Isn’t it sad that it is Jesus’ birthday and everyone gets presents except for him? That’s what the priest said at a mass for children
We recently took our 1½-year-old daughter to Mass in a nearby convent and were asked… to leave. Of course, the kind sister asked in a
My husband and I know a wonderful priest, who we are blessed enough to call our spiritual director/confessor, who has really shown us God’s unconditional
I saw a funny meme about writing, which said, “Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the internet”: Vanity of
God’s plan for us and His revelation that is passed down through the Church certainly touches on all human aspects of life, including politics, but is not a simple “left” or “right”.
A while back a friend sent me a TED talk about a study on happiness. The results did not surprise me, but confirmed exactly what
Pope Francis is a celebrity, taking over mainstream magazines and news stations, generating talk all over the globe about his actions and the Catholic Church.
My mother is from the Azores Islands, which are part of the country of Portugal. They are a group of nine islands between Portugal and
I feel like I have finally figured it out. I’ve been getting stressed out about to-do lists for years, but the last year (since I’ve
No one should have to feel lonely. Maybe no one should also have to feel sad, hungry, or hurt, but I suppose this is our
Minimalism takes work and effort. It is an exercise of saying no to many things in order to focus on saying yes to the important
I am ever more convinced of this: mothers who stay at home with children, especially when it comes to large families, are brave. They put
It is a dog-eat-dog world out there. And I wonder, how much do we let this affect our spiritual lives? Every TV show from Biggest
Our bodies are complex, intricate mysterious things. They are not outer shells or machines that come with a user’s manual. There is a lot going
Here are some of my tips for eating as much as you want and never worrying about weight… it’s all just added cuteness. Make sure
Before my baby was born in April, I had carefully been reading and rereading Gina Ford’s The Contented Little Baby Book. It consists of several
If I look deep, I find my inner self hooked up to a drip IV of success. I heard once at a summer retreat that
In case you are still needing some inspiration for Lent, here are some ideas you could find interesting. Lent isn’t only (or even mainly) about
A man shared with me recently that at his swimming competitions when he was a little boy, he would watch his teammate embrace his coach at
At least in Portugal, news of the preparatory document for the Synod of Bishops in October 2014 on the topic family arrived on mainstream radio
To receive Communion… that is the question. I was recently confronted about this, at a parish I
