ow is God inviting you to conform to His plan for your marriage and family? Are parts of His calling difficult or even painful at times? How are you being invited to say “yes” to God’s will in all circumstances?
Can you imagine loving others as Jesus did? Knowing that his apostles will break his heart, disappoint him, leave him alone to suffer, and deny their love for him in front of others – yet Jesus loves them enough to give himself.
By Sarah Streitwieser The Joy that Mary and Joseph experience when they find Jesus in the temple is not unique to them. Rather, it is…
By Sarah Streitwieser The story of finding Jesus in the temple leads me to wonder about all of the other stories and intricacies of Jesus’s…
By Sarah Streitwieser Obedience is another virtue that seems to be no longer in vogue among secular social ideals. For most, the thought of obeying…
By Sarah Streitwieser The Presentation marks another mystery in which Mary is the recipient of lively, weighty, and (presumably) unexpected conversation. In each early moment…
By Sarah Streitwieser Detachment is the spiritual fruit that is associated with the mystery of the Nativity. But what exactly is detachment, and how does…
By Sarah Streitwieser Do you ever find it difficult to imagine the Nativity with fresh eyes and an open heart? Does it seem particularly challenging…
By Sarah Streitwieser In last weeks’ blog entry I mentioned that somehow between many “failed” rosary praying attempts and regimens, I began learning this one…
October is the month of the Rosary, with the feast of our Lady of the Rosary occurring on October 7th (which also happens to be the…