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What Would You Die For? I am prepared not only to be bound but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” Acts 21:13   What Would You Die For?   I was recently having a conversation over breakfast with my 6-year-old, and during the discussion, I casually mentioned that I… Continue reading What Would You Die For

Gentle Parenting “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4   These days, I keep hearing a phrase: Gentle Parenting. It’s a method of parenting presented as the cutting-edge new way to parent your children. What Makes a Better Parent?  … Continue reading Gentle Parenting

He Makes Me Lie Down “He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.” Psalms 23:2   He Makes Me Lie Down   Last year Instagram and Facebook were all abuzz with people sharing their “words of the year,” a word that people had picked as their personal mantra for… Continue reading He Makes Me Lie Down

A Reflection on Confession “Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Matthew 18:18 I often tell my husband how envious I am of our children because they are graced with permission daily for the chance to… Continue reading A Reflection on Confession

Living a Life Fixed on Eternity “For those who live according to the flesh are concerned with the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the spirit with the things of the spirit. The concern of the flesh is death, but the concern of the spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:5-6… Continue reading Living a Life Fixed on Eternity

The Holy Family Model On the Sunday after Christmas, we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family.  Recently, while pondering over Our Lord, our Blessed Mother, and Saint Joseph as a family, I realized how crucial it is that we model our families after them during this day and age.   The Final Battle  … Continue reading The Holy Family Model

Changing Hearts Playbook He said to them, “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15 So often, when we come across someone who has different morals or beliefs than we do, we feel an urgency to change their minds. Too often, in the heat of the discussion, the end… Continue reading Changing Hearts Playbook

St Lucy and Cultivating the Catholic Imagination We know our Catholic faith to be true based on Scripture and Tradition, and tradition doesn’t solely belong within the four walls of our Church, but every day within our own homes as well. On December 13th, we celebrate the feast of St. Lucy. During a time of… Continue reading St. Lucy and Cultivating the Catholic Imagination

Simple Choices to Make Room for Jesus in Advent ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight’ Mark 1:3 It takes a simple yes to make room for Jesus in our inn this Advent, but it means saying no to choices society tries so terribly hard to force on us. The Meaning of… Continue reading Simple Choices to Make Room for Jesus in Advent