Praying Through Pregnancy: What a Time of Spiritual Dryness Taught Me About Prayer
When two lines appeared on the pregnancy test, I expected strange cravings and nausea, I anticipated gaining weight, and I waited excitedly to feel those…
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Happy Lent?
My best friend, Sara, visited this past weekend, and I could not have been happier to see her in person. Since graduating high school, we’ve…
Already and Not Yet
Last Friday, amidst early morning preparations to get The Dude (i.e. our 5-year-old son who, to this point, has been known to Convert-sation readers as…
Comfort and Upheaval: Thoughts on Mary During Advent
This Advent, I am remembering how I came to love (really love) Our Lady. I am remembering an Advent about five years ago when a…