Spouse of our souls
As a young Catholic woman, there has been more than one occasion when someone has started a conversation with me about the patriarchal nature of the Church. Sometimes it involves…
What Peter’s leap of faith can really teach us
Shortly after Jesus rose from the dead, he appeared on the beach while his friends were out fishing. They had caught nothing. When Jesus tells them to try a new…
A litany for joyful surrender
Until recently, I’d never had a prayer call me out on anything. Yes, I’ve had prayers change my mind and open my heart, but it wasn’t until I began consistently…
The wisdom of a hidden life
For much of my life, I have experienced feeling hidden and unseen. I saw people with popular platforms on social media, big careers post college, or engagement and baby announcements,…
The power of witness: Interview with Sister Miriam James Heidland
Sister Miriam James Heidland is a former Division I athlete who had a radical conversion and joined the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT) in 1998….
Choosing, not waiting, to live
As I walked into St. Peter’s Basilica, I couldn’t help but feel small, enveloped by the Church. I was finally there! After first making a stop at the confessional to…
What shall I ask of you, O Lord?
“Help me to ask you, oh Lord, for what is good for me to have, for what I can have, and do you service by having.” These humble words come…
Waiting amid love’s delay
What are you waiting for? I’ve often found myself before the Blessed Sacrament, pouring my heart out to Christ and laying my desires beside him on the altar. And while…
The strength in my weakness
I sat in the bathroom sobbing. There was an emptiness, a numbness that was consuming my heart and at times my marriage. It was a slow, engulfing despair that sought…
3 things you might not know about birth control
It is no secret that Catholic teaching does not support the use of contraception for birth control purposes. While a number of Catholics take birth control anyway, many are unaware…
