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The Devil’s Most Devious Tool
“If you are the Son of God…"(Lk 4:3,9). Why does the devil say “if” you are the Son of God? Clearly he knows who Christ is. Ah, but this is the most devious tool used in the temptation against Christ in the desert. You see, the devil knows the heart of man - the pride...
In Five Years of Marriage
To a young single person, even from the best of families, marriage can seem like an abstract concept. Commitment has barely meant more than a few years of work or school at this point, and comparatively, a lifetime commitment is certainly daunting....
Have My Past Sins Made Me Who I Am?
The first time I heard my name called as a speaker, I felt my hands clam up and the lump in my throat protrude. Reluctantly, I climbed the steps of the stage and took my place behind the podium. I was shaking. You see, I had been asked to share something deeply...
Peanut Butter & Grace Children’s Books
On my never-ending quest for good Catholic children's books, I happily came upon Gracewatch Media's Peanut Butter & Grace Books! These bright and colorful picture books, prayer books, and children's bibles introduce your kids to beautiful stories of faith...
Beware the Noon Bandit
There are many places in our lives the devil lurks. Perhaps not under every rock, but rather every other. One of the most dangerous places is smack dab in the middle of our day. Morning prayers are wearing off, physical and spiritual fatigue is setting in, and the...
Eucharist as Source and Summit
Lately I've wondered if we love the saints for what they truly are. Beyond an old lady with babies in her arms; symbolic of poverty and foreign need, and a quotable Franciscan; attached to words of peace, lies their true purpose. A symbolic life pointing to God...
A Postpartum Mary Poppins
Meeting the Bruderhof community was somewhat by accident really. I began working in NW DC, at a pregnancy center, and soon thereafter came to notice the oddly dressed women about the city. They ducked into homeless shelters, hospice homes, and even Christian medical...
Leave the Dishes Martha!
Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things These words of our Lord to Martha certainly ring true to many of us! Admittedly, I have shrunk down in my pew when hearing them read. Suddenly dinner parties and weekend visits flash through my mind, in...
Woman Reflect God’s Beauty
Woman, like flowers, to an infinitely greater degree, reflect the beauty of God in creation! What is Femininity? Surely femininity in itself possesses distinct and admirable qualities, rather than solely being "not masculine." But as the lines blur for our...
Modesty is Mercy
In the Orangery by Charles Edward Perugini During my college backpacking travels around Europe, I at one point found myself on a beach in Barcelona, Spain. Ahem, let me clarify...a nude beach! Or at least topless, but whatever the case, people were definitely not...
Dear Introvert
Dear Introvert, You're terrifying! Yes, you. To an extrovert you are terrifying. I love you, I have befriended you and married you, but that doesn't mean I completely "get" you. Let me explain why. The world is said to be a stage; a big extroverted, go-getter...
When Mothering Isn’t What You Thought
Let's face it, nobody knows exactly what they're signing up for when they become a parent. Surely, if you're from a family of somewhere around a million kids, then parenting might be a skill you grew up with. Many of us aren't, and...it isn't. With that said, it seems...
