If you are a practicing Catholic today, you likely are aware of the many crises that have unfolded both in the world and in the Church....

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...

Perhaps your sister, daughter or friend has shared with you that she and her husband are going through infertility and you want to know...

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...

Our priest talked about how sin results in death – a moral death and existential death. Moral death in a person causes confusion, and the..

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...

Struggling with infertility or loss can be a time of deep pain and sorrow, even to the point of having suicidal thoughts. Social media is filled with family photos and birth announcements. We open our emails to see invitations for baptisms and Holy Communion parties. Although we are happy for our friends and family, we are left wondering: “when will it be my turn?” These thoughts can escalate into sadness and despair. For some, this might become depression, for others anxiety