Healing through birth: Learning to trust in the Father’s love
“The greater and more persistent your confidence in God, the more abundantly you will receive all that you ask.” — St. Albert the Great Do you ever feel afraid to…
The unexpected way I saved my sanity as a new mom
You know what goes well with expensive equipment, lots of time standing still and an extreme attention to detail? Toddlers. That’s why, as a new mom, I decided having little…
Your vocation is more than a uniform
Would you rather get up in the middle of the night for a crying baby or for the monastic bells? This question was posed to me in high school as…
Am I making an idol out of ‘crunchy’ living?
When my husband and I got married, we soon found out that we were having trouble getting pregnant. An amazing NaPro technology doctor helped me get to the bottom of…
Surrendering to the sacrificial call of motherhood
A few days before Easter during my senior year of high school, I sat on a creaky metal chair in the unshaded open of St. Peter’s square to attend Mass…
7 practical tips on balancing motherhood and career
As a mother of two children under two and a woman who works three part-time jobs outside the home, I’ve put a lot of thought and prayer into how to…
There’s no better way to spend Mother’s Day
On my mother’s last Mother’s Day, in 1997, I was 13 years old. Earlier in the week, I had hitched a ride with a friend to the mall so that…
Planting seeds of faith in motherhood
“Rose ree! Rose ree!” My toddler squirmed out of my arms, attempting to reach for my rosary after hearing the beads clink together in the dark. Like most nights, I…
How the Eucharist consoled my new mother’s heart
Sometime during the early months of dating my husband, I remember telling him how excited I was to be a mother one day. There was a deep ache inside of…
Praying the family Rosary: A mother’s perspective
“What decade are we on?” I ask, as I fumble with my beads while trying to nurse my 2-month-old. “The third,” my husband replies. I try to picture the Third…