith. When I met and fell in love with a Catholic Marine, I was as horrified as my parents….
If there is one thing in Christianity that most people would agree is very difficult to believe in, I think it would be the value of suffering. The world can…
All Catholics, particularly Catholic women, are called to emulate Mary. In his “Letter to Women,” Pope St. John Paul II wrote, “The Church sees in Mary the highest expression of…
When I received a positive pregnancy test a month after my wedding, I cried. I was halfway through a graduate program and battling health issues, terrified that motherhood would upend…
When it comes to Lent, Catholics are professionals. From ashes on our foreheads to Lenten sacrifices, we know what’s expected and how to enter in. But when Lent is over…
The past few months brought on a surge of memories from my childhood as my maternal grandmother suffered her first stroke. Memories with Grandma remain in the most preserved part…
It is that time of year again. I start getting a pit in my stomach because I need to decide on my New Year’s Resolution. I don’t particularly like making…