Staving Off Frustration
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Tuesday, September 04, 2012
I have had a frustrating few weeks. In fairness, they have been filled with amazing blessings—far more generous than I’ve merited. But they have also contained more than the usual amount of frustrations, moments when I felt like giving up on several important things in my life. At the moment, I don’t want to linger on the problems. A few of them persist, and to share them here does not help me to... READ MORE
A Mother's Saint
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Monday, August 27, 2012
Many of us claim her as a personal patron. She’s known for being one of the ultimate “Catholic Moms” - the one who prayed a lifetime for a husband who experienced a deathbed conversion…
the one who never gave up hope for the salvation of a son whose life had given way to debauchery…
the one who went to her deathbed with the words, “Son, nothing in this world now affords me delight. I do not know... READ MORE
St. Bridget, Pray for Us!
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Monday, July 23, 2012
Today, we celebrate the life of St. Bridget of Sweden. This mother of eight, whose own children included both a canonized saint (St. Catherine of Sweden) and others who rejected the church, went on to found a religious order. She is best known for her prayers, written as a result of mystical revelations. In October of 2010, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of St. Bridget, calling on her intercession to help unite all Christians.... READ MORE
Healing for Sexual Wounds
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
In my twenties when I heard the statistic that 1 in 4 women had experienced some form of abuse, I assumed that was feminist propaganda.
Today, after years of retreat work and speaking to women about their spiritual lives, I believe it.
Here’s a new book I’ve not read yet, but which seems to address a sensitive topic in a beautiful way.
Dawn Eden, author of The Thrill of the Chaste, has just released... READ MORE
Catholic Family Fun
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, May 14, 2012
Just in time for summer, a new book by Sarah Reinhard wants to encourage you and inspire you and help you calm your bad self down.
Catholic Family Fun is filled with ideas that will help families have adventures together and help kids learn to pass the time without a screen in front of their faces. All of this with faith at the core. As Sarah says in her book introduction, “faith and fun are not exclusive... READ MORE
Saints for Sinners
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Last night in the airport on my way home from Chicago I was “people watching” and counted four different young men wearing rosaries around their necks. Since two of them were not what I’d consider “real” rosaries (that is, segmented into decades), I assumed they were more than likely fashion accessories.
Today on my Facebook page, an ad popped up on the sidebar for the medals made by SaintsforSinners.com.... READ MORE
Be Perfect
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Saturday, March 03, 2012
Saturday March 3
So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect – Mt. 5:43-48
The line above seems easy enough for God, but what about for us? I try to comfort myself by repeating over and over, if Jesus said this, it must be possible. Then I try to remember all the saints who have gone before us. Many of these men and women shared the same struggles as me and were very far off the path of... READ MORE
What is Holiness?
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Friday, March 02, 2012
Friday, March 2
“Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven.”
Perhaps you have prayed like this before: “Lord, help me. I want to be holy, but I can’t. I keep failing.” Do not be discouraged. All the saints said this same prayer in one way or another. It is possible for you to be holy, to become a saint, right here on this campus... READ MORE
Be Holy
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, February 27, 2012
Monday, February 27
“The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the whole assembly of the children of Israel and tell them: Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.”
It’s so inspiring to read about the lives of the saints and of the holy men and women of the Bible. A common theme seems to be their ability to give up everything to follow Christ—to endure hard times and extreme suffering and live a radical... READ MORE
Our Path to Sainthood
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, November 03, 2011
This week on the Faith & Family Live Cast (click here to listen or click on the player above), Rachel, Elizabeth and I have a wonderful conversation about my brand new book, A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms. We have a great conversation about the main points of my book, but also about our own personal call to sainthood. We look at how we moms are called to sanctity and some of the struggles we face... READ MORE
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