What About Martha?

What About Martha?

If it doesn’t get put on a list, it doesn’t get done. That’s how it is with me. Even my routine things from drinking enough water to saying all my prayers are on an app. (It’s called Finch, and it’s fun way to track selfcare and other daily habits. My teen son has it too!) Honestly, I waffle over the stress of things, hand it all to God, then take it back and worry again. It goes back and forth. The Lord is so patient with me. When Jesus said to be like a little child, I don’t think an antsy,...

Catholic Gift Ideas

Catholic Gift Ideas

With Easter around the corner, some are wondering what they can give to a relative or friend who...

Advent with the Angels

Advent with the Angels

Angels fill the Scriptures in both the Old Testament and the New. God’s holy messengers also hold...

Is Your Catholicism Showing?

Is Your Catholicism Showing?

Remember when daytime running lights were new? I remember a commercial with a person was driving...

The Our Father in Memes

The Our Father in Memes

Father's day is en route! You know what that memes, right? We pray the Lord's Prayer Our Father...

Ready for Spiritual Combat?

Ready for Spiritual Combat?

Pope Benedict XVI once compared Lent to "a period of spiritual 'combat' which we must experience...

Adoration or bust!

Adoration or bust!

Many Catholic Churches have the beautiful practice of exposing the Blessed Sacrament in the...

2025 Jubliee and Luce

2025 Jubliee and Luce

In 2022, Pope Francis announced that 2025 would be a Jubilee year for the Catholic Church, called...

The Real Mary Magdalene

The Real Mary Magdalene

July 22nd is the feast day of St. Mary Magdalene, an important woman in the gospel story whose...

He’ll Take Your Suffering

He’ll Take Your Suffering

The one thing we all have in common is suffering. From the moment of our conception, we are joined...

9 Calming Facts about Jesus

9 Calming Facts about Jesus

Feeling sad or depressed? Having a bad day? Angry? Anxious? We all have been wounded and hurt in...

Daddy, what bead are we on?

Daddy, what bead are we on?

“Daddy, what bead are we on?” is a question I am asked frequently by my two oldest sons during our...

The Truth about Confirmation

The Truth about Confirmation

It’s Confirmation season, or so it seems. Religious education directors everywhere are scrambling...

Making Peace with 24 Hours

Making Peace with 24 Hours

I could get so much more done if I didn’t have to stop to sleep. Yet, I’ve proved to myself...

Does Hell Really Exist?

Does Hell Really Exist?

No one talks about it in public. It is unpleasant and uncomfortable to discuss. It is that place...

Kid-Friendly Triduum Ideas

Kid-Friendly Triduum Ideas

The Triduum can be a mysterious and sad time even for adults. Below are some ways to help our kids...

Opinion Piece: The Heart of Worship

Opinion Piece: The Heart of Worship

As we persevere through the rest of Lent and prepare to enter into the Paschal Triduum, let us all enter more fully into the heart of worship.