Lenten Encouragement for the Weary

Lenten Encouragement for the Weary

The saints always show up when we ask for help. Lent is a time for growth, but in it doesn’t come for free. Lenten growth also comes with personal struggle, and for that struggle we need encouragement. Let the voices of the saints help us! Enjoy these pithy and...
A Lenten Prayer for Humility

A Lenten Prayer for Humility

During this season of Lent, as Catholics, we strive to live humbly for Christ. It is a time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving where we do our best to follow the Lord. Lent is a time of growth. It offers us the opportunity to love God with all of our hearts, ...
Dos and Don’ts of Lent

Dos and Don’ts of Lent

Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. It’s a time we’re to grow closer to the Lord and deeper in our faith. As we wander through the desert like Jesus did, we trip up. It’s true. We all do it. Jesus didn’t have to get a kid to hockey practice during...
The Best Date Ideas for Ash Valentine’s Day

The Best Date Ideas for Ash Valentine’s Day

This year Lent begins on February 14th, traditionally the feast of St. Valentine. Some say the early Christian martyr became associated with love because he married Christians in secret to defy the Roman Emperor. However it happened, February 14th means date night,...
How to Turn Grouchy People into Blessings

How to Turn Grouchy People into Blessings

When you stop to count your blessings, do not forget to give God a big thank you to for all the difficult people in your life. They are bursting with the potential to bless you, but it all depends on whether you respond with love and mercy, or you can get angry and...
Crazy Things Only Catholic Kids Do

Crazy Things Only Catholic Kids Do

Children are wonderful, embarrassing, adorable, innocent, honest to a fault. They can have you laughing for years over the things they have done that have made you hide behind your missal at church out of embarrassment or regaining composure from a fit of giggles....