“If only You had been here…” Martha’s words ring true over two thousand years later. How many times have I caught myself dejectedly..."

On 21st January 2022, The Fruitful Hollow turned 2, and this piece today is our 100th blog post! If you’d like to read about how this...

Disappointment. It’s something we’re all familiar with. Sometimes we can shrug it off, but what happens when it’s related to something that

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

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

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

More seriously, though, as I continued through the Gospel, the discomfort continued: from acknowledging sins to the calling out of the...

“Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let..