When you're stuck in the muck of the messiness that infertility brings, it is hard to see the light. It may feel like your feet and heart...

I met Our Lady, Star of the Sea on our first adoption journey. A case came through my email with a very specific name that the expectant...

It wasn't until my husband and I were dating that I had much of a connection to St. Jude. He's one of my husband's favorite saints and his confirmation patron. He is known as the patron saint of impossible, desperate or lost causes( depending on who you ask), and I didn't really get how that played a role in my life until more recently. Going through infertility definitely felt like a desperate, lost or impossible cause at various times. Going through our miscarriages felt th

On 11 October we celebrate the Feast Day of Our Lady of La Leche. Couples who desire to conceive will find a worthy intercessor in Maria ...

We were in front of the cathedral. It was nearing midnight. The air was crisp, I could see my breath. I was in need of physical healing...

On July 26 the Church celebrates the feast of Sts. Anne and Joachim, parents of Our Lady, and the fourth Sunday of July is therefore known..

So as you reflect on this feast, remember the victories that God has already brought about, as he did at Mount Carmel. Remember that he...

This is part of our 2023 “Behold, your mother” series, which will feature a different personage of Mary each month. Search the “Mary” filter

“He’s God of the hills and valleys.” (Tauren Wells) While listening to the Sunday readings one day (Luke 17:5-10… faith the size of a musta

In writing this blog post, I have had the opportunity to learn about a version of Mary whose intercession I’ve been seeking but whose...

Dear sister, I held the small container in my hand, carefully reading the instructions printed under my name. I had just arrived home...

The dead blooms of last year clung right beside the new buds which brimmed with possibility for the spring ahead. I did not see the roses...

A wise and holy priest once told me that we don’t get to Easter Sunday without Good Friday. Simply put, we must go through suffering to...

The side effects from medications and then feeling like an experiment at times would just become too much. I remember crying when an...

So, my dear friend, I challenge you to take up your thorn and make it flower. It may not be the flower you hoped and prayed for, but...

There have been so many times in the depths of my grief when I felt as if I, too, was hanging on to that single thread. After my losses...

This blog post is adapted from a talk given at a retreat evening for women experiencing infertility and loss.

God is our fortress Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth...

“Where are you, God?” It’s a question I imagine Joseph might have prayed in the interior of His heart as He learnt the news of Mary...

“Happy is the man who does not lose faith in me” (Matthew 11:6) but it is hard not to lose faith. In the darke