How to Celebrate Christmas With the Faith of a Child
Jesus longs for us to come to him like little children. Why not start this Christmas?
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3 Ways to Practice the Art of Listening
Anyone who knows me well can tell you that I’m a very opinionated person. While I pride myself on being open to considering different points…
3 Ways to Maintain Joy Throughout the Easter Season
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I began to suffer a deep depression, unlike anything I had known previously. I’m a professor, and during…
How Memorizing Prayers Together Brought My Family Closer to God
Last fall, signs outside our parish and notices within our weekly bulletin reminded my family that the month of October in our Catholic faith is…
Want to Raise Little Saints? Tell the Saints’ Stories
When I was a child, we had a beautiful, leather bound compilation of saints on our bookshelf, complete with illustrated pictures of haloed figures in…
Sowing Seeds of Faith: 4 Ways My Family Spends Ordinary Time
Ordinary Time is likely the most difficult season my family experiences in the liturgical year. It often feels like a waiting period for the next…
Three Things I’m Doing to Teach My Young Children About the Mass
Being a Catholic parent with young kids is one of the greatest blessings, but taking them to Mass on Sundays can often feel like a…
A Sacred Time at Home: Celebrating Holy Week With My Young Family
The holiest week of the year is upon us. This is a sacred time – what the entire season of Lent has been preparing us…
The Netflix Children’s Movie That Draws Us in to Christ’s Nativity
“Angela’s Christmas,” a 2017 children’s film on Netflix, is unassuming to say the least. It’s become a favorite of my 5-year-old, who calls it simply,…
Children and the Church: Recognizing the Welcome
My husband is in the Army Reserve, which means that, coupled with his civilian work schedule, he is gone at least one weekend a month.…
