“God’s grace goes before, sustains, and follows…”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “May today there be peace within you. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received...
“To find God: live more fully in the present moment”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “We often think that extraordinary service calls for extraordinary circumstances, but sainthood is found in the love of our personal callings. It may not be extraordinary to interact with the people in your home…...
Purpose in this Season
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “There is something about your specific season that is so important for the work God wants to do in and through you. This specific season. Not the one I planned that didn’t play out. Not the one I wish for when I...
“Just take everything exactly as it is, put it in God’s hands and leave it with Him.”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “This is so important: Jane Frances de Chantal was a Saint not *in spite of* her struggles and temptations and doubts and fears, but BECAUSE OF THEM. Your struggles do not disqualify you. You are being called to be a...
August, the month of the Immaculate Heart
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “In our lives, circumstances can make us feel like Jesus is far away or showing up too late to make a difference, like Martha and Mary after Lazarus’s death. These moments stretch our trust that God knows us and cares...
“Knowledge can make someone great, but only love can make them a saint.”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “Knowledge can make someone great, but only love can make them a saint.” — Fr. Mike Schmitz + “St. Mary Magdalene shows us concretely that a saint who loves much is simply a person who is aware of the...
“Once I made the choice to look for God’s presence everywhere, I found Him there.”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + I read an article about what praying and sensing God’s silence might look like, and it’s one of my favorite imaginings of this experience I’ve heard: “Gazing into the distance with Him, we commune with Jesus...
“He is always at work, even (and sometimes especially) in the silence.”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “I know it might seem like time is passing you by: time to date, time to marry, time to start a family, time to puruse your dreams, time to slow down, time to change careers. Everybody else seems to be doing it faster or...
“Sacred art in the home brings peace, soothes the soul, points to the eternal, and acts as sacramentals in our daily life.”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “In all my reading about suffering and how to live in spite of it, one thing I’ve seen mentioned a few times is the suggestion to replace the question of “why—why are you letting this happen, Lord?” with...
“It’s only possible if you have a relationship that we call Faith”
Here are this week’s must-reads: + I read that the sainthood cause for Chiara Corbella Petrillo is moving forward… She’s been an inspiration to me for many years; a teacher of how to suffer, live and love well. One thing in particular that has stood...
“If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces… pick one of those pieces up and begin again.” — St. Bernadette
Here are this week’s must-reads: + “Be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world.”… That’s what I trust. I trust in His mercy, kindness, wisdom, and love. I trust that this suffering is not the end of my story. I trust that my life is not the sum of...About Me
Hi, I'm Annie! I'm a Catholic wife, writer & producer, and I work from home on a prayer ministry I run with my husband. I also write about, and share, some of the best things I find about living an authentic Catholic life as a woman & wife.
