I come to Jesus, tired and worn. The little day-to-day stressors and to-do lists have piled up until I feel drained and empty—I have nothing left to give. I come…
What’s next? It’s a question that has popped up in my head throughout life. I’ve created somewhat organized boxes in my mind-- giving me a pseudo feeling of being “put…
There are about 51 million Catholics in the U.S., amounting to roughly 1 in 5 Americans. A 2014 survey found that only 39 percent of these Catholics reported attending Mass…
Confession: I’'ve always been a little afraid of the dark. Even when I'm in a familiar environment, the thought of something unexpected popping up frightens me because it’s impossible to…
I was barely a teenager when my older brother came home from seminary and introduced our family to Marian consecration. We already had a deep devotion to the Mother of…
It was October 3, 1983. My parents had been married for almost two years but were struggling to conceive. My mother had infertility issues (endometriosis) and two doctors told my…
I’ve always had a natural desire to follow God’s commandments and do His will in my life-- a result of growing up in a devout Catholic family. But sometimes I…
"We were made for love. We were made for labor. And we were made for leisure." Leisure? What?!? Did I hear that correctly? That was my initial reaction when I…
God is good all the time. Everything happens for a reason. God can be found in all things. Really?? Lying on a makeshift hospital bed in a medical tent at…
I've never really been good at the whole going with the flow thing. I'm such a goal oriented person that I like to recognize what I want and then take…