by Annie | Dec 10, 2024 |
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “It’s OK if you didn’t fill any shoes with candy on St. Nicholas Day. It’s OK if your family never wears matching pajamas. It’s OK if the cute little lights on that cute little extra tree go out in the middle and you just...
by Annie | Nov 19, 2024 |
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “If my hope has grown weary, I can borrow the hope of the saints, of the angels, of the Blessed Mother Mary, of my friends and my family. I can borrow their hope… until mine comes back.” — Liz Kelly +...
by Annie | Nov 12, 2024 |
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “Jesus, you are my friend. I trust you, but at the same time, I feel like I am always waiting for my desires to be fulfilled. At this point, I am starting to expect the leftovers.” // There I was, sitting in the adoration...
by Annie | Oct 29, 2024 |
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “Grief, then gratitude. The longer I live and the more pain I encounter, I’m further convinced that this is the healthy cycle of suffering: grief then gratitude. Mourn the life you thought you’d have, then give thanks for...
by Annie | Oct 22, 2024 |
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “When the alarm goes off in the morning, when that first wave of to-do’s rush into my consciousness, when I feel behind before I even begin — the Spirit, whose Word is rising the dawning sun across the sky, the Spirit...
by Annie | Oct 15, 2024 |
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “It’s a comfort to me that Mary and Joseph were anxious at times. On my hardest days, when my heart is overwhelmingly burdened with the suffering of those around me, I think of Mary’s heart, pondering, loving, consoling,...