A flower. A levee. A stable full of straw. God does not require elaborate settings or polished prayers. He requires only an open heart — and sometimes, He sends someone to help us open it. … More She Caught Up With Me: A Guided Meditation on Grief, Mary, and the God Who Waits
We live in a culture that measures progress by how quickly we have moved on. Grief doesn’t work in this way. It is not linear. This moment of sadness doesn’t mean that you are going backward. It is a reminder that love lives on. … More I Should Be Over This By Now
As someone who spent many years of my life as a Protestant, I have found that there are three things that the Catholic Church offers that bring me tremendous peace despite my trials and sufferings. … More Three ways that our Catholic faith helps us to find peace in our suffering
Dear Lady of the Rosary!
Red roses cast we down
But let thy fingers weave them
Into a worthy crown.
For how can we poor sinners
Do aught but weep with thee,
When in thy train we follow
Our God to Calvary. … More O Queen of the Holy Rosary
The month of May is devoted to our Blessed Mother, who understands our sorrow and is desirous to give us the graces we need to suffer well. Meditate on the many titles given to her in the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (sometimes also called the Litany of Loreto). … More Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary