Reimagining Classic Prayers for Modern Parents
“Ever ancient, ever new” is a phrase St. Augustine used to describe God in his spiritual autobiography Confessions, and it’s a description that comes to…
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Sacred Wonder: Rediscovering Scripture Through the Eyes of My Children
My 6-year-old daughter and I recently started reading chapter books together. The experience of a narrative slowly unfolding mesmerizes her. The story, “Wildsmith,” by Liz…
How My Struggle With Infertility Deepened My Relationship With Mary
Editorial note: The following article contains mentions of pregnancy/infant loss. The desire to become a mother took me by surprise. Beyond early childhood years of…
Mary: The Background Music to My Spiritual Life
For over two years, every night it’s the same: At the appointed time, I gather my freshly bathed and pajamaed toddler into my arms, all…
Saint Mom: Why Are There So Few Saints Who Were Mothers?
It’s fair to say the saints have taken over our home. I am up to five statues of Mary in my kitchen alone, all cheering…
How Becoming a Mother Helped Me See Easter in a New Light
“Then the [women] went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet overjoyed.” (Matthew 28:8) “Fearful yet overjoyed”? Aren’t those emotions opposites? Reading this passage from…
Growing in Grace: Wisdom Learned From Gardening With My Mother
Growing up, my mother’s garden was my heaven. There was no other way to describe it. We were blessed to have a decent-sized backyard in…
I Never Connected With the Rosary… Until I Became a Mother
If you asked me just a few short years ago how I liked to pray, I would name everything from a holy hour in Eucharistic adoration…
Going to Mass with My Son Who Has Tourette’s
We park our truck in our parish’s parking lot. That’s where I ask my son to start his breath-holding techniques. As a team of three,…
Motherhood? No thanks.
While wandering around a bookstore in LaGuardia airport, the cover of TIME magazine caught my eye. “CHILDFREE” stood out in bold, block letters. A couple in…
