Quote of the Week
“Do not be troubled or weighed down with grief. Do not fear any illness or vexation, anxiety or pain. Am I not here who am your Mother? Are you not…
Adventure of Love
Whenever I hear the Acts of the Apostles read during Eastertide, I think it should be named the Adventures of the Apostles. Paul’s courage and conviction never cease to impress…
Glow Facial Serum
As a mother of young children, more often than I want to admit, I accidentally leave out some important, daily care regimens. I have found myself brushing my teeth at…
In the Folds of Her Apron
On this particularly trying day, I stare down at the sink piled high with a second round of dirty dishes. It’s barely noon. I look out the kitchen window feeling…
Rise Up
I sat on the sofa, dismayed, looking out the window. I had just finished explaining to my fifteen- year-old daughter as to why she may not watch unlimited episodes of…
Comfort the Afflicted
Today we will focus on mercy as it applies to motherhood in the Spiritual Act of Mercy: Comfort the Afflicted. Blessed be the . . . God of all comfort,…
This Little Silver House
As we drove along in the car recently, my youngest son pondered out loud about his pending “show-and-tell.” A lot of kids just did the ‘show’ part, he said. “They…
Quote of the Week
“Motherhood implies, from the beginning, a special openness to the new person, and this is precisely the woman’s ‘part.’ In this openness, in conceiving and giving birth to a child,…
