By Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I like to set goals because it gives me some focus and direction but God has shown me that sometimes when I do this I get very rule-oriented and place my focus on doing things “the right way” rather than putting Him first. He reminds me of the story …
Catholic Sacramentals: Blessed Salt
Blessed salt is a sacramental that isn’t as well known as holy water or the Rosary and yet, it goes back to biblical times and can be just as valuable in our faith lives. As with other sacramentals, blessed salt helps us to notice God, invite Him into our lives, and strengthen our faith. A …
How to Take a 20 Minute Sabbath
“Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.” Exodus 20:8 In the Bible, we are told to observe the Sabbath. It’s even one of the Ten Commandments! But many of us aren’t the best at it. Life is just SO busy! Who can possibly take a whole 24 hours off? But God, in His wisdom, knew …
What are Sacramentals?
You may have heard sacramentals mentioned before and wondered about them. The first time I heard the word as a baby Catholic convert, I thought maybe it was just a different way of saying “sacraments”. They are somewhat related but not the same. So, what are sacramentals? They are sacred things and prayers, like a …
100 Ways to Serve Your Church
Serving grows roots in faith and friendship. When you bring a casserole to a new mom or read at Mass, you do more than finish a task. You meet Christ in the quiet and in the faces around you. Your parish starts to feel like family. This guide gathers 100 simple, real ways to serve. …
How to Spiritually Protect Your Home
As Catholic families, we know that our homes are meant to be more than just walls and roofs—they’re meant to be domestic churches, little reflections of heaven where faith, love, and peace dwell. But just like we protect our homes from physical dangers, it’s just as important to guard them spiritually. Whether you’ve been feeling …
How to Put God First in Your Life
Do your mornings come crashing in even before your feet touch the floor? It feels like there are 100 things happening at once, all vying for your attention. And yet, if you’re like me, you know that if you spend some time with God before trying to jump into your day, everything feels lighter and …
How to Pray without Ceasing
The lunchbox snaps shut, the toddler needs shoes, the inbox pings again. Catholic moms like you and me move through our days with our hands full and hearts stretched. It can feel so difficult to find time for prayer. Saint Paul’s words in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 are simple: pray without ceasing. But he isn’t asking …
Catholic Living Throughout Your Day
There are many ways to bring God more into your daily life. This is something I am working on all the time and I’ve come up with some ideas that might help you too. Here are my suggestions for Catholic Living Throughout Your Day. Before you start reading my ideas, I want to emphasize that …