Graced and Gifted with Kimberly Hahn || Biblical Wisdom for the Homemaker's Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuAFxl-oW0A Catholic homemaking done well creates a domestic church, where your home becomes a sacred space to live out your vocation. Kimberly Hahn is a...
“I’m going to take a pregnancy test!” I shouted across the apartment to my husband as I anxiously walked into our bathroom to find out if I was having phantom pregnancy symptoms or if I was in fact carrying another life inside of me. I was bracing myself...
This week we go over the prophecy of Daniel regarding the saying "one like a Son of Man". We discuss the charism of celibacy and the witness of joy in the culture. We go over the Revelation reading and discuss how we relate to Christ as a King and how we see him as a...
It’s a thought that haunts the waking hours of many post-abortive women: “What if my child were still alive?” Produced by the American Family Studio, today's video makes it clear that "Abortion is not just about the child, it is also about the mother – there is a lot...
Relations between the sexes: Have they ever been worse? It's enough to tempt one to despair. Thankfully, the Church is a bulwark of sanity in every human realm, not least of all in matters of sex and sexuality, on the deepest, primordial realities of Male and Female....
As a mom, I truly know how hard it is to find time to meet with God on daily basis. Yearly retreats are even more difficult to fit in, but so necessary to help me grow in holiness and my vocation as a mother. Last year, I took part in my first online retreat and I...
St. Teresa Benedicta. Do you know her? You ought to. Edith Stein was born in 1891 in Germany, the youngest of 11 children. She was raised Jewish but fell away from the faith and all belief in God as a teen. Highly gifted, Stein grew up to obtain her doctorate in...
Being a single mother is one of the most difficult challenges that a woman can ever face. And I know, I am part of the club. It might be because you made the choice – perhaps the man by your side wouldn't be a good example for your children, or because of divorce,...
I recently went to see Bad Moms and, yes, I should probably make plans to go to Confession at some point this week after watching it. The Catholic News Service rated the movie as an "O - morally offensive" and that rating is definitely accurate. The film is morally...
Torn. The feeling of contradiction within yourself. This video shows the possibilities between two different choices that this mother can make. A young single mother struggling between abandoning her baby child or not is faced with an intensely difficult decision. As...
This video put out by What's Up Moms is a hilarious parody on Taylor Swift's popular song Blank Space. What's Up Moms accurately portray the life of a mom of young children and the desperate need for caffeine when you have a house full of young children. ...
One year, Jill had her Advent, and her whole life flipped upside down. Awaiting Christmas and the birth of her first child, Jill's excitement was shattered by an unexpected diagnosis. Jill found God in a new way through this experience and shares how surprising...
This video, part of a series geared toward young women entitled “Ask Cristen: Stuff Mom Never Told You,” brings to light a topic that seems to be growing as of the last few years, and as it grows it seems to bring with it an increasing number of question marks about...
A young woman, a senior in high school, has become a mother. Rumors take flight; whispers abound. Loving, generous, humble... these precious words fail to appear on the tongues of many when speaking of this woman, as young as she is remarkable. Yes, this is a lesson...
We live in a moment in time when both – motherhood and boyhood – are not only the subject of societal confusion, but – worse – actually under attack. On Motherhood: Although the Church is vilified in the world for “waging a war on women,” the truth is that the most...
Hello friends. I am happy to say that my pilgrimage on the Way of St. James was an extremely blessed one. It was a moment to focus on what God is asking me in my life, on the ways that I can grow in holiness, and, above all, to thank Him for his love and the many...
When one's life is changed forever by another person's decision to commit evil, how to react? These women decided to respond with courage, generosity, and love. The video brings up several important points that challenge many of the preconceptions people carry with...