Columnists
Amy Atkinson

Purity of Heart

“Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” – Matthew 5:8 For most of my life I thought that the “purity of

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Books
Lianna Mueller

“Unleashed” Book Review

Are you a woman who desires a closer relationship with the Holy Spirit and yearns to see the ways that God is communicating with you

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Health & Fitness
Erin Cain

How to Pray When You’re Sick

Whenever I have a cold or stomachache, or when I’m feeling exhausted and overwhelmed, I struggle to pray the way I normally do. But I

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Life
Theresa Williams

Mary, Mercy, and Me

I used to be jealous of Mary. Not because she has the fullness of grace and I don’t. Not because she has the immense privilege

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Life
Ryan Kraeger

The Right Kind of Fear

Remind me to get and read a good biography of Mother Angelica then next time I have a spare moment… As you probably know, Mother

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Life
Kasia I.

On the Suffering of Christ

Maybe you can remember some of the most unpleasant feelings in your life. Heat so scorching that your skin burns, your head throbs, and any

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Spirituality
Guest Writer

The Third Option

The other night, as I was leaving the St. Joseph Cathedral having attended the Chrism Mass, I saw a homeless woman sitting on the steps to

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Life
Russell Brewer

Redemptive Suffering

Conversion is the matter of a moment. Sanctification is the work of a lifetime (285). To reform. Every day a little. This has to be

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Columnists
Nicene Guy

Suffering: Unique Yet Common

The eminent twentieth century theologian Henri de Lubac writes in his Paradoxes of the Faith that there are two important truths to keep in mind

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Life
Nic Davidson

On Loving More

That’s the beautiful message of this gospel of life (evangelium vitae)–that our seemingly feeble attempts at love, our lackluster stutter steps not only make Him proud, but that His strength is most evident in my weakness.

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Prayer
Mary Proffit Kimmel

Anointing His Feet

If you do not forgive others, neither will your Heavenly Father forgive you.  Jesus could have said this to the scribes and Pharisees accusing the

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Life
Lianna Mueller

The Sorrows of St. Joseph

On March 19, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Joseph. Though he had the treasure of living with the holiest, most amazing two people

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Life
Amanda Sloan

Let Him Serve You

My husband – much like his father – gets things done on his own time schedule. If I ask him to fold the laundry or

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Family
Thomas Clements

The Importance of Childhood

A very wise teacher once told me that “good things are hard.” While rich with fulfillment and abounding with joy, parenting is definitely something that

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