Christina and I discuss the beauty of welcoming others into our space and how that gives us the opportunity to welcome them into a relationship with Jesus. Please join us and listen to this episode of "Say Yes to Holiness" called: Your Words Matter. Listen on Spotify....
It is wedding season, and the joy and beauty are palpable at each and every ceremony we have the privilege of attending. We are blessed to walk with such holy couples on their journey to the sacrament of marriage. There’s nothing quite like the wedding Mass, is there?...
I have a son who is graduating high school this year, and the walk down memory lane that we do at each of these milestones has me revisiting our faith journey along that path. This child’s journey has taken us on an unexpected trip to many hospitals and surgeries,...
We often hear the phrase “Parenting doesn’t come with a manual.” But what if it did? What if we trusted God as the Father that He is and sought His guidance in our parenting? I think of the times I cry out, “Lord, I wish I had a mother to guide me through this,...
We often hear the phrase “Parenting doesn’t come with a manual.” But what if it did? What if we trusted God as the Father that He is and sought His guidance in our parenting. I think of the times I cry out, “Lord, I wish I had a mother to guide me through this—someone...
I have a beautiful young friend who is eagerly awaiting the arrival of her baby. “Just a few more weeks till he arrives!” she says excitedly. I smile remembering fondly that time of expectant joy – the wonder of what will be, the hope of what tomorrow will bring....
I sat down in a pile of laundry the other day and prayed. Yes, I said in a pile of laundry. We are having work done on our house and I have been hiding my clean and dirty laundry from the workers who have been in our house. (As if they do not have a family or dirty...
This year as I prepared for Lent, I began to ask Jesus to show me what He wanted me to give up. What sacrifice could I make that would be great enough to form me closer to Him? How could I show my devotion to Him more clearly? Nothing. Radio silence. All I could see...
I have felt overcome with emotion lately, the kind of emotion that fills your cup to overflowing and you stand in wonder of it all. It pours out into mushy embraces with my children, late night whispers with my husband and texts sent to the dearest of friends. It...
The joy of recognizing the Lord working on our life never grows old. Every time this happens it is in His time, a hope revealed, a prayer answered in the gentlest and sweetest of ways. This Lord who parts the seas and created the stars in the heavens doesn’t just take...
