I love being Catholic. I love the Catholic Church. I love the people of the Church, every single one. They, you, I – we are all part of the same body – the body of Christ. The Body that became flesh so God could be “God is with us”. The Body that breathed, laughed, and […]
Do you ever wonder what the great “secret” to finding more joy, peace, and time is? The answer is all in the PAUSE. The season of Lent calls us to dive deeper – deeper into our relationship with Jesus by focusing on his great and merciful love for us. But how? This month, at CatholicMom.com, […]
Renewed. In a word, that’s how I feel. I’m not “back”, I now know now I’ll never be “back”. And that’s ok. I’m ok. I’m ok, I am ok! I’ll still have those moments, those days, when the missing is too intense, the memories still pinch. I’ll always remember: The pain, the sorrow, the trauma. […]
Happy Sunday! Here’s an excerpt I’d like to share from my monthly contribution at CatholicMom.com about listening for and enJOYing God’s voice. God calls us to sit in silence and listen for His Word when we’re trying to understand His Will for us … but if God rarely spells things out for us with a banner in […]
I love St. Mother Teresa’s “The Fruit of…” prayer – It’s a recipe Mother Teresa whipped up for us as a guide for how to live a fruitful and abundant life. I’m sure she wrote it as a step-by-step guide but I mistakenly looked at it like a list of ingredients to collect in no […]