Social media and the pursuit of Christian virtue
If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent at least some amount of time over the past several years considering your social media use. Worldwide pandemics, the ever-current news cycle, and…
What my frustration with Jonah taught me about my own charisms
I’m sure you’re familiar with the Book of Jonah. If you aren’t, I’ll catch you up to speed: A dude with the charism of prophecy shirks his gift, gets eaten…
Every hair on your head
I never considered myself pretty. While I didn’t think I was particularly ugly, I simply thought I was ordinary, if I thought about it at all. I never was the…
Meshing faith and fashion with Sequoia Sierra
Meet Sequoia Sierra, designer and owner of The Liturgical Co. as well as the fashion stylist, designer and owner at Sequoia Sierra Designs. Her goal as business owner of The…
The feminine call to creativity
Within every one of us is an impulse to create — to tiptoe into a dim, dawn-lit kitchen before the children arise to shape, score and bake a loaf of…
Set goals with sainthood in mind
As we turn the calendar to a new year, the momentum of resolutions fills the air. People post reflection questions and set intentions. Others choose a word or a theme…
Thoughts on my year of poverty in a time of inflation
One year ago, my family did an experiment to live on the poverty line, which at the time was a little over $30,000 a year. We blew the budget by…
Wonder: How the ordinary becomes extraordinary
There is something extraordinary waiting to be discovered in every ordinary moment if only we will have eyes to see. I believe in being inspired to live each day fully…
Finding healing after child loss with Red Bird Ministries
Kelly and Ryan Breaux live in Louisiana, have five children, and are the founders of Red Bird Ministries. They have teenage daughter, Estelle Gabriella, and four children in heaven, including…
7 reasons to engage in self-care
What is your relationship with silence? Is it something you crave or fear, find tedious or enjoy? I ask these questions because I think that a woman’s relationship with silence…