I finally figured it out. My job, my role in marriage – what I’m supposed to do and be “til death do us part.” First, I’ll preface: I understand that God chose Andrew and me as vocations for each other to glorify Him together in the Sacrament of Marriage for the rest of our lives. […]
Fighting the “Look at me!” Tendency
Sometimes I can just hear God speaking straight to my soul: “Katie, repeat after me, ‘I am not the center of the universe.’” What feels like eons ago, I wrote a post applying Mother Teresa’s humility list to the married/domestic life (a revamped list COMING SOON); but follow-through has been a big ol’ struggle for […]
“To Avoid Purgatory, Do As Follows”
Several years ago, I found an worn, old piece of paper folded up in the bottom of a box. Dirty and yellowed with age, it was a photo copy of some unknown book and read at the top, “Chapter 13: TO AVOID PURGATORY, DO AS FOLLOWS.” The information following is too insightful and compelling not […]
Entrusted with His Soul
Andrew proposed to me in front of the Pieta statue at St. Benedict’s in Atchison, KS. Both of us kneeling in prayer, he looked at me and said, “I love you with my entire heart. I entrust you with my soul. And I want to honor you with the rest of my life.” The question […]
The Best Part of Wakin’ Up
I’m a morning person 🙂 I relish in the blank slate each sunrise presents and, wondering with excitement, I gleefully ask the boys at breakfast, “What do you want to do today?!” Joyful mornings haven’t always been part of my repertoire. In fact, I’m willing to bet that most of the A.M.s of my life […]
Be the Handmaid
 The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph,of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” But she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what sort […]
Guest Post: Losing the Meaning
by Jessica Rinaudo As a convert to Catholicism there is a lot to learn that cradle Catholics often take for granted. In addition to the prayers (which, fortunately were similar to my original faith tradition), there are many physical actions that the faithful do during Mass that I had to learn. When I first began […]
For now “Left to Tell” is Left Alone
I’m a mom and have been for about 3 years. Among the countless effects junior parenthood has on me is keen sensitivity to just about everything – sounds, danger, refusal to go to bed. If one of our boys is playing in another room, I can pinpoint what he’s playing with and his exact location […]
There’s a Saint for That
I recently received a sweet email from a reader who sent this infographic my way. (In case you have noticed, I’m on a bit of an infographic kick these days.) What a gem! In case you run into any crazy situation, YES – there is a saint for that! Knee problems? Gardening? Air travel? Losing […]
Happy Laetare Sunday!!
Pope Benedict urged the Church in a letter to youth, “You need to know what you believe!” I’m a cradle Catholic with a Theology major, but because my textbook knowledge isn’t tested too often, it gets pretty rusty. I find myself faced with the same, seemingly elementary questions that I did before beginning my studies […]
