Your Mother, My Mother, Our Mother
When I’m asked to offer a prayer for somebody, I automatically begin the words of a prayer from memory, and nine times out of ten, it will be the Hail Mary.
Elizabeth Jara
Parent Servant
My pride has wrought havoc on my life, and in particular to my approach to parenting. I’m a bit overwhelmed by how long it has taken me to acknowledge its control and seek to remove it.
Look Me in the Eye
I cannot say that it has worsened with the advent of cell phones, because I previously hadn’t paid it much heed, but in recent years I’ve become much more aware of a general sense of distraction during the sign of peace at Mass.
Aversion to Reversion: In Advocacy of the New Evangelization
One of the absolute best feelings in the world is that of an epiphany- that “A ha!” moment when things come together in your mind and you feel you’ve stumbled upon a deep revelation. I experienced that little flash of the lightbulb while reflecting on my own faith experience and that of St. Paul. Now, … Read more
It’s Not Personal, But It Is
Perhaps the best place to start would be to stop viewing my children as a mirror of myself (where their behavior is a reflection of my parenting skills) and instead view them as a window to God, who’s image they are ultimately made in.
The Zinger’s Sting
In case you haven’t figured this out yet, whenever one gets a little too proud of themselves, God is right there to provide some humility.
Second Best
It’s unfortunate, but my perfectionism seeks validation, and I made the mistake of seeking it from my eldest child who is now about to graduate high school, but at the time was 4 years old and in Pre-kindergarten.
Anticipating Eternity at Easter
Advent and Lent (and every Friday, to be canonically correct) anticipate, or look forward to, the death and resurrection, and thus the opening of the gates of Heaven!
Not a Reset?
If you’re like me, the first thought that jumped into your head was probably, “I don’t have any time TO give up!”
Brick
It is impossible for our society to make abortion an unemotional medical procedure because it is impossible to simultaneously ignore the humanity of the baby in an unplanned pregnancy, but rejoice in the humanity of the planned or welcomed pregnancy.