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Christmas traditions for a family of two
If you find yourself lamenting that so many Christmas traditions seem to revolve around children, we want you to know that that doesn’t...

thefruitfulhollow
Dec 20, 20235 min read


Behold, your mother: Our Lady of Guadalupe
This month, we are shining a spotlight on a miraculous Marian apparition for the Americas and beyond: Our Lady of Guadalupe. Our Lady of...

Brittany Wahhab
Dec 12, 20233 min read


PMS and the imprints of fruitfulness
On a recent morning, I was in the throes of PMS (sometimes this verges on its more severe form, PMDD). I was tired after a restless night...
Maria G.
Dec 6, 20233 min read


35 years on: Pat and Lisa’s story
Lisa and I met and started dating in March of 1985. We have been married for 35 years. We are both cradle Catholics and active in our...

thefruitfulhollow
Nov 29, 20233 min read


6 ways to be thankful (even if you’re feeling miserable)
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...
Victoria
Nov 22, 20234 min read


RESOURCE: Communicating and sharing the mental load
It is important to keep honest and open communication with your spouse and other loved ones to let them know when we feel overstretched and

Ellen H.
Nov 15, 20233 min read


Is suffering a blessing from God?
It is a precarious concept to open your mind and heart enough to ponder if suffering is a blessing from God. When I first began to write...

Brittany Wahhab
Nov 8, 20234 min read


Behold, your mother: Our Lady, Star of the Sea
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...

Lauren Allen
Nov 1, 20233 min read


My devotion to St. Jude
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

Marie Justin
Oct 24, 20233 min read


What every Catholic should know about IVF
Infertility is very real and runs deep
The ability to produce offspring touches the deepest parts of our very being. Whilst we understand...

Sarah M.
Oct 17, 20234 min read
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