Comfort and joy: The 2023 Radiant Christmas Gift Guide
It’s that time again! We are as excited as ever to bring you another list of our favorite Catholic business finds for your Christmas shopping. These shop owners and creators…
How to have the joy of the Holy Family this Christmas
Three months ago, we moved to a new city and into a new house. We had seen the house once before, but after a few weeks I realized something we…
Finding the light in my darkness: A Christmas reflection
Where I live, it is dark by 4 in the afternoon come December. As a child, like many children, I was afraid of the dark. So my siblings and I…
Grandma’s dresses: A Christmas reflection
During my conversion to the Catholic faith, I found myself in a bit of a conundrum figuring out what to wear to Mass for the first time. I ended up…
Reflecting on St. Joseph during Advent
“All is calm.” These words are found in one of the season’s most famous Christmas songs, “Silent Night.” But what went on in the background during the night of Jesus’…
Allowing ourselves to be weary pilgrims this Advent
Displayed in a small side chapel of Sant’Agostino in Rome is an arresting painting by the great Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The work, “Madonna of the Pilgrims,” shocks…
Some ‘holly jolly’ shopping: The 2022 Radiant Christmas Gift Guide
’Tis the season … to support your favorite Catholic small businesses! Every year, I love exploring the many incredible Catholic-owned businesses and shops in order to craft this gift guide….
The Advent book every woman should read
How many Christmas cards portray an image of the Holy Family as the snow falls gently at Jesus’ Nativity? And there we see Mary, the Mother of God, nestled right…
What the Incarnation means for a bride of Christ
During my college years, the mystery of the Incarnation ceased to be just a historical event and instead became a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. I would have never dreamed…
Recognizing the potential of our own hearts this Christmas
Growing up, one of my favorite Advent and Christmas traditions was reading from “The Advent Book” with my family. It was through this beautifully illustrated board book that I returned…