St. Elizabeth of the Trinity: An Examination of Conscience

In honor of her upcoming feast on November 8th, and because I just love her, I am sharing here an Examination of Conscience I wrote a few years ago for my local OCDS community. I wrote this examination of conscience as a response to St. ...

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It's Dangerous Where It's Deep

God spoke to me at the pool today.  I brought my bigs to their usual swim lesson and setted in the shallow wade pool with the baby. He's just getting used to the water and is testing it, wading out deeper and deeper each time, d...

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This Pope Though: How to Discuss The Holy Father with Charity and Clarity

He’s one of the most popular Popes in history. And depending on which cross section of Catholic culture you happen to nest in, that could be either a really beautiful thing or something very troubling indeed. The interpretation of...

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Learning to Die: Blessed Stanley Rother and Catholic Motherhood

On September 23rd, 2017, I and about 14,000 of my closest Catholic friends were packed like sardines into the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City for the Beatification of Blessed Stanley Rother. This video gives a powerful portrai...

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Where the Lost Things Are: A Meditation on St. Anthony and Souls

It is no secret that we love Feast Days in our home. Years ago, we began studying the saints with new fervor and it has been a wonderful family bonding experience for all of us. Over the years, we have each found patrons for whom ...

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