5 Encouraging Things You Can Say to Young Families at Mass

5 Encouraging Things You Can Say to Young Families at Mass

I know a thing or two about loud kids—I have three of them! My toddlers don’t sit still, aren’t quiet, and sometimes force me to bite my tongue. If you see a young family at mass— if they have loud kids—here are some things you can say to encourage them...
St. Pius X Facts to Make You More Pious

St. Pius X Facts to Make You More Pious

St. Pius X was a game changer for a church and for the papacy. Though he lived a while ago, he promised timeless practices to make us more . . . pious.   1. The name First of all, the name Pius sounds and looks a lot like pious because pius is the Latin word for...
3 Books to Read as the School Year Begins

3 Books to Read as the School Year Begins

I spent a lot of my summer on and off airplanes, which gave me lots of time to read (and watch the various film offerings of American Airlines, but that’s another post for another day). Of the dozen or so books I read since May, three stood out in my mind as...
3 Reasons to Introduce Your Kids to Marian Consecration

3 Reasons to Introduce Your Kids to Marian Consecration

Dr. Carrie Gress searched high and low for a book or resource that made Marian consecration accessible for little kids. “I assumed I would have a lot to choose from, but was astounded to find very little,” she remembers. Finally, exasperated, she turned to...