Learning how to dress for your life
We adult women have forgotten something that most little girls know instinctively: We are beautiful, by purpose and design, and our clothing should reflect that. Tomboys in the room, don’t…
Why participating in community looks a lot like family life
This article is part of a series diving into Catholic social teaching and how it applies to our everyday lives. For ease of reading, the authors will use first person…
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop: A beautiful witness of end-of-life care
Most of us reading this article are young women. While many of us are still healthy and strong, we may soon, if not already, find ourselves as caregivers for aging…
The remarkably simple truth of honoring the dignity of those around you
This article is part of a series diving into Catholic social teaching and how it applies to our everyday lives. For ease of reading, the authors will use first person…
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…
How one handsome Marine led me to the Catholic faith
I was raised in a God-fearing home, and this story is not meant to criticize any other faith. I realize that my father’s antipathy toward the Catholic faith was rooted…
How Catholics can create more supportive communities
Some of us Catholic women are very fortunate in where we live. We are those who live, by happenstance or by design, in a community of Catholic Christians who are…
Thoughts on my year of poverty in a time of inflation
One year ago, my family did an experiment to live on the poverty line, which at the time was a little over $30,000 a year. We blew the budget by…
Finding God in the most unlikely place: My marriage
“I think that’s a lie.” She said it gently, but still it pulled me up short. My new spiritual director shifted in her seat and smiled. I had been talking…
Dignity of life isn’t just a Catholic thing
For 18 years I have been privileged to work in traditional book publishing, first in the mainstream field with an emphasis on children’s books, and then as a freelancer working…