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 this fallen world. Thankfully, we have Jesus to calm us! This article will bring out great reminders from the book, Litanies of the Heart: Relieving Post-Traumatic Stress...
Find Effects of Catholicism Everywhere

Find Effects of Catholicism Everywhere

Do you have a St. Christopher medal in your car? Or enjoy a pretzel and wonder why it has the holes and bends? Or about how a Catholic Archdiocese’s saved Monopoly? As much as our secular world would like to try and be completely separated from religion, there...
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 that no one wants to go to, but where the saints have had visions that were full of fire, darkness, and agony. This place has several names; Gehenna, Hades, Tartarus, but...
The Story of the First Easter Bunny, Book Review

The Story of the First Easter Bunny, Book Review

Did Easter Baskets slip your mind? Here is the most favorite book about the Easter Bunny in our house to date. With Easter is becoming more and more about commercialism in the culture around us, we finally have a heart-warming story to bridge the gap between the...
Joseph’s Workshop—A Boardbook Review

Joseph’s Workshop—A Boardbook Review

Who doesn’t love a great board book? If it rhymes and is adorable with great illustrations, all the better! This one is a keeper and lives on the family room bookshelf where the smallest of hands can easily find it. Joseph’s Workshop The joy in this book...
Overcoming Depression Through Our Faith

Overcoming Depression Through Our Faith

As Catholics and as people of faith, we have much to be joyous about in terms of living out our Catholic identity. In many ways, one may ask the question, “How can we be depressed?” It is true, that as Catholics we make a conscious decision to bare our crosses, and...