A devotion for each day of the week
Busy lives mean we often forget what day of the week it is. In periods of routine living, a Monday can look a lot like a Thursday. But one tradition…
The Advent book every woman should read
How many Christmas cards portray an image of the Holy Family as the snow falls gently at Jesus’ Nativity? And there we see Mary, the Mother of God, nestled right…
Becoming empty like Mary this Advent
In the darkest hours of the morning when it seems that even the moon has gone to sleep, I am often awake with my daughter. As my tired arms hold…
A Rosary revival: God’s recipe for reform
In a world tormented by fear, disease, division, hatred and confusion, I can find no one who questions that we need reform. Yet the recipes for reform are diverse and…
Standing at the foot of another’s cross
As Christians we should look toward the image of the crucifixion as the most perfect example of the sacrificial love from which to learn. It is, as St. Maximillian Kolbe…
Becoming a little Blessed Mother
“You are the closest thing I know to the Blessed Mother on earth.” How was I supposed to receive that? An impossibly flirty pick-up line, every Catholic girl’s dream compliment,…
Visio Divina: What Mary’s first Advent teaches us
As the winds sweep away the last traces of autumn, we gaze upon the flickering flame of a purple candle and turn within ourselves. Advent is a time of bare-hay…
Seek refuge
There’s a fantastic story about Mother Teresa passing through airport security. As the tiny five-foot-zero saint presented her boarding pass, the security agent dispatched the usual barrage of air travel…
