If worry keeps you up at night, confession is helpful
Let’s be honest: Confession is absolutely terrifying. At least, that’s what I used to tell myself. And, since moving to France, the thought of going to confession in French for…
How to find peace in the chaos of family life
Life is so chock-full of upheaval, confusion and change that it can start to make us feel like oranges being squeezed for Sunday brunch. This can be downright depressing, terrifying…
What I learned from traveling to the Holy Land
Recently, I was blessed to travel with my church in Chicago to the Holy Land. We traveled to Bethlehem, Galilee and Jerusalem, and walked in the footsteps of Bible accounts…
Why God is better than Google at giving direction
I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t able to use the internet in one way or another. Growing up, almost everyone I knew had a PC, then a laptop…
I did a trust fall into God’s arms — and he caught me
Recently, I wrote an article about why you should trust God when your life doesn’t make sense. I wrote it because I know there are a lot of people who…
4 things that hold us back from total surrender to God’s will
“Have you ever heard of the Surrender Novena?” I sighed and stopped mid-step. “Only because you’re the fourth person to mention it to me this week,” I muttered. I was…
How the Surrender Novena taught me to trust
My husband and I grow anxious whenever we watch the news and learn about everything that’s going on in the world. We tell ourselves that we need to keep up-to-date,…
Stopping the family cycle of trauma
As a society, most people have accepted that mental health is a real need that must be addressed and maintained regularly, just like any part of the body. However, in…
You are worthy of healing now, not later
My husband and I had been married for almost three years when we decided that seeking out marriage counseling might be helpful for us. We were having a lot of…
Living ‘memento mori’ without falling into anxiety
Regardless of whether we have had to experience great loss in our lives, death is a reality that none of us, no matter how little we think about it, will…