Author: Eileen

Mother to six children and four saints, I love to talk with others about trusting God in times of suffering, especially after child loss.

Does God Love Me?

July 9, 2026

And Jesus Christ is only God’s love humanized, given to men in all possible ways, under all forms and conditions, to prove to him the love of his Creator. How can we doubt that God loves us when the Word has come to tell it to us by His speech, His eyes, His Heart, by everything that man can feel and understand? … More Does God Love Me?

Unexpected Grace: Lessons I Learned in Miscarriage

July 9, 2026

In writing about this experience, I realized that I was also being taught about the absolute perfection of God’s timing. Even in grief, we can still have peace that there is perfection in His timing and perfection in His purpose for each human being, whether they go to Him before they are born or sometime afterward. … More Unexpected Grace: Lessons I Learned in Miscarriage

Navigating Divorce: A Child’s Perspective

July 9, 2026

Divorce is one of society’s ills that erodes family ties and creates grief in the heart of the ones being abandoned. While the forsaken spouse must often deal with feelings of betrayal and loneliness, the children may grow up with a sense of insecurity and unworthiness. This is when love and faith become the most important factors amid all the turmoil.  … More Navigating Divorce: A Child’s Perspective

The Crucifix: A Symbol of Strength in Suffering

July 9, 2026

I think of Father John’s letter often—the way one act of kindness can become a lineage. Someone once reached out to him. He reached out to Mom. Mom reached back to everyone who loved her with courage that made us braver. The crucifix moved from hand to hand, life to life, because the cross itself has always been a story of passing on: mercy received, mercy given. … More The Crucifix: A Symbol of Strength in Suffering

An Easter People: Carrying the Joy and Hope of the Resurrection Through All of Life’s Challenges

July 9, 2026

For the Christian, there is no need to separate the grief from the joy. The same hands can hold both joy and grief simultaneously. That is what it means to be, as John Paul II said, “an Easter people”. But he didn’t say that famous line during Easter. He said it in a papal address in November. Easter is not limited to a day or even a Church season. There is no “this, then that,” or suffering then not suffering. But there is always hope in suffering because the Messiah suffered, too.  … More An Easter People: Carrying the Joy and Hope of the Resurrection Through All of Life’s Challenges

The Giver is More Precious Than All His Gifts: A Letter from St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

June 11, 2026

But I would weary you if I recounted all these things in detail, for God is an unfathomable abyss of every good. All my glory ought to consist, as He has taught me, in considering myself but a play thing to give pleasure to His adorable Heart, which is my whole treasure. I must confess that I have nothing but my Savior Jesus Christ. … More The Giver is More Precious Than All His Gifts: A Letter from St. Margaret Mary Alacoque