My dear friends, we must fight hard against the dictatorship of noise and allow our homes to be a sanctuary of rest.

May we draw inspiration from the Holy Family's extraordinary capacity to discover love and establish a home in their unexpected environment.

Following the example of St. Monica, I turned to prayer! 

In total transparency, I have never put much thought into my namesake until recently. Growing up, I remember once asking my dad for a...

St. Alphonsus Liguouri is a saint who speaks in an accessible way, using concrete words instead of abstract teachings.

On Tuesday I went to my Holy Hour all by myself.  It was almost painfully quiet as I missed the shifting of wiggly bodies, constant...

I am all for a good thunderstorm. I love the drama attached to the anticipation of watching the storm clouds roll in. I love the...

I have officially reached the final days of this pregnancy. By the end of the month, I will have a newborn in my arms! I am so thankful...

In a fiery conversation with my Dad, I vented my frustration about the toxic Catholic woman narrative I keep seeing on Instagram and...

My childhood was surrounded with beautiful things because I grew up in a household of beautiful women. Eight daughters living on a dairy...

My husband and I have taken on the role of sponsoring couples preparing to have their child baptized in our parish cluster. We invite...

Farmers are obsessed with the weather.  It is their go-to conversation regardless of where you see them, when you talk to them, or why...

Over the last three years, our country has undergone a National Eucharistic Revival. We all need revival. The root word...

My “twins” are 4 and 6.  Like many young girls, they LOVE princesses.  Lucy, my hilarious dimple-cheeked 4-year-old told me that she is...

Dear reader, let me take you back to the beginning of our story. Let’s go back to the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve lived in harmony,...

This past week I was asked to chat with our parish Faith Formation students about Eucharistic Adoration. I gave them a short little...

I begin to tell them of this unbelievable man Who saw me when no one else saw me.  Who heard me when no one else heard me and Who touched me

I used to consider myself an athlete. I never played sports in school, unless you count my experience with fifth-grade softball, but I...

I have reached a mid-life spiritual crisis.  I suppose you could say that I have been spiraling down for quite a while.  I don’t know...

The new year brings new beginnings. If you are anything like me, you have probably been reflecting on the events, life changes,...