Warning: Motherhood lends itself to pessimism. Once the euphoria of holding your precious newborn bundle evaporates, you will find infinite reasons to fret and complain. “She never sleeps. It seems like she wants to eat every hour,” can give way to: “Her room is always such a mess,” and “How many times does she…
When you stop to count your blessings, do not forget to give God a big thank you to for all the difficult people in your life. They are just bursting with the potential to bless you, but it all depends on you. You can respond with love and mercy or you can get angry and…
“You Catholics have that Mary thing,” a non-Catholic recently commented to a friend of mine. Yes, we sure do and it’s one of the best things going. Our Blessed Mother has real pull with our Savior–something we can all use. A good word put in by her proved quite effective at the wedding at Cana…
Everyone has a favorite Christmas story. This one is mine. It is a true story in which a child’s faith in Christmas works a miraculous family reunion. This is part of a collection of stories included in the book Amazing Grace for the Catholic Heart. No matter how many times I’ve read it to my kids, I…