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Visio divina: praying with art through the crucifixion
As we begin Lent, I find myself being led to this moving icon of Christ by one favorite Dominican, Blessed Fra Angelico. Art has always...

Katie Woltornist
Mar 1, 20233 min read


Forty days in the desert of infertility
Is there anything that more closely resembles the journey of infertility than the season of Lent? 40 long days alone in the desert, being...

Gillyan McCabe
Feb 21, 20233 min read


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

Serenity Quesnelle
Jan 11, 20233 min read


4th week of Advent: Where are you, God?
“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...

Faith Downing
Dec 21, 20224 min read


3rd week of Advent: Replacing the ugly with joy
“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
Sonia-Maria Szymanski
Dec 14, 20225 min read


Learning to accept God’s will through infertility
It is a surreal feeling to have your worst fear come true. From the time I was a little girl, all I wanted when I grew up was to be a wife..

Katie Wilson
Nov 23, 20227 min read


When suffering and trust co-exist
So, fear not sister. In those places of littleness and longing and emptiness, press into TRUST. And please know that in the remaining days..

Faith Downing
Oct 26, 20224 min read


Ask the team: how do you deal with pregnancy announcements?
If receiving the news that a friend or family member is pregnant has been a particularly difficult part of your infertility journey, then...

thefruitfulhollow
Sep 21, 20227 min read


I don't know where else to go but Calvary
I don’t know where else to go but Calvary. The place where redemptive suffering consumes every broken heart that God has ever and will ...

Jana Zuniga Pingel
Sep 14, 20223 min read


My week in Omaha: surgery at the Pope Paul VI Institute
If you deal with infertility, you live in the US and you use the Creighton method of NFP, there is a chance you may eventually pass...

Chelsea Voboril
Jul 20, 202210 min read


St. Maria Goretti: a model of forgiveness and mercy
In the midst of infertility, infant loss and miscarriage, we may initially feel without hope, lost and angry. Our saintly sister reminds...
Victoria
Jul 6, 20222 min read


God’s faithfulness during unanswered prayers
“God, where are You? Why aren’t You answering? Why aren’t You helping us? We are doing our part - why aren’t you doing Yours?” ...

Ellen H.
Jun 22, 20225 min read


Divine Mercy: Jesus, I trust in You!
Surrender and trust don’t come easy to the busy human intellect, anxiously completing tasks off a checklist, taking on responsibility that..

Brittany Wahhab
Apr 20, 20225 min read


My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Spiritual warfare is quite literally a glimpse into hell. It’s painful, nasty and exhausting. When you’re in the midst of the spiritual...

Lauren Allen
Apr 14, 20224 min read


Infertility Stations of the Cross
We are honored to share this reflection on the Stations of the Cross through the lens of infertility. It is a collaborative effort of...

thefruitfulhollow
Mar 30, 202211 min read


Overcoming infertility trauma
The devil is so cunning, isn’t he? Satan takes elements of truth and twists them in such a way that we suspend our free will because we...

Kristin D.
Mar 16, 20224 min read


Infertility, then pregnancy: a story of suffering and surrender
Sometimes something hurts so much that all you can do is cry. Honestly, it’s reassuring that there are so many women in the Bible who...

Elizabeth Miller, LMSW
Feb 16, 20229 min read


Healing the whole person: transformation through suffering
Some call this a waking up of consciousness, others believe we are all one body and it’s the natural order of progression, and some even...

Brittany Wahhab
Jan 26, 20224 min read


Healing the whole person: stories of spiritual, emotional and physical healing
"Is any among you sick? Let him call for the presbyters of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of...

Jennifer Nelson
Jan 12, 20226 min read


Joy is a choice (3rd week of Advent)
The more we die to ourselves, the more we find God. The more we find God, the more meaning we have in our lives, and we are able to unite..

Brittany Wahhab
Dec 15, 20215 min read
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