Advent is Joy: Gaudete in Real Life

I’ve always loved the Advent season for the chance to start new, to clean out the cobwebs and dust of my life and prepare a place for the Christ Child in my home and my heart. Advent is filled with joy and hope in the coming of the Christ Child; however, this is something I can forget in the rush to ...

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Saints: celebrating the heroes of our Church everyday!

Here's an article I wrote for Phases of Womanhood about how we use Saints: A Year in Art:

Catholics are so fortunate – our Church has given us mean and women to emulate and to pray to for help in any facet of life. We have patron saints for every occupation, every country (and most cities, too), and every hobby. We have patron saints – those whom the Church has deemed worthy of interceding for us to God – for every addiction, health problem or stage in life.

It’s easy to remember to celebrate the “biggies” ...

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