A Mother’s Love
This year, I celebrate Christmas for the first time in my life without my mother. Mom passed away in November. While many Christmas gifts come
This year, I celebrate Christmas for the first time in my life without my mother. Mom passed away in November. While many Christmas gifts come
May is the month of Mary. At our parish, early in May all the children are invited to participate in a Mary crowning. They gather
I once read the touching story of a mother and her two young children who wandered through the forest for three days during the French
By Chrissie Dunham The exam table paper crinkled beneath me, electric lights buzzed overhead. The doctor clicked on the ultrasound screen and began his search
Like most moms, I am a compulsive worrier. Before the pandemic and riots began, my biggest fear was something hurting my daughter in a serious,
I recently talked to an elderly friend who has been in a nursing home for two years. Her words struck a chord in me: “You’ll
In an interesting talk between Bishop Barron and Jordan Peterson, Jordan Peterson talks about how people fill up auditoriums by the thousands to hear him
As for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi.’ You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. Call no one on earth your father;
Mother’s Day is a day when we celebrate the beauty and blessings of motherhood. The value of this gift is biblically recounted numerous times. And
We were all shocked and shattered when my brother announced that he wanted to become a priest. It was not just that he wanted to
With my first child, I rigorously studied infant sleep schedules and development books and felt like I was giving my baby everything she needed. With
Mary, the mother of Jesus, was the ultimate expression of both mother and believer. Her immaculate character, her sacrificial love, and her total surrender to
One hundred years ago an angel, then Our Lady, appeared to three poor shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal. Much was recorded by Sister Lucia, one
Objectively speaking, there is little chance of success if someone attempts bench press 300 lbs and has never lifted weights. There is also little chance
For a moment, imagine the Blessed Virgin Mary tidying her home and preparing meals. Or picture her tenderly bathing the Son of God, gently placing
I have chosen to be a stay-at-home mom, so naturally, I spend a lot of time at home. Now that I have a newborn, though,
I have recently taken the plunge of quitting my job and officially becoming a full-time mother. This might sound cliché on these circles of Catholic
On November 26, 2013, I uttered words that still echo in my mind, words which felt true even if everything that followed refuted that feeling.
“Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it.” (Mk 10:15) Children can be