This year, May 13 is both the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima and Mother’s Day. In our family, my husband Mark and our son Jacob celebrate birthdays on the same day. It’s especially significant to Mark and me because at that time, we did not understand Church teaching on life and were contemplating no more…
Carrie Olson originally told this story about her renewed marriage and then a 21-year wait for motherhood in Amazing Grace for Mothers. Here is an adaptation of it. When Carrie Olson played baby dolls as a little girl, she never doubted that one day it would be for real. But shortly after her marriage to Bob,…
What are the best gifts that we can give in this world; even better than a clay handprint from a first grader? Time and prayers. When time is gone, no amount of money can buy it back. Prayers contain a power beyond this world. If we could chose between a million dollars or a million…