How the Eucharist consoled my new mother’s heart
Sometime during the early months of dating my husband, I remember telling him how excited I was to be a mother one day. There was a deep ache inside of…
Sometime during the early months of dating my husband, I remember telling him how excited I was to be a mother one day. There was a deep ache inside of…
“What decade are we on?” I ask, as I fumble with my beads while trying to nurse my 2-month-old. “The third,” my husband replies. I try to picture the Third…
Beauty abounds in a French patisserie and a humble home kitchen alike. The former boasts cakes and pastries meticulously crafted and adorned with the utmost detail. The latter offers irregularly…
It may be hard to imagine that a Jewish girl turned teenage atheist could grow up to be a saint. But this was the story for Edith Stein, who we…
My day starts with a rescue mission. Ear splitting screams sound the alarm: the 3-year-old has absconded with his sister’s mermaid. I’m allowed half a breath before I hear it:…
“Keep your eyes on the Master’s hands.” A priest offered this advice to my husband and me during his homily on our wedding day. He encouraged us to take the…
Life is so chock-full of upheaval, confusion and change that it can start to make us feel like oranges being squeezed for Sunday brunch. This can be downright depressing, terrifying…
A few weeks ago, I (Dixie) was deep in thought about how extended family networks affect support structures for nuclear families. After writing an article discussing the issue, I was…
Maybe you’re a book nerd, or maybe you struggle to finish any book you pick up. Or maybe you fall into either camp but simply feel that you don’t have…
Childlessness is one of the most heart-wrenching and loneliest struggles a woman can experience. The pain is silent, leaving many feeling isolated and devastated that their time to be a…