Close your eyes and think about your father. You might feel warmth recalling his love, or perhaps anxiety as you remember his hurtful...

My dear friends, we must fight hard against the dictatorship of noise and allow our homes to be a sanctuary of rest.

May we draw inspiration from the Holy Family's extraordinary capacity to discover love and establish a home in their unexpected environment.

Following the example of St. Monica, I turned to prayer! 

In total transparency, I have never put much thought into my namesake until recently. Growing up, I remember once asking my dad for a...

St. Alphonsus Liguouri is a saint who speaks in an accessible way, using concrete words instead of abstract teachings.

On Tuesday I went to my Holy Hour all by myself.  It was almost painfully quiet as I missed the shifting of wiggly bodies, constant...

I am all for a good thunderstorm. I love the drama attached to the anticipation of watching the storm clouds roll in. I love the...

I have officially reached the final days of this pregnancy. By the end of the month, I will have a newborn in my arms! I am so thankful...

In a fiery conversation with my Dad, I vented my frustration about the toxic Catholic woman narrative I keep seeing on Instagram and...

My childhood was surrounded with beautiful things because I grew up in a household of beautiful women. Eight daughters living on a dairy...

My husband and I have taken on the role of sponsoring couples preparing to have their child baptized in our parish cluster. We invite...

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...

Over the last three years, our country has undergone a National Eucharistic Revival. We all need revival. The root word...

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...

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,...

Eucharistic Adoration presentation for children.

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

I used to consider myself an athlete. I never played sports in school, unless you count my experience with fifth-grade softball, but I...

I have reached a mid-life spiritual crisis.  I suppose you could say that I have been spiraling down for quite a while.  I don’t know...

The new year brings new beginnings. If you are anything like me, you have probably been reflecting on the events, life changes,...

Last night I was sitting in my favorite chair, staring at my Christmas tree.  It’s chaotic, with the bottom branches half empty and the...

As a musician, it may seem cliche to admit that music is one of my favorite parts of the Christmas season. From Rudolf the Red-Nosed...

“If you find it impossible to pray, hide behind your good angel and charge him to pray in your stead.” -St. John Vianney

Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day, be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide....

It was 6:00 on a frigid January morning that my phone rang. I coughed quick to help clear away my morning voice, but failed and croaked...

As a young girl, I suffered from migraines. My mom often got a call from the school nurse telling her I was in the office lying down with...

Dear readers, the words below are taken from a post written a few years ago when we were writing about parables. I wanted to share them...

The identity of being a daughter just may be the hardest one for us to accept.

“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her… So husbands ought to love their own wives as their...

My sweet baby is now five months old. She is constantly melting hearts with her interactive smile! One evening at mass, I had her...

Growing up, I didn’t know a whole lot about the Holy Spirit. To me, the Trinity consisted of God our Father, Jesus our Brother, and the...

Welp, now what. I just finished my first week of classes in my domestic exchange program at Arizona State University and came to the...

"But I can't go to bed!!! I'm WAY too scared!" 7-year-old me shrieked to my dad one night. "What are you afraid of?" He gently asked....

Last weekend my oldest sister and her family hosted a Pentecost party! We gathered to celebrate the birthday of our church. Before we...

“One Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi, time’s up!” These nagging words were followed by an aggressive shoulder tap from...

One chilly October Sunday in 2017, we celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in our local parish....

The spiritual walk is a perilous one. One minute you are walking on water, and the next are walking through the Valley of the Shadow of...

I ran my first 5k when I was in my early twenties. Because of my overactive brain, I quickly bored of the repetitive movements of one...

For some people, mental prayer is a breeze. For others, it is an overwhelming, mysterious prayer practice that is way out of their...

Imagine for a moment that you are a young pregnant woman… if you aren’t actually a woman go ahead and picture yourself as the spouse of...

The visitation of the Three Wise Men has always been a mystery to me. I remember trying to process how these three guys knew about the...

The week of Thanksgiving always stirs up conversations about the people and things in our lives that we are the most grateful for. We can...

In the Kingdom of the Eternal Vast Provinces number three All sights set on Jerusalem the Heavenly City. Residents of the earthly realm...

I have been teaching elementary music for the last 5 years, but this has been the first year that I am returning to the same school and...

Hotdish, hand-me-downs and the Hail Mary. A frugal mom’s journey to sainthood. Does that sound familiar to you? If it does, I would be...

I have super exciting news!! God gave you, yes you, a set of unique skills and gifts that He empowers you to use to further His kingdom...

“Ding dong!” “Oh crap! It’s the doorbell!” I get a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. I am embarrassed by the rubber boots...

When I was in college I used to say something along the lines of, “God will use me in a big way after I graduate and start teaching.” ...

On Tuesday of our county fair, the 4-H building comes to life with a sea of little people in green shirts, frazzled parents whose arms...