Our Baptismal Role
My husband and I have taken on the role of sponsoring couples preparing to have their child baptized in our parish cluster. We invite...
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Leah Brix
May 254 min
The Holy Spirit, the Breath of the Divine
Farmers are obsessed with the weather. It is their go-to conversation regardless of where you see them, when you talk to them, or why...
Catholic Country Chronicles
May 193 min
Pentecostal Revival
Over the last three years, our country has undergone a National Eucharistic Revival. We all need revival. The root word...
Leah Brix
May 125 min
Mother, Queen of her Home
My “twins” are 4 and 6. Like many young girls, they LOVE princesses. Lucy, my hilarious dimple-cheeked 4-year-old told me that she is...
Abby Thomas
May 52 min
Baking Bread with the Bread of Life
Wouldn't you agree there is nothing better than freshly baked bread? Anytime I enjoy a piece of homemade bread, I am brought back to my...
Abby Thomas
Apr 283 min
Resisting the Modern-Day Forbidden Fruit
Dear reader, let me take you back to the beginning of our story. Let’s go back to the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve lived in harmony,...
Guest Blogger
Apr 244 min
Caitlin Mead Encounter Testimony
Have you ever thought about how easy it would have been to believe, being one of Jesus's disciples? How do you not believe when right in...
Leah Brix
Apr 215 min
Children's Explanation of Eucharistic Adoration
This past week I was asked to chat with our parish Faith Formation students about Eucharistic Adoration. I gave them a short little...
Abby Thomas
Apr 143 min
Walking Side-by-Side
As many of you readers recall from past blogs, I used to be an avid runner. I loved it so much! After a cycle of health issues that...
Leah Brix
Apr 73 min
Trouble with Candles
Several weeks ago, my three oldest sons had the privilege to serve for the Stations of the Cross. One carried the crucifix and the other...
Abby Thomas
Mar 313 min
We are an Easter People!
The first 30 days of Lent felt like a breeze. I gave up the usual social media and challenged myself to connect with God and my family...
Guest Blogger
Mar 246 min
Hope in The Darkness
March is a special month for me. It is the month my husband Nick and I welcomed our son Jack into the world. His time on earth was short,...
Leah Brix
Mar 174 min
Seeing the Unseen, Hearing the Unheard, and Touching the Untouchable. A Mom Reflects on Jesus Meeting the Leper in Luke's Gospel
I begin to tell them of this unbelievable man Who saw me when no one else saw me. Who heard me when no one else heard me and Who touched me
Abby Thomas
Mar 102 min
Jesus was Rejected Too
Jesus experienced public cruelty long before His walk to Calvary. During his passion, Jesus was betrayed, physically and emotionally...
Leah Brix
Mar 34 min
St. Peter, an Incredible Story of Redemption
St. Peter was an impulsive and enthusiastic man. By the power of the Holy Spirit, he became a passionate and wise leader of the Church.
Abby Thomas
Feb 253 min
Hosting Jesus
Cooking is hard. It is a skill that I have never been good with. I do it because my family has to eat, but the outcome could be better....
Leah Brix
Feb 183 min
Encounters with Jesus in the Gospels Lenten Series Part 1- Bishop Neary's Witness of Christ's Love
I could see the sweat dripping from the brow of the well-meaning priest. He was anxiously pacing through the throng of people, reminding...
Abby Thomas
Feb 112 min
The Time when Fitness Consumed my Life
I used to consider myself an athlete. I never played sports in school, unless you count my experience with fifth-grade softball, but I...