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Joy in Singleness: An inspiring interview with Betsey Sawyer about the Single Life (reposted)
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When Life Ends Too Soon: A Mother's Memoir
Life has a way of hiding the journey ahead for fear that if we knew the future, we would find a reason not to get out of bed. I like to think that a ministering angel is sent by God to cover my eyes so that I do not see too far ahead. If I did, I am afraid that I would be paralyzed with panic and fear. I have found that some crosses in this life seem just too heavy to bear. These crosses have left a scar on my shoulder that never fades. That is the way it was with the birth of our miracle baby, Zachary Luke John.
If not now, when?
Detachment and the Single Life, Part 1
“The future is in your hearts and in your hands. God is entrusting to you the task, at once difficult and uplifting, of working with Him in the building of the civilization of love.”
-Saint John Paul II
Our Lady of Knock - Feast day August 21
When Our Lady appeared outside St. John the Baptist Church in Knock, Ireland on August 21,1879, she uttered not a single word, but the way she chose to appear spoke volumes.
A Parent’s Greatest Gift to the Church...and the World
"The priesthood is the love of the heart of Jesus. When you see a priest, think of our Lord Jesus Christ."
-St. John Vianney
My Father's House: On the Sacredness of Our Places and Spaces
We pulled up to my childhood home in the middle of the night, the Wisconsin green shrouded in darkness. I immediately sensed all the summers of my childhood in the dim stillness as the screen door squeaked shut behind us. Whispering, I led five of my desert-dwelling children upstairs to the bedrooms, each step groaning with a familiar creak in the century-old bungalow.
United in Prayer: Women of Grace® and the Benedicta Leadership Institute for Women® Enter New Partnership with The Foundation of Prayer for Priests
The Foundation of Prayer for Priests and Women of Grace® and the Benedicta Leadership Institute for Women® are announcing a new partnership which will unite these apostolates in a coordinated movement of spiritual formation, enrollment, and education to deepen the understanding of spiritual motherhood of souls, especially of priests.
To Flirt or Not to Flirt?
“The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being.”
–St. John Paul II
Women’s Leadership Can Change the World!
If you’re frustrated by the direction the world is taking, and believe women’s leadership can make a difference, Catholic Women’s Leadership Studies may be just what you’re looking for!
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