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Holy Saturdays of our lives

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...

New wineskins

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

Behold, your mother: Our Lady of the Flowering Thorn

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...

Sadness and despair: you are not alone

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...

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...

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...

Behold, your mother: Our Lady of Lourdes

When Our Lady appeared to St. Bernadette in Lourdes in 1858, she chose the poorest, least educated child in the whole town to carry her...

RESOURCE: Discerning the next best step

When you know it is time for a change “I can’t do this any longer!” “I feel like I’m hitting my head against a brick wall.” “We just keep...

Letters of Encouragement: crisis of faith

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

Our second fruitful year!

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...

Dealing with disappointment

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

Hope in the darkness

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

Behold, your mother: Our Lady of Cana

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...

Letters of Encouragement: Daughter of the Most High

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...

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...

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