Cassie Everts serves as Contributing Writer at Relevant Radio. She is a wife, mother, author and speaker. She is the co-author of Nursery of Heaven and blogs at Everyday Ann. She holds degrees in Theology and Communication Arts from Franciscan University of Steubenville.
The Christmas lights are starting to go up in our neighborhood and the brightly lit Christmas trees are gleaming through windows as we drive past. I can hear the ... Read more
Faith, hope and love. We see these words printed on t-shirts, home décor and coffee mugs. Did you know that they are more than just a nice phrase? They ... Read more
The Christmas toy catalogs have already begun to show up in the mailbox. My children have been paging through them multiple times, circling items that meet their eyes and ... Read more
School supplies, books, desks and classrooms. It is back to school again. It seemed like the fastest summer on the books and before I knew it I was quickly ... Read more
In 1531, in a small village near Mexico City lived a peasant man, Juan Diego. He was a simple farmer and laborer with no education. His wife had died ... Read more
The flowers are in bloom, we have witnessed the Resurrection of Christ and new life surrounds us. We are officially in the month of May, a month known and ... Read more
It’s Easter! Alleluia was proclaimed. Family and friends gathered and the Easter ham was eaten. Easter baskets and eggs were hidden and found. Copious amounts of Easter candy devoured ... Read more
Here we are at the start of Lent, the beginning of 40 days leading up to the holiest days and the greatest feast day in the Church. Every year ... Read more
This week is National Marriage Week, a time to celebrate the beauty and goodness of married life. The Church in her glory has been filled with beautiful witnesses of ... Read more
In a culture where the sacrament and sacredness of marriage are no longer valued, respected or upheld, it is important to take time this week to reflect on the ... Read more
There are trees to trim, stockings to fill, cookies to bake, presents to wrap and Christmas cards to be mailed out. It is the rush of the last week ... Read more
It was a smile I had waited years to see, one I had only dreamt about. Continents away, oceans apart, two boys I had never met, yet our lives ... Read more