What holy friendships really depend on
Before becoming Catholic, I was in talk therapy. The therapist gave me plenty of information about setting boundaries with others without telling me how to carry this out in a…
Living the present moment wholeheartedly: An interview with Emily Stimpson Chapman
Meet Emily Stimpson Chapman, a devoted wife, joyful mother of three and gifted author. Emily has been writing for over two decades on topics ranging from surviving the single years,…
It’s time to strive for order instead of balance. Here’s why
I’ve been on the hunt for the ever-elusive “balance” for most of my adult life. In college, I tried to juggle a full class load, multiple part-time jobs, and being…
There’s never enough time, and that’s OK
After surviving a year of pandemic-infested wedding planning while teaching rotating bouts of online and in-person instruction at my high school, I believed July would be my breath of fresh…
Peter, Paul and dealing with difficult personalities
Every year on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, I stop to try to imagine what they are like together in heaven. Typically, I imagine them on opposite sides…
3 ways to battle comparison in your friendships that actually work
“She has everything and looks so happy,” I thought to myself as I scrolled through Instagram at 3 a.m. My newborn daughter was up for yet another feeding, and instead…
Yes, I am a mother, and this is why
During my undergraduate studies, I had the fortunate opportunity to travel to India for two weeks with a priest on his sabbatical. I leapt at the chance partially due to…
What a pandemic taught me about marriage
“May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be” (St. Thérèse of Lisieux). I have always been an intense planner. In January of 2020, when…
Dancing to a different tune than the devil
Over the past year, humankind has been made to, in many ways, deny a piece of us that is absolutely vital to our flourishing. The pandemic has separated, isolated and…
Every Mary needs an Elizabeth
“During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When…
