This time of year is usually filled with traditions: both family traditions and liturgical traditions, which shape our experience of Christmas. Traditions serve a great
I think most Catholics in the world would love to grow in their relationship with Jesus. People have a genuine desire to grow in holiness,
I’ll be honest, more often than not when I pass a homeless person or someone begging on the side of the road I give them
A reader of Ignitum Today requested an article that in some way addresses the question of what it means to be Catholic today, especially in
When it comes to revising old hymn texts, I am typically a curmudgeon. I find excision as it is usually practiced a patronizing exercise in
My husband and I are currently navigating our way through our first holiday season as a married couple. Many life lessons learned, many tears of
I’ve been to some beautiful weddings in some ugly churches. Either the carpet was old, the tabernacle was weird, the lighting was off, or the
Last night, my husband Will and I put our little daughter Grace to bed and had our first moments of alone time… barely, before Will had
Advent is my favorite liturgical season. I become extremely excited when Advent is coming, and love observing it by wearing my purple “Advent scarves,” painting
What does it mean to have hope? I keep returning to this question in my many musings. There are, in a sense, two mistakes which
I imagine angels to be like responsible teenagers asked to babysit their toddler siblings. I’m sure that my own guardian angel is often exasperated with
I like to watch things grow. Three pine trees were planted in my front yard when I was a little girl. They were so small
Here in the United States, religious liberties are fast eroding Last night on the news, I saw a segment about public schools near me (Montgomery
The first time I went to Europe came about when my essay was chosen to receive a mostly paid pilgrimage to Assisi and Rome. $800
I have been living in fear. I have been fearful that God will take away the things I love – my children, my husband, family
It is no secret that the Church has experienced a shortage of religious vocations in the last two decades. It is also no secret that our seminaries
“Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing…” As a mom to a toddler and a preschooler, I spend a lot of time listening to
I have always experienced the Rosary and its fruits as independent items, that is, when I meditate on the carrying of the Cross, I grow
If studying the saints has taught me anything, it is that there are many ways to travel the narrow road to Heaven. While some lived
One of the things that I’ve always loved about the Church is that it is universal. I can walk into a Roman Catholic Church anywhere
The sad news that some 55 parishes in and around New York are going to be shuttered (or “merged” with other parishes) has been public
