A Fresh Collection of Media Curated Daily for the Whole Catholic Woman
By Megan Schrieber
With the arrival of the first family grandchild, my Irish father took on the name ‘Grumpy.’ He had a great sense of humor and saw the truth in our accurately coined moniker. My father earned this title after years and years of being a complainer. His most notorious line to displeasing situations was “That’s annoying.”
Read MoreBy Carrie Gress
Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me about Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits is — as one might expect — a great window into what it means to be a southern lady. The title, Witherspoon explains, came from her grandmother, Dorothea, who exemplified a Southern lady. “Dorothea always said it was a combination of beauty and strength that make southern women ‘whiskey in a teacup.’ We may be delicate and ornamental on the outside, she said, but inside we’re strong and fiery.” The book has the feeling of capturing old heirlooms that have been lovingly restored and given fresh life again.
Read MoreBy Carrie Gress
We live in remarkable times of dramatic uncertainty and shifting landscapes. Even the Church, the great Rock, is threatened in ways unimaginable even just a few years ago. And yet, our faith and the example of the saints reveal that even when the barbarians are too close for comfort our work bears great fruit.
Read MoreBy Molly McKenna
Jane Austen’s life was hugely successful. She influenced the shift away from Gothic literature, broke ground for other female writers, wittily critiqued contemporary society, and may have coined the term ‘base ball’ before Abner Doubleday even invented the sport (see Northanger Abbey). Most importantly, though, she penned enduring novels that may act as guidebooks to becoming a virtuous woman.
Read MoreBy Noelle Mering
Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman are joining forces again to produce and host a new competition series celebrating creativity and craftsmanship. I sat down to talk to Billy Kheel, one of the eight talented contestants on the show, ‘Making It’. Kheel lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two kids, and is an artist known for his innovative use of felt.
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Fr. Stefan Starzynski has written a short, but beautiful prayer asking Our Lady to step in and fill in the gaps of our humanity - to give to our children all the love, affection, encouragement, and spiritual projection required to make them saints.
Read MoreBy Carrie Gress
Summer signals the unofficial "moving" season, as school comes to an end and the weather improves. Having moved countless times in seven states and to three different countries, I've found these 6 ideas indispensable in helping me to keep my sanity and settle into a new life in a new location.
Read MoreBy Amber VanVickle
There is something utterly beautiful about the women in the Gospels. We know very little about their backgrounds, and yet it seems we know everything about them and their beauty by one trait that they all convey: a total reckless love for Christ. Each one was lost until they found their true home, Christ. And when they found him, they found their true identity: daughter or a better translation “my little girl.”
Read MoreBy Carrie Gress
After being dismissed as relics of the past, nuns and women religious have been making a social and spiritual come back over the last several decades. While Catholic media has been watching these women closely, the secular media is finally beginning to take note.
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