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October 2014

October 06, 2014

ICYMI: New American Blessed

The Church in America had a wonderful moment this weekend, and in Jersey no less...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

Grace in Weakness

Lately it feels like bad news permeates my little corner of the world, trickling in from friends...

August 2014

August 05, 2014

We’re Back!

After a week of technical glitches with our server, the Builders are back and ready...

June 2014

June 18, 2014

St. John Paul II on Everyday Life

Do you ever go through periods of time when your schedule is so carefully crafted...

May 2014

May 19, 2014

Creation

This weekend our family flew to Houston for my sister-in-law's graduation, and we had the...

April 2014

April 21, 2014

“For He is Risen, As He Said…”

Happy Easter! We traveled with a joyful sorrow through Lent, and here we are on...

April 08, 2014

Challenge for the Lenten Homestretch

A few days ago, I read a great Lenten reflection by Fr. Robert Barron, and...

March 2014

March 25, 2014

Happy Feast of the Annunciation!

In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of...

February 2014

February 10, 2014

Keeping Faith

Huge disclaimer: I haven’t read this book, which is apparently about how faith is lost...

February 07, 2014

Redemptive Haircuts

There is a curious barbershop on our military post, near where my husband goes to...

January 2014

January 17, 2014

Helping Our Kids Deal with Stress

One of my children seems particularly affected by stress. This child tends to be pretty...

December 2013

December 17, 2013

What Are You Wishing for this Christmas?

With Christmas Day just a little over a week away, all of us are asking...

December 16, 2013

There’s Still Time…

I’m very embarrassed to say that my daughter saw our nativity for the first time...

November 2013

November 18, 2013

Thanksgiving Preparations

I don't know about you, but with Red’s annual Advent/Christmas post fresh in my mind,...

November 06, 2013

Jesse Tree – It’s Not too Early to Start Planning

The beginning of Advent often sneaks up on me, meaning that I am only sometimes...

November 04, 2013

Entitlement

Do you ever feel like God keeps giving you little nudges about growth he wants...

October 2013

October 16, 2013

Questions from Pope Francis

Pope Francis gave another beautiful homily this weekend as he honored Mary. I was struck...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

Follow-Up to the All-Powerful Mother

After last week's post on the All-Powerful Mother, I started to think about how we,...

August 2013

August 22, 2013

10 Compliments for Every Complaint

A number of years ago I ran a mothers group at my parish. It was...

July 2013

July 29, 2013

Serving in Secret in an Era of Self-Promotion

We live in an era when it is easier than ever to self-promote, due in...

July 24, 2013

Joy at the end of the day

Many Christians find themselves joyless at the end of the day not because of any enormous problem,...

July 08, 2013

Quote on the Quest for Holiness

Draw always from Christ, the inexhaustible wellspring; strengthen your faith by attending to your spiritual...

June 2013

June 12, 2013

Happy 1st Birthday in Heaven, Annie

Dear friends, it seems like just yesterday that I was writing a post about...

May 2013

May 20, 2013

Looking for a Great Bible Study?

For the past several years, the mothers' group at our church has offered a series...

May 13, 2013

A Mother’s Day Filled with Abundant Blessings

After Mass on Mother's Day, our family drove over to the cemetery to bring pinwheels...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

For the Worriers…

I am one, and I'd bet most of our readers are right there with me....

April 09, 2013

April Activities for Catholic Families

I appreciated a handout that I received entitles "Nine April Activities for Catholic Families," from...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

Good Friday

An annotated version of the holy Gospel according to John 18:1-19:42 (from the Magnificat Lenten...

March 24, 2013

Thoughts to begin Holy Week

Here are some thoughts as we begin Holy Week -- Mothering our families can feel...

March 16, 2013

His First Homily

Walking, building, and professing, with the cross of the Lord.