A Fresh Collection of Media Curated Daily for the Whole Catholic Woman
Home. It is an elegant word, at once both simple and far-reaching. Home is that place where we are meant to be safe, nurtured, known for who we are, and able to live and love freely. Even for those from broken homes or homes that no longer exist, there is still something in the idea that pulls at us.
Read MoreBy Carrie Gress & Noelle Mering
Warm weather and longer days have us changing over our closets and thinking about summer wardrobes. One of the best things about current fashion trends are the longer hems and feminine lines and details. Here are a few of our favorite dress finds to celebrate summer.
Read MoreBy Noelle Mering
I heard the news that Notre Dame Cathedral was on fire while en route to a midday Mass. In an apparent coincidence, or matter of providence, the Gospel reading for the day was the story of Judas criticizing Mary for lavishing costly oils onto Christ’s feet.
Read MoreBy Molly Farinholt
The study of art and literature is, then, truly the study of human nature, our purpose in this world, and our relationship with the One who created all. One cannot spend time delving into the beautiful and not come in contact with God and, therefore, come to better know Him. The pursuit of fame, glory, and riches through one’s studies will ultimately bear just that: fame, glory, and riches. The pursuit of truth, beauty, and goodness, however, will bear fruits far sweeter: wisdom, virtue, the happiness that accompanies a deeper relationship with the Lord.
Read MoreBy Kerri Christopher
Have you ever had a difficult decision to make, and found yourself praying, “Lord, you decide. Just tell me, and I’ll do it!”? I know I have. In his podcast on “Four helpful rules for discernment,” Fr. Mike Schmitz points out that sometimes (not every time, but sometimes) we ask God what his will is, for the simple reason that we don’t want to make the decision.
Read MoreBy Hope Schneir
One thing I’ve noticed in our generation is a rapid decline of parents who understand what it actually means to parent, and a corresponding incline of parents who seem to be born into said parenthood, with invisible handcuffs. I repeatedly see a cultural shift away from the strong, apron-wearing mothers who sleep with one eye open and know the value of fresh air and hard work, toward the indulgent, shoulder shrugging weak women who are too busy checking their own Instagram to pay attention to what their teenage daughters may be posting.
Read MoreBy Amber VanVickle
Rarely is the spiritual life a continuous road of upward progression. And though we will never “make it” on this side of eternity, it can be quite frustrating to find ourselves in the same old rut, facing the same fears, doubts, questions we had thought previously conquered.
Read MoreBy Carrie Gress, Ph.D.
For most of human history, the killing of other human beings was most often soldier against soldier in combat. With the exception of civil wars and familial conflicts, strangers were killing strangers. This all changed with the arrival of Second Wave feminism. Suddenly, abortion was what the cool girls were doing.
Read MoreBy Mary McClusky
For those who have been involved in an abortion, November can be particularly heartbreaking. Mothers and fathers may be reminded of their children’s deaths and find it difficult to forgive themselves. Some parents grieve their losses and wonder if their unbaptized children are in heaven.
Read MoreBy Sofia Infante
I remember the first time I heard about the four temperaments: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic, and sanguine. As I read about each one and learned my own (melancholic-phlegmatic), I was surprised at how much it revealed about myself. My strengths and my weaknesses, how I perceived and interacted with the world around me were made intelligible in a new way.
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