It was in the early years of our marriage that my husband and I struggled with infertility and grieved the loss of several babies to miscarriage. As heavy as the cross was to carry and at moments even difficult for me to pray, we found ourselves constantly praying the 54-Day Rosary Novena.  One after another, […]Read more

As the mother of six children, I sometimes feel like the house is my cloister, minus the peaceful quiet and harmonious chanting. In the midst of being called on by so many voices, I find myself at times longing for the contemplative or maybe just 30 minutes to pray before I am needed. I always […]Read more

What’s the secret to happiness? This seems to be the million-dollar question, although most of us don’t have one million dollars to try and buy it or figure it out. Nonetheless, it is a question our society seems to have tried to solve and find the answer to in so many different ways. There are […]Read more

I always know May is here and spring is in full swing when I find myself juggling multiple after-school schedules. Acting as an expert scheduler trying my best to figure out the logistics between baseball, soccer and ballet. Life is often bustling and hurrying along. We find ourselves moving quickly from one activity to the […]Read more

I entered the dimly lit Church, my four and five-year-old sons in hand with a tote on my arm full of children’s saint books and bible stories. We took a seat in the front pew and settled in for our time of prayer. There on the altar, Jesus in unexplainable beauty and incomparable humility. God […]Read more