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A litany of surrender for infertility
The call to surrender – to let go and let God – is woven into the very fabric of our identity as Christians; but it is known in a particular way by those women bearing the burden of infertility. Those of us who have experienced the agony of being unable to conceive when it is the deepest desire of our hearts know without a doubt what it means to yield to a reality we cannot control. I think that’s why, at one point in my journey, “surrender” became a trigger word for me. It

Faith Downing
Sep 305 min read


Held in the mantle of Our Lady of Guadalupe
I remember seeing her image, a huge six-foot portrait hanging on the wall of the Catholic church where I attended grade school, and feeling

Faith Downing
Dec 12, 20243 min read


Why has God put this desire on my heart if He’s not going to fulfill it?
I invite you to tread this path with me, and to open your heart to ALL the possibilities God has in store for you. We put God in a narrow...

Faith Downing
Jan 17, 20244 min read


Finding God in the suffering of miscarriage
This past February, I became 1 in 4. I lived the possibility I had always dreaded yet, at the same time, believed naively I would never...

Faith Downing
Oct 8, 20237 min read


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


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 25, 20224 min read


The feminine genius
In a society in which femininity is so often under attack from every angle, it is a breath of fresh air to have a lens through which to...

Faith Downing
Sep 4, 20214 min read


A Love that’s Changing the World (Spiritual Motherhood Series)
Women who make their hearts a home for us, a place to be sheltered, celebrated, heard and seen. Though not our mothers biologically, they...

Faith Downing
May 12, 20213 min read


In a season of rejoicing, is there space for my grief?
He reaches out to your hurting heart with hands scarred and a body that has been broken, and he sees you right where you are...

Faith Downing
Apr 7, 20212 min read


Fiat: drawing near to Mary in infertility
Declare this truth, shout it forth in the face of the utter, blasphemous lie that infertility in any way affects our worth...

Faith Downing
Feb 16, 20213 min read
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