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The Night is Dark: a reflection on The Letters
Dear Sisters, while the title of this post may seem grim or intimidating, I promise you there will be just as much light as there is dark ..
C. J. Parke
Sep 4, 20246 min read
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Waiting with St. Anne: trusting God’s timing in infertility
When I learned that St. Anne and her husband experienced infertility before the birth of our Blessed Mother, it made me realize that God's..
Rachel Walters
Jul 23, 20245 min read
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Seasons of infertility: pregnancy after loss
I had an almost paralyzing fear about being pregnant again. This was something I desperately wanted, yet wanted to run away from. ...
Mary Thissen
May 8, 20244 min read
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Abundant life and the friendship of St. Gerard Majella
"I have come so they may have life and have it more abundantly" says Jesus in John 10:10. It is the desire of every human heart, to live an
Sarah Hauer
Mar 20, 20245 min read
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When the rug gets pulled
Every time we come to a new year, I wonder what it will hold. In the past few years, though, I’ve noticed that my gazes into the future...
Erin Kinsella
Jan 3, 20244 min read
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When being open to life takes you into the unknown
I’ve always been pro-life. When I was in grade school I was even part of a “students for life” club. We prayed outside of abortion clinics..
thefruitfulhollow
Sep 20, 20234 min read
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Letters of encouragement: TTC and the 8 year wait
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...
Danielle Thompson
Sep 6, 20235 min read
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When your child experiences infertility: your story
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..
thefruitfulhollow
Jul 25, 20238 min read
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God of the hills and valleys
“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
Chelsea Voboril
May 24, 20232 min read
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Letters of encouragement: going through fertility treatment
The side effects from medications and then feeling like an experiment at times would just become too much. I remember crying when an...
Marie Justin
Mar 29, 20234 min read
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The hem of His garment
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...
Kimberly Camosse
Mar 8, 20232 min read
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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
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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..
Mary W.
Nov 23, 20227 min read
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Here we go again
The reality is that infertility has no finish line. If you’ve carried the cross of infertility and were able to give birth, you’ve...
Lauren Allen
Nov 2, 20223 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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If God is in the details, why am I still waiting?
But what happens when the signs stop appearing? When the snacks stop coming, we’re aching with hunger and can’t see any meals on the way...
thefruitfulhollow
Jun 8, 20227 min read
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